Electrical Controls Engineer - Gypsum

Overview

Georgia-Pacific’s Gypsum Products division is seeking qualified safety-oriented individuals to join our team at the Newington, NH manufacturing operation as an Electrical Controls Engineer. This highly skilled salary position requires a thorough understanding of electrical controls, troubleshooting, installations, maintenance, electrical safe work practices, and computer skills. The Engineer will provide technical expertise and project engineering to support the facility’s execution plan and operations, including integration of new projects such as vision systems and automation equipment, with a direct impact on safety, reliability, cost reduction, and process improvement.

• Provide conceptual system design for proposed projects
• Develop engineering and capital cost estimates for assigned projects
• Provide design documentation sufficient for construction, operations, and maintenance
• Implement programming guidelines and standards
• Design, program, modify, and maintain PLC and HMI systems
• Manage implementation of upgrades and new technology
• Develop and implement control strategies
• Work with corporate teams and contractors to specify and install systems
• Create instrumentation and control system specifications
• Support on-call and maintenance schedule duties at the plant
• Travel to vendors and other GP facilities as required

• Experience in Automation or Process Control
• Experience in Industrial Control Systems (PLCs, motor controls, control valves, industrial instrumentation for positioning, flow, level, pressure, and temperature)
• Process Control Networking
• HMI/SCADA Maintenance and Design
• Experience in Control System documentation using MS Office and AutoCAD

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Process Control, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with vision system integration in manufacturing plants
• Industrial electrical knowledge, including both power (480
  
  VAC) and control circuits
• Server and PC knowledge (Windows, Linux, etc.)
• Prior experience in a plant maintenance department
• Preferred platforms and standards:
  Rockwell Studio 5000 and legacy platforms (RSlogix 5, 500), CTI PLCs and related legacy infrastructure, Ignition, GE Proficy iFix, and Factory Talk View, Rockwell Powerflex and Kinetix drives, Yaskawa A1000 and legacy drives, Ethernet/IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profibus communication protocols, Thin Client Architecture

Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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.