Process Control Engineer

Atlanta, Georgia


Employer: Koch Industries
Industry: Engineering
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a qualified professional for the role of Process Control Engineer within the corporate Process Control Center of Excellence based in Atlanta, GA.

A successful candidate will enjoy utilizing engineering expertise to remotely solve problems and improve the reliability and functionality of existing control systems and instrumentation. This role is ideally based in Atlanta, GA but can also be remote. The role will require travel to sites periodically.

Our Team

The Process Control Engineer in this role will have a partnership with our North American OSB manufacturing operations as well as our Pulp and Paper mills.

What You Will Do

  • Ensure facility control systems are operating safely, reliably, efficiently
  • Provide troubleshooting and support of the daily manufacturing operation
  • Provide guidance to manufacturing operations on selection and implementation of process control technologies and strategies
  • Optimize existing control strategies to more efficiently create our products
  • Assist designing, programming, modifying, and maintaining mills' control systems
  • Pursue engineering solutions to resolve equipment deficiencies
  • Support control migrations, design, and startup of existing and new systems


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering
  • OR
  • Related technical degree with 3+ years experience working within a manufacturing operation
  • 2+ years of professional experience working with PLC based systems to include troubleshooting, configuration, and design
  • Experience modifying and troubleshooting Rockwell ControlLogix systems
  • Ability to travel approximately 50-75%


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical, Electrical, or Paper Science Engineering
  • Experience working in the pulp and paper industry
  • 5 or more years of professional experience working with DCS and PLC based control systems to include troubleshooting, configuration, and design


At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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Created: 2024-09-13
Reference: 162407
Country: United States
State: Georgia
City: Atlanta
ZIP: 30334


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