Process Controls Engineer – Corrugated

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Process controls engineer optimizing corrugated manufacturing lines for Georgia-Pacific. Modifying PLC/HMI strategies, commissioning equipment, and improving reliability across West Coast sites.

Responsibilities:

  • Support controls-focused optimization efforts to improve product flow, stability, and throughput on corrugated assets
  • Read, modify, test, and validate PLC and HMI control strategies to improve line behavior and reduce operator intervention
  • Partner with Operations, Process Control, IT, and Electrical & Instrumentation teams to identify improvements, develop test plans, and execute production trials
  • Support startup and commissioning of new or upgraded equipment
  • Develop documentation and standard approaches to sustain and replicate control improvements across sites
  • Participate in troubleshooting, commissioning, and optimization activities while building controls capability with site engineers and technicians

Requirements:

  • Hands-on experience supporting industrial control systems in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience troubleshooting, configuring, and modifying Allen Bradley and/or Siemens PLC and HMI systems
  • Experience implementing and validating control changes in live production environments with operations and maintenance teams
  • Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including control panels, field devices, and industrial power distribution
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% to support site needs
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with operations, maintenance, and engineering partners
  • Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field is preferred; equivalent practical experience will also be considered
  • Experience supporting corrugated operations, including corrugators, flexo folder gluers, rotary die cutters, and related material handling equipment
  • Understanding of converting line control behavior, including accumulation/backpressure, stop/start logic, sequencing and permissives, speed coordination, and fault recovery
  • Experience with VFDs, servo or motion systems, and industrial networks
  • Exposure to machine safety systems, including safety PLCs, interlocks, guarding, and functional safety concepts
  • Experience working with legacy equipment
  • Ability to document control improvements clearly
  • Interest in mentoring or supporting less experienced engineers or technicians

Benefits:

  • Variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid vacation/time off
  • Educational assistance
  • May include infertility assistance
  • May include paid parental leave
  • May include adoption assistance
  • Flexible work environment