Process Engineering Intern

First Quality • Lewistown, PA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality Retail Services, LLC in Lewistown, PA is seeking talented, team-oriented, college students for its Internship Programs. We have one goal: providing you with real life, hands-on experience! These positions are full-time, paid positions where you will work on real projects with real results! Purpose and role of job: Work with Product Development, Production, Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Project Engineering. Provide support to product improvements; manufacturing cost & quality improvements; and manufacturing equipment utilization, reliability, speeds, scrap rates, and efficiency goals. At the conclusion of the rotation, all Interns will present their achievements to leaders. 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. 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®.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or demonstrated progress toward a degree) in related field of study
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• 0-3 years of experience, including academic projects
• Highly motivated, strong team player, with good ability to multi-task and prioritize as necessary
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the process engineering team to support daily production, coverage, and special projects.
• Develop technical leadership for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned lines for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety.
• Assists PD & QA on new product / process improvement and materials trials on his/her assigned production lines.
• Assists in maintaining, auditing, and updating as needed “Good Run” documentation, insuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators.
• Work closely with process engineer on his/her assigned lines to provide focused daily direction and technical support to crews and maintenance.
• Develop and lead an internal process improvement project aimed to improve efficiency, reduce waste and minimize variability.
• Insure OSHA and company procedural compliance in assigned lines activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees