SR ENGINEER PROCESS CONTROL

$92,800 - $139,200/Yr

Packaging Corporation of America - Wallula, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Wallula, WA

10,001+ employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers - large and small - package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility. We are seeking resumes for an Sr. Engineer - Process Control (1 Opening) in our Wallula, WA facility. This role supports the mill's operations and advanced process control efforts in planning, implementing, and developing long-term success of advanced control organizational strategies. The successful candidate will identify process optimization opportunities in all areas of the mill and facilitate their successful implementation from the standpoint of reduced product variation and costs. This includes dealing with application and software issues related to process control and supporting end users in application development. The Sr. Engineer will be responsible for conceptualizing, building, and leading in the development of breakthrough approaches which result in process improvements. This includes managing control equipment specifications, sensors, vendors, and process control software development. The engineer will establish and implement area process optimization goals and monitor performance, applying control theory to design, test, troubleshoot, and oversee the implementation of new processes and equipment. Additionally, the role involves identifying and developing new control schemes for retrofits and existing systems, troubleshooting hardware, software, and instrument problems, and working with System Technicians, Instrument Technicians, and Electricians on advanced control systems. The engineer will also create and implement new strategies to improve process efficiency and support start-up activities, as well as create and/or maintain automation processes. Finally, the role requires interfacing with all levels of mill staff to provide design, estimating, engineering, and implementation of electrical and process control systems, and coordinating and facilitating user training.

Responsibilities

• Identify process optimization opportunities in all areas of the mill and facilitate their successful implementation from the standpoint of reduced product variation and costs.
• Deal with application and software issues related to process control and support end users in application development.
• Conceptualize, build, and lead in the development of breakthrough approaches which result in process improvements.
• Manage control equipment specifications, sensors, vendors, and process control software development.
• Establish and implement area process optimization goals and monitor performance.
• Apply control theory to design, test, troubleshoot, and oversee implementation of new processes and equipment.
• Identify and develop new control schemes for retrofits and existing systems.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and instrument problems and work with System Technicians, Instrument Technicians, and Electricians on advanced control systems.
• Create and implement new strategies to improve process efficiency, as well as support start-up activities.
• Create and/or maintain automation processes.
• Interface with all levels of mill staff to provide design, estimating, engineering, and implementation of electrical and process control systems.
• Coordinate and facilitate user training.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Bio-Resource) or Paper Science with coursework in control theory.
• 5+ years of experience in the electrical, instrumentation or process control field.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice-to-haves

• Statistical Process Control (SPC) skills and a Six Sigma Blackbelt certification are a plus.
• Proficient with Honeywell TDC and Honeywell Experion configuration and programming.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance coverage for employees and their dependents, subject to applicable waiting periods.
• Automatic enrollment in PCA's 401k retirement plan at the time of hire.
• Eligible for up to 120 hours of vacation (prorated) and eleven (11) paid holidays per calendar year.