Energy Director

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🔥 17 hours ago

🏈 Ohio, Pennsylvania, +1 more states – Remote

🏈 Ohio – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote 🌴 South Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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First Quality

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1993

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Healthcare Insurance

First Quality is a company dedicated to manufacturing a wide range of essential products for everyday use. Specializing in personal care products, they offer a variety of items including adult incontinence care products like briefs and protective underwear, baby diapers and wipes, feminine care products such as maxi pads and tampons, and household care products like bath tissue and paper towels. They also provide flexible packaging solutions and HD printing services. Committed to innovation and sustainability, First Quality strives to enhance the lives of their customers, partners, and communities. With a focus on healthcare and retail, they aim to make high-quality products that meet the needs of consumers and support their partners' success.

📋 Description

• Manage electricity and natural gas procurement for all First Quality manufacturing locations in the USA and Canada. • Serve as a resource for sites regarding federal, state, provincial and local utility regulations. • Research, evaluate, recommend and implement energy-use reduction and conservation programs. • Develop and present alternative energy options to reduce costs and reliance on traditional energy sources. • Leverage energy markets for short-term and long-term commercial advantages. • Analyze site data and correlate findings with manufacturing site teams. • Track energy data and publish regular efficiency reports. • Participate in the First Quality Sustainability team and lead GHG tracking. • Participate in new facility start-up, expansion planning and execution projects. • Provide leadership for facilities optimization, including lighting, HVAC and other energy systems. • Develop energy-performance capabilities among operating, engineering and maintenance personnel. • Work with facilities managers and engineers to maintain equipment and systems at maximum practical efficiency. • Liaise with utilities, energy service providers, public agencies and mill personnel. • Write project proposals and requests for proposals; coordinate outside consultants and contractors. • Analyze project life-cycle costs and incentive programs and prepare proposals for senior leaders. • Lead site-based energy teams in developing and implementing energy-efficiency projects. • Learn facility layouts and energy/resource systems, including mechanical, plumbing, electrical, life safety, generators, water and irrigation systems. • Collaborate with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Capital Program Management and Facilities Operations teams. • Lead the application of energy-management principles and practices. • Prepare and submit applications for energy and sustainability incentive programs. • Apply in-depth knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, emergency-generator and related mechanical/control systems. • Measure and record carbon footprints and reduce them through energy and conservation programs.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline. • Minimum of five years of experience in alternative energy and/or energy management positions, preferably in positions of leadership. • Experience with alternative energy research, projects and implementation planning preferred. • Ability to foster a safe and cooperative work environment. • Management experience with a proven track record of safety excellence, solid judgment, decision making, budget management, and environmental stewardship. • Proven track record of leadership and creating an environment of employee involvement and continuous improvement is required. • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively motivate and influence others. • Familiarity with demand response/curtailment, EPA Energy Star for buildings, and LEED Green Building certification programs. • Experience with alternative power sources, energy conservation retrofits, and carbon offsets. • Ability to develop and implement organizational and operational policies, procedures and goals to administer heat and power, utilities operations, and utilities engineering. • Familiarity with regulations for power generation, power grids and natural gas delivery systems. • Understanding of opportunities for renewable sources of energy, including wind, solar and biomass. • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize data and communicate a strategy and proposal to senior leadership. • Solid negotiation skills and ability to represent the organization professionally with outside vendors and consultants. • Willingness to travel approximately 25% in the US and Canada.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 $3750) • 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