Automation Controls Engineer - Gypsum

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Our Gypsum Business is hiring an Automation Controls Engineer at the Lovell, WY facility. The Process Control Engineer will provide technical expertise and project engineering as required to support the facility's execution plan and operations. The Automation Controls Engineer will be responsible for the facility's Instrumentation and Controls project development, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance. The role will have direct impact on safety, reliability, cost reduction, and process improvement at the assigned facility.

At Georgia-Pacific, we are innovative, we manufacture products that make people's lives easier, and we provide careers, not just jobs for our employees. We foster a culture that values integrity and compliance more than anything else and we encourage our employees to challenge the status quo. If you are interested in joining our team, you can learn more about our Building Products division at

• Implement, design, and configure advanced process control strategies. Maintain functional design specifications for process control systems.
• Develop engineering and capital cost estimates for assigned projects.
• Support process operations by troubleshooting installed systems to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these systems.
• Act as a project resource in the installation of new instrumentation or control/automation systems.
• Partner with corporate teams to implement new technologies that support advanced manufacturing.
• Support of safety program both by implementing automation systems solutions and through observation.
• Work closely with production personnel to identify opportunities and solve problems.
• Provide design documentation sufficient for construction, operations, and maintenance.
• Design, program, modify, and maintain PLC and HMI systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Automation, Process Control, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or three years of experience in an Automation Controls Engineer or Process Controls Engineer role in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Experience in Industrial Control Systems (PLCs and Motor Controls).
• Experience in Automation or Process Control
  • PLC programming
  • AC & DC motor control experience, including drives.
  • Process Control Networking
  • HMI/SCADA Maintenance and Design
• Experience in Control System documentation using MS Office and AutoCAD.

• Industrial electrical knowledge, including both power (480
  
  VAC) and control circuits.
• Server and PC knowledge, both Windows and Linux.
• Prior experience in a plant maintenance department.
• Preferred platform and standards:
  Rockwell Studio 5000 and legacy platforms (RS Logix 5, 500), Ignition SCADA, Software, GE Proficy iFix, and Factory Talk View, Rockwell E300/E200, Powerflex and Kinetix drives, Control Logix, Guard Logix.). CIP Motion,Ethernet/IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profibus communication protocols

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.

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