Energy Director

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 8 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®.

First Quality is seeking an Energy Director to support all First Quality manufacturing facilities and will partner closely with Team Members at each site including facilities, engineers, finance, operations, maintenance and other staff to procure energy supply, reduce energy consumption and evaluate alternative energy opportunities. The role will also evaluate and partner with external vendors to ensure seamless delivery of services.

In this capacity, he or she will work to ensure that the organization has the best information and recommendations with which to make energy management, alternative energy, and sustainability decisions.

• Manage the procurement of electricity and natural gas for all First Quality manufacturing locations in USA and Canada.
• Act as site resource for all FQ sites dealing with Federal, State, Provincial and local regulations governing utilities.
• Research and evaluate options, present recommendations, and implement programs for reducing energy usage, related conservation programs, and their related costs.
• Develop, evaluate and present alternative energy source options to reduce future energy costs and reduce reliance on traditional energy sources.
• Take advantage of energy markets to provide short-term and longer-term commercial advantages for the business.
• Analyze and evaluate site data, correlate findings with manufacturing site teams.
• Track all energy data for FQ manufacturing facilities and publish regular efficiency reports.
• Member of FQ Sustainability team and responsible for GHG tracking.
• Participate in new facility start-up or expansion planning and execution projects as they arise.
• Provide leadership to facilities optimization including lighting, HVAC and other energy systems.
• Develop capabilities in operating personnel, engineers and maintenance personnel to understand the energy performance impact of procedures and guidelines.
• Work with facilities managers and engineers to ensure all equipment and systems are maintained to the highest level of efficiency practical, to provide optimal environmental conditions within the facility for the minimum expenditure of energy.
• Acts as liaison between utilities, energy service providers, public agencies and mill personnel.
• Write project proposals, requests for proposals, and work with outside consultants/contractors in technological developments, equipment design and testing procedures. Track progress of consultants to ensure that work is performed efficiently and according to scope of work.
• Analyze projects in relation…