Process Control Engineer

Process Control Engineer Your Job Georgia Pacific's Consumer Products division is seeking a Process Control Engineer to join our Port Hudson team. This role will design, implement, support, and optimize process control systems used to meet manufacturing needs and production goals. The role requires hands-on technical skills with DCS and PLC systems, problem solving, project management abilities, and the flexibility to support production needs and shared on call responsibilities. What You Will Do Diagnose, resolve, and prevent process-control and equipment issues; design and implement control improvements that enhance safety, reduce cost, and increase efficiency. Work across operations, maintenance, and engineering to deliver, commission, and maintain control systems and related instrumentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting & Root Cause
• Diagnose process-control and equipment faults, determine root cause, and implement long-term corrective actions. Control Systems & Programming
• Program, maintain, and tune DCS/PLC control loops; learn and apply new languages and loop dynamics.
• Implement and support DCS/PLC platforms and custom control applications in Microsoft environments. Process & Equipment Evaluation
• Evaluate process/equipment operation, drives, and system integration; read P&IDs, loop sheets, and electrical drawings. Projects & Continuous Improvement
• Plan, scope, and manage multiple process-improvement and technical projects concurrently.
• Develop and implement control modifications that improve safety, reduce costs, and increase efficiency. Installation, Commissioning & Support
• Support installation, construction checkout, startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning for new control systems and instrumentation.
• Support maintenance and project engineering during commissioning and troubleshooting. Data, Metrics & Reporting
• Administer OSI PI historian, produce process-status reports, track and report control performance metrics to identify improvements. Communication & Operations Support
• Communicate effectively with operations, maintenance, environmental, and engineering teams; work with urgency and customer focus.
• Share department on-call responsibilities. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Previous process control experience in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Hands on programming and hardware management experience with industrial process control platforms and networks (DCS/PLC).
• Experience with APCs, VFD drives, Allen Bradley PLCs, and Emerson/Honeywell DCS platforms.
• Ability to read and work from P&IDs, loop sheets, and electrical drawings.
• Willingness to work varied schedules as needed to support production and shared on call responsibilities. What Will Put You Ahead
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical/Control Engineering, or similar field.
• Experience supporting proces.

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2026-03-10 07:29:49

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