Georgia-Pacific - Hattiesburg, MS

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Hattiesburg, MS
251-500 employees
Wood Product Manufacturing

About the position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals for a Process Control Engineer opportunity at our Monticello, MS mill. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strategic and economic thinking, possess strong problem-solving skills, and enjoy collaborating across the organization. This position is crucial in supporting the Distributed Control Systems (DCS) throughout the mill, and the selected candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing control improvements while working closely with others to maintain and troubleshoot the mill's control systems. At Georgia-Pacific Monticello, we pride ourselves on our culture defined by the Principle-Based Management® philosophy, which guides everyday decision-making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create. The Monticello mill is a fully integrated containerboard facility that employs 450 individuals and continues to benefit from extensive capital investment. This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential. Monticello, Mississippi, is conveniently located 25 minutes west of Brookhaven, MS, an hour south of Jackson, MS, and an hour northwest of Hattiesburg, MS. This role will involve working closely with mill personnel to identify opportunities and solve controls-related problems, optimizing and supporting process operations through the application of process control systems, and general troubleshooting of the processes. The successful candidate will also support the maintenance group in troubleshooting problems with the processes and the process control systems, as well as assist the project engineering group in planning and installing new process equipment and control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with mill personnel to identify opportunities and solve controls-related problems
  • Optimization and support of process operations through both the application of process control systems and general troubleshooting of the processes
  • Support of the maintenance group in troubleshooting problems with the processes and the process control systems
  • Support of the project engineering group in planning and installing new process equipment and process control systems
  • Development of process control modifications that lead to improved safety, reduced costs, and improved efficiency
  • Support of the mill OSI PI data historian and its users
  • Assemble reports to document process status and changes
  • Track metrics to ensure control systems are delivering expected results or to discover areas for improvement
  • Utilize organization skills and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Share department on-call responsibility

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering OR Bachelor's Degree in Paper Science
  • 5+ years of experience in Process Controls in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment
  • Good working knowledge of Industrial Control Systems (DCS, PLCs, control valves, industrial instrumentation for positioning, flow, level, pressure, & temperature)

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in supporting process control systems in a Pulp and Paper mill
  • Knowledge of paper machine controls and QCS systems
  • Engineering and application experience with Emerson DeltaV
  • Experience with APCs, VFD drives and Allen Bradley PLCs
  • Experience in installing process control systems, including construction, checkout, and startup of new systems
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