Lead Maintenance Technician

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®.

We are seeking a Lead Electromechanical Technician for our First Quality Home Care Products facility located in Salt Lake City, UT. This position is responsible for day-to-day electrical and mechanical support for large industrial machines. This includes providing leadership, organizing work, performing scheduled Preventative Maintenance, responding to down equipment by troubleshooting and making necessary repairs and completing of scheduled workorders.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Troubleshoot and maintain the electrical-mechanical machines in manufacturing facility
• Perform changeover activities on large mechanical equipment
• Perform repairs on equipment as needed
• Coordinate and work with other technicians in the daily support of serving and repairing manufacturing equipment
• Documents actions, parts, and time usage to workorders
• Identifies, advises, and implements safety/Quality improvements
• Ability to learn production equipment processes and operations to aid in machine troubleshooting and operation support
• Performs basic troubleshooting for electrical problems with single phase and 3 phase motors, wiring and controls
• Decipher information from equipment manuals and schematics to troubleshoot various types of equipment malfunctions.
• Perform evaluations of new technologies with potential application as a new process or as a modification to existing equipment.
• Assist engineers, production managers, and technologists and lead in assessing the impact of equipment malfunction.
• Support the plant SIM processes
• Work with Cross functional teams
• Other duties requested by supervisor as needed

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Associates in Electronics or Electromechancial Tech certification or Industrial Mechanic certification preferred
• 2-5 years of experience with high-speed manufacturing equipment.

• Demonstrated experience in maintaining large industrial machines.

• Must be able to stand/walk for long periods of time, up to 12 hours.
• Must be able to frequently climb ladders and stairs.
• Must be able to climb on and around equipment, which includes bending, stooping, standing, walking, crawling, twisting, kneeling, and reaching.
• Must be able to see/hear to visually and audibly troubleshoot equipment, acknowledge alarms, and perform inspections.
• Must be able to sustain repetitive movement of the upper and lower extremities.
• Must be able to grip, grasp, push, and pull with varying degrees of force.
• Must be able to frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to wear appropriate PPE including hearing protection, ANSI safety shoes, safety glasses, respirators, and all other required PPE.

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

For immediate consideration, please go to the Careers section at www.firstquality.com

to complete our online application.