Process Control Engineer

Process Control Engineer

Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Process Control Engineer opportunity at our Port Hudson mill. This role will serve as the facility's technical subject matter expert for Process Control systems. The Process Control Engineer will play a key role in supporting safe, stable, and efficient mill operations, with primary responsibility for daily process control support. This position partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize control strategies, and implement improvements that enhance reliability, reduce costs, and drive continuous performance gains. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with effective communication, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment.

What You Will Do

• Provide daily process control support for the machine and converting area, ensuring stable, reliable, and optimized operations across all related systems
• Work closely with mill personnel to identify opportunities, troubleshoot issues, and resolve controls-related problems
• Optimize and support process operations through effective use of process control systems and hands-on troubleshooting of mill processes
• Lead alarm management efforts and drive continuous improvement in control loop performance, including monitoring, tuning, and reduction of nuisance alarms
• Partner with the maintenance organization to diagnose and resolve issues involving process equipment and control systems
• Support the project engineering team in planning, installing, and commissioning new process equipment and associated control systems
• Support and maintain the mill's data historian infrastructure and assist users in leveraging historian data effectively
• Track and analyze key metrics to verify control system performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Participate in the department's on-call rotation to provide after-hours support

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a Process Control team
• Delta V and Honeywell DCS programming experience
• Hands-on programming and hardware management experience with Industrial Process Control Systems and networks (DCS, PLCs)
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLCs, VFD Drives and Honeywell DCS platforms
• Experience with industrial instrumentation, including flow, level, pressure, temperature, and valve/positioning devices
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship
• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Electrical/Control Engineering, or similar field
• Experience supporting process control systems in pulp and paper industry
• Experience with alarm management and rationalization practices
• Experience with Advanced Process Control (APC) technologies, including model-based predictive control, inferential modeling, constraint control, multivariable control strategies, and other advanced optimization techniques
• Experience with OT cybersecurity, network architecture, and industrial protocols
• Experience in installing process control systems, including construction, checkout, and startup of new systems