Automation Engineer - Gypsum Complex Support - Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific's Gypsum division is seeking to add a well-qualified Automation Engineer to work on our team in Sweetwater, TX, to design, deploy, and optimize high value initiatives across the Gypsum business.

Our Team

At Georgia-Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life but the community as well.

What You Will Do

• Work with product development team on manufacturing requirement and design solutions that improve production processes efficiency, quality, and cost.
• Design and develop control systems for automated manufacturing equipment.
• Sustain and lead the continuous improvement to optimize automated processes.
• Create and maintain documentation related to automation systems, including specifications, manuals, and standard operating procedures.
• Proficiency in automation technologies, including PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programming, HMI (Human-Machine Interface) design (Ignition), Windows application programming in C++/C#, Python, etc.
• Strong communication skills for teamwork, troubleshooting, brainstorming.
• Leads, develops, and supports the implementation of transformation strategies across the complex in Automation and Digital Process Optimization (DPO) that could be scaled across the Gypsum business and Building Products.
• Ability to effectively work and communicate with corporate resources in Automation/DPO, operations and various other capabilities.
• Strong project management skills, problem solving, sense of urgency, customer focus, and team building.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to present to senior leadership; planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Capable of managing individual projects as well as the overall transformation portfolio.
• Ability to develop transformation strategies and action plans based on robust analysis of opportunities and challenges.
• Work with SMEs in the business to help advance Automation and DPO initiatives and projects.
• Ability to collaborate across roles and diverse groups, gather and share feedback.
• Ability to collect data and formulate operation process flow charts to capture enhancements in safety, quality, cost reduction and throughput and implement through automation.
• Provide technical expertise in process automation and transfer that knowledge to others (operations and maintenance).
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize many different opportunities as they come up.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Five (5) or more years of hands-on engineering experience within a manufacturing operation.
• PLC programming skills (Allen-Bradley PLC experience required)
• Ability to troubleshoot, configure, and repair all types of PLCs & HMIs and install process instruments.
• Able to read assembly drawings, schematics, and equipment layouts.
• Proven history handling PLC assignments
• Extensive PLC controls programming background to include servo experience, networked PLCs, and analog control.
• Extensive HMI programming background to build new or modify existing HMIs on a variety of platforms.
• One (1) or more years of experience leading projects.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Tools such as Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Autodesk.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field such as Electrical Engineering or Controls Engineering.
• Five (5) or more years of hands-on engineering and process experience within a gypsum facility
• Two (2) or more years of hands-on programming experience with ControlLogix.
• Two (2) or more years of hands-on experience with Ignition.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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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