FQ Nutek Process Engineer Intern

First Quality Products; McElhattan (Clinton County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

First Quality invites motivated students to join the Nutek Disposable team in McElhattan, PA as a Process Engineer Intern. You'll support production teams with day-to-day operations, machine cleanup, material prep, and loading, gaining hands-on exposure to manufacturing processes.

Work closely with process engineers, attend morning shift meetings, assist in changeover planning, and contribute to safety, waste reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks under time pressure
• Willingness to learn and collaborate with production teams
• Commitment to safety policies and process improvements

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day process troubleshooting support to operations
• Attend morning shift exchange meeting
• Collaborate with platform leadership on changeover resource allocation and scheduling
• Support changeovers to ensure they are efficient
• Maintain changeover documentation to support the process
• Assist process engineers in identifying causes and solutions for material variances
• Assist process engineers in minimizing waste streams
• Assist process engineers in establishing and maintaining maximum safe production speeds
• Assist process engineers in resolving any product specification and BOM issues
• Follow all safety guidelines, and identify areas for improvement
• Perform other responsibilities as requested by the Process Engineering Manager

Skills

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Shift coordination

Documentation

Job description

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®.

Process Engineer Intern – Nutek Disposable (McElhattan)

Supports production teams in day‑to‑day operations, includes operations tasks such as machine cleanup and housekeeping, material preparation and loading, etc.

• Is self‑motivated, and able to work to complete assigned multiple tasks in short time frames, and works well with others under time pressure
• Provide "Day to Day" process trouble shooting support to operations
• Attends morning shift exchange meeting
• Collaborates with platform leadership regarding changeover resource allocation and scheduling
• Supports changeovers to ensure they are efficient
• Maintains changeover documentation to support the process
• Assist process engineers in identifying the causes and solutions for material variances
• Assist process engineers in minimizing waste streams
• Assist process engineers in establishing and maintaining maximum safe production speeds
• Assist process engineers in resolving any product specification and BOM issues
• Follow all safety guidelines, and identify areas for improvement
• Perform other responsibilities as requested by the Process Engineering Manager

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.