Process Control Engineer

Process Control Engineer

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products division is seeking qualified professionals for the Process Control Engineer position to join our Savannah River Mill Engineering team located in Savannah, GA.

This individual will work with subject matter experts on Control Systems and associated hardware, software, and instrumentation for project work, sustainability, and continuous improvement efforts. This will include providing design, implementation, and support for existing and new Process Control systems with Field Instrumentation, Control Valves, and Distributed Control Systems (DCS). These systems are used to meet manufacturing needs and production goals.

• Support operations (production, maintenance, and engineering) through both the application of the process control systems and general troubleshooting of the processes to address technical issues with long-term solutions in mind
• Plan and manage process improvement projects
• Perform project scope definitions and manage a wide variety of technical projects using vital organizational, detail, and time management skills
• Communicate and work with various operational, environmental, maintenance, and engineering levels in a team environment, yet be self-motivated and accomplish individual goals
• Effectively communicate with internal customers and leadership in a clear and concise manner
• Work with a sense of urgency and a customer focus mindset
• Read and understand P&IDs, loop sheets, and electrical drawings
• Specify and procure instrumentation and control valves on both small and large projects
• Provide sufficient information to Designers to produce control system electrical drawings, loop drawings, and IO drawings
• Manage construction with bid packages, contractor interaction, and field check-out
• Learn new programming languages and understand control loop dynamics and tuning
• Work with Emerson DeltaV DCS
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering and 1+ years OR 3+ years in Process Control / Automation or similar
• DCS or PLC programming background (including HMI programming background)
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Chemical Engineering
• Experience working within a Pulp and Paper operation
• 2 or more years of professional experience working with Emerson DeltaV DCS system, including troubleshooting, modifications, and additions
• Hands-on programming experience and hardware management in industrial process control platforms and networks
• Experience working with protocols such as Modbus and Ethernet / IP