Process Control Manager

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Location: Oglethorpe, GA

$130,900 – $159,900
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

• Provide technical leadership and management for GCF and contract engineering resources on the Process Control Engineering team, including site staffing contracts for Control Systems maintenance, support, and capital projects.
• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Capital Projects, and Technical teams to drive reliability, process stability, efficiency, and long-term automation strategies across the facility.
• Serve as a point of contact for Global Cellulose Fibers Technology subject matter experts to assure Mill consistency with company best practices, standards, policies and procedures related to Process Control.
• Lead the transition, support, and optimization of the mill’s control systems to current technology through capital investments, planning, and implementation of new systems.
• Provide capital project management and technical direction to support process control systems evolution projects, as well as other projects in the facility plan requiring control system support.
• Monitor business continuity of process control systems through documentation, training and management of change process.
• Select and approve hardware and software designs for new process automation projects.
• Champion Advanced Process Control (APC) and MPC initiatives.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and manage workload across process control support functions.
• Develop and maintain the Process Control Technician Skill Blocks and skill acquisitions.
• Provide support to key customers, including business unit managers, area managers, technical and business groups, capital project teams, and maintenance team members.
• Approve control philosophies, documentation, and engineering practices.
• Ensure compliance with industry codes and internal engineering standards.
• Assist technical groups with process improvement activities.
• Manage team of GCF Process Control engineers, Automation Specialists (PCATs, PSCT, MICT), and contractors (as needed).
• Ensure weekend and off-hour support for all Process Control mill needs are met; which could include upsets and outages.
• Sharing "Best Practices".
• Position requires onsite presence (this is not a remote position).

• Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience.
• Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of Process Controls Experience
  • Preferred: 10 years of Process Controls experience
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership position with direct reports
• Prefer Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field such as electrical, chemical, or control systems
• Prefer 10+ years in an engineering position in a fully integrated pulp and paper mill, or equivalent experience in a related industry
• Qualified candidates will have functional knowledge of Ethernet networking and Server/Client computing concepts
  • Qualified candidates will also have control system design, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting experience for one or more of the following systems:
    • Emerson Delta V
    • Valmet QCS
    • OSI/PI Systems
    • Rockwell Plant PAX, Control Logix, PLC5, Factory Talk View
    • Modicon PLC
    • Honeywell TDC 2000 & TDC 3000
    • OSI/PI Systems
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written to constructively interact with mill teams, project teams, and management
• Demonstrated ability to get results through constructively influencing others and successfully interacting with a wide variety of people
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and deadlines.
• Experience using process improvement methodologies and/or change management processes.
  • Leadership
  • Providing Direction
  • Action Oriented
  • Managerial Courage
  • Decision Quality
  • Planning
  • Informing
  • Drive for Results
  • Priority Setting

• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions
• Pa…