Position Title: Process Control ManagerOglethorpe, GAPay Rate:
$130,900 - $159,900
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.
Category/Shift:
Salaried Full-Time
About The Role:- 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).
Quality Expectations- 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.
About You: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - 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, ControlLogix, PLC5, FactoryTalk 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
Physical Location of Position:
Flint River Mill
2449 Stagecoach Rd
Oglethorpe, GA 31068
