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 an OT Security Architect for our First Quality Enterprise working remotely. This position will be responsible for safeguarding our operational technology infrastructure. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely with periodic travel to our manufacturing sites. First Quality is a growing manufacturing organization that has defined security as one of its key business values. Joining our team will provide you with unique personal and professional growth opportunities where you'll be hands-on and securing cutting-edge industrial automation and technologies contributing to a growing field where cybersecurity directly protects critical processes, manufacturing, and safety.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Primarily responsible for OT security event monitoring, management, and response
- Create an IS reference architecture for our OT networks
- Work with OT engineering team, as well as with SOC team and verify that the reference architecture fits the business processes and requirements
- Work with OT engineering teams for defining security controls for their on-going projects
- Provide technical guidance to the GRC team with assessing OT 3rd party vendor and supply chain
- Integrate with OT engineering projects and verify that the required IS controls are properly implemented
- Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current OT Security Operations Framework, review policies and highlight the challenges in managing SLAs
- Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for OT security monitoring including red\blue penetrations tests
- Responsible for developing, configuring, and maintaining OT security automation and orchestration IR’s and tools.
- Creation of reports, dashboards, metrics for OT security operations and presentation to Sr. Mgmt.
- Create required standards and procedures (i.e. IS purchasing standard, sanitization process) in coordination with all relevant stakeholders
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
- Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in OT security and operations.
- Knowledge of controls and automation equipment and principles (i.e. PLCs, SCADA, DCS, HMIs, VFDs, etc.)
- Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as NIST, ICS Mitre ATT&CK, and IEC 62443
- Experience in defining and implementing security controls for OT engineering projects.
- Experience managing projects with the abilities to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Experience in developing, configuring, and maintaining OT security automation and orchestration tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field. In lieu of degree, related experience will be considered.
- Background in manufacturing controls is preferred
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 (year's 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.
Skills Required
- Minimum of five (5) years professional experience in OT security and operations.
- Knowledge of controls and automation equipment and principles (PLCs, SCADA, DCS, HMIs, VFDs).
- Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK (ICS), and IEC 62443.
- Experience defining and implementing security controls for OT engineering projects.
- Experience developing, configuring, and maintaining OT security automation and orchestration tools.
- Experience managing projects with ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Background in manufacturing controls.
First Quality Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about First Quality and has not been reviewed or approved by First Quality.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is described as competitive across many hourly, technical, and engineering roles, with pay often characterized as good or fair for the job. Market-aligned base rates are reflected in recent postings and salary entries across multiple functions.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Quarterly bonuses, shift differentials, and overtime opportunities are commonly cited and meaningfully boost total earnings. Bonus eligibility appears to be a consistent feature in many roles.
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Parental & Family Support — The package includes paid parental leave, a year of free diapers for new parents, and employer-matched dependent care assistance. These family-focused additions complement core offerings and signal an emphasis on supporting caregivers.
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What We Do
First Quality was founded over 30 years ago and has grown to become a diversified family of companies with over 4,000 employees. Manufacturing Adult Incontinence Products, Feminine Hygiene Products, Baby Wipes, Adult Washcloths, and Consumer Paper Products, we serve institutional and retail markets throughout the world. Our trusted, household brands include Prevail®, Cuties®, Plenty®, Panda®, and Incognito® Our facilities operate independently to maintain focus on the markets they serve, but benefit from being a part of the First Quality family of companies. We may be spread out across 9 locations and 2 countries, but we are one team! With our focus on innovation, technology, and sustainability, we strive to create the best products that stand out and make a real difference in people’s lives without ever sacrificing quality for affordability. If advanced technology, innovative thinking, and a passion for challenging the status quo excite you, come join our team at First Quality! When you look at one of our job listings what you’ll find is an opportunity: to meet teams who challenge each other to improve, encounter leaders who empower you to experiment, and discover work that inspires you. As a new employee in our FQ family your training begins day one and continues throughout your career as you learn and grow with our organization. Be part of making things better – apply today to join our team at www.firstquality.com/join-us!
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