Process Control Engineer

Georgia-Pacific - Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Atlanta, GA

Wood Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Process Control Engineer at Georgia-Pacific will be responsible for enhancing the reliability and functionality of control systems and instrumentation within the corporate Process Control Center of Excellence. This role involves remote problem-solving and collaboration with various manufacturing operations across the U.S., focusing on optimizing control strategies and ensuring safe and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facility control systems are operating safely, reliably, efficiently
• Provide troubleshooting and support of the daily manufacturing operation
• Provide guidance to manufacturing operations on selection and implementation of process control technologies and strategies
• Optimize existing control strategies to more efficiently create products
• Assist in designing, programming, modifying, and maintaining mills' control systems
• Pursue engineering solutions to resolve equipment deficiencies
• Support control migrations, design, and startup of existing and new systems

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or related technical degree with 5+ years of experience in continuous manufacturing operation
• 5+ years of professional experience with DCS or PLC based systems including troubleshooting, configuration, and design
• Ability to travel approximately 50-75%

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical, Electrical, or Paper Science Engineering
• Experience working in the pulp and paper industry
• 5 or more years of professional experience with DCS and PLC based control systems including troubleshooting, configuration, and design
• Experience with Honeywell TDC and Experion or Emerson Delta-V