Plant Controls Engineer - Gypsum; Savannah, GA

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Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is seeking a Plant Controls Engineer to serve as the site technical authority for process control and industrial automation systems at our Savannah, GA facility. This role is intentionally designed as a plant-embedded engineering position
, not a pure controls developer role.

The successful candidate will initially function similarly to a Plant Engineer with controls specialization
, owning system reliability, safety, lifecycle decisions, and capital execution. Over time, this role is expected to grow into broader technical leadership
.

This position has direct impact on safety, reliability, cost reduction, and production availability
.

The successful candidate will be provided a $5,000 signing bonus 120 days after starting the new role. External candidates and internal Koch company employees moving to the new location when hired are considered eligible.

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.

Plant Ownership & Reliability:

• Act as the site technical authority for process control, instrumentation, and automation systems.
• Support production operations through hands‑on troubleshooting
  , root cause analysis, and system optimization with a focus on reliability and availability.
• Evaluate existing control systems and make risk‑based recommendations for upgrades, replacements, or standardization.
• Balance technical rigor with real‑world production, safety, and maintenance constraints.

Project Engineering & Leadership:

• Lead controls and electrical scope for capital and expense projects, including project definition, design, procurement, construction support, and commissioning
  .
• Develop engineering deliverables such as functional design specifications, control narratives, electrical drawings, and construction documentation.
• Prepare project cost estimates and execution plans.
• Provide technical leadership to contractors, system integrators, and internal resources
  , ensuring quality and standards compliance.

Controls & Automation Systems:

• Design, implement, and maintain electrical and control system architectures.
• Participate in PLC, HMI, and SCADA development as needed, with emphasis on system integrity and long‑term maintainability rather than routine programming.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex controls issues involving PLCs, HMIs, drives, networks, and servers.

Leadership Development &

Collaboration:

• Develop strong partnerships with production, maintenance, and engineering teams to identify improvement opportunities.
• Mentor and support electricians, technicians, and less‑experienced engineers.
• Partner with corporate engineering teams to align with standards, share lessons learned, and evaluate new technologies.
• Support site safety programs through effective application of automation and control system solutions.

• Experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong, senior‑level knowledge of Allen‑Bradley Control Logix PLC systems.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA systems.
• Ability to develop and interpret electrical and controls drawings using AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or work streams.
• Willingness to operate as a plant‑embedded engineer, prioritizing reliability, safety, and operational outcomes.

• Broad industrial electrical knowledge, including power distribution and field instrumentation.
• Experience with Allen‑Bradley drives (Power Flex VFDs and Kinetix servo systems).
• Experience with GE iFIX
  .
• Industrial networking experience (Ether Net/IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profibus, Modbus, RS‑485).
• Server and PC operating system knowledge (Windows and Linux environments).
• SQL Server or industrial data systems experience.
• Exposure to Industry 4.0, IIoT, and data‑driven manufacturing initiatives
  .
• Demonstrated interest or experience in technical leadership, mentoring, or organizational development
  .

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