Senior Controls Engineer

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family‑owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and eight manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high‑quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations.

Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities.

At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for Nutek Disposables located in McElhattan, PA. This position will be responsible for designing, implementing, and upgrading complex controls systems and software programming on production equipment and associated machinery. Provides mentorship and assists Controls Engineers and Technicians in solving complex problems. Will have a direct link to plant performance results through machine improvements and engineering‑based upkeep.

• Collaborates with internal Engineering Teams, Maintenance and Production personnel, OEMs, vendors, and contractors to design, install, commission, and start up new equipment and process controls. This includes electrical and controls component selection and approval, electrical design approval, software assessments & modifications, machine acceptance testing and problem identification and resolution.
• Responsible for specifying and/or designing DCS’s, PLC’s, HMI’s, servo systems, motors, drives, sensors, vision sensors, and data collection systems based on the FQ controls standards criteria.
• Evaluates electrical equipment from multiple sources and recommends the best solution for use.
• Assesses, designs, and makes complex program modifications in DCS’s, PLC logic, HMI programs and servo controller logic to improve individual equipment and overall system performance.
• Performs high level troubleshooting, in‑depth critical thinking, and utilizes all internal & external resources to solve any electrical, mechanical, or process problem.
• Leads & assists others in troubleshooting equipment, controls components and control programs.
• Works with internal MES team to develop and maintain machine data collection within the business.
• Ability to lead small capital projects.
• Expected to keep abreast of new controls technologies, industry trends, health and safety regulations and standards that affect current operations.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to increase production operation performance.
• Initiates, leads, and oversees improvement projects through completion.
• Provides technical and operation training to Controls team, Production, Warehouse, and other personnel as needed.
• Shares knowledge and techniques with team members and coordinates the training of personnel to enhance troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency with peers and operations personnel to maintain focused actions.
• Drives a zero‑loss time mentality with team through continuous improvement practices.
• Keeping safety as the priority when…