Process Controls Engineer

BiOrigin Specialty Products; Ladysmith (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BiOrigin Specialty Products in Ladysmith, WI is seeking a Process Controls Engineer to develop and manage analysis methods for determining reliability of components, equipment, and processes. The role focuses on continuous process improvement and development within a paper mill.

The engineer will configure, troubleshoot, and enhance control systems, work with maintenance and operations, and lead efforts to minimize downtime while ensuring process stability.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or Pulp/Paper Science).
• Minimum of five years process control experience.
• Experience with DCS and PLCs.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and electrical systems for process control.
• Experience with OSI PI and Honeywell PHD historians.
• Understanding of P&ID drawings and loop sheets; able to create drawings.
• Willingness to work in a manufacturing environment with PPE.

Responsibilities

• Manage control system equipment, software, and applications for the process.
• Implement control strategies for new equipment and modify existing controls.
• Troubleshoot and resolve process equipment issues to stay within limits.
• Maintain electrical schematics and library copies.
• Develop data historian reports and perform system maintenance.
• Configure and troubleshoot DCS, PLC, and HMI interfaces.
• Support capital projects with project justification and management.
• Monitor control system performance and tune loops.

Skills

DCS systems

Allen-Bradley PLC

Data analysis

HMI programming

Ladder logic

Electrical instrumentation

Pulp/Paper knowledge

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCad

OSI PI

Honeywell PHD

Job description

Join the revolution at BiOrigin Specialty Products! We've been mastering the art of crafting sustainable specialty paper and tissue products for years, and now we want you to be part of our dynamic team.We are looking to hire a Process Controls Engineer in our Ladysmith, WI paper mill to develop and manage analysis methods for determining reliability of components, equipment, and processes. Consistency will be a key attribute for the right candidate as this role will assist in creating a culture of continuous process improvement, and employee development to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum.

Responsibilities:

The Process Control Engineer is resonsible for the control sypstem equipment, system software, and application software that control the process; working with operating departments to implement control strategies for new process equipment; modifying/enhancing controls on existing process equipment; working with maintenance personnel and operations to identify and resolve problems with process equipment to allow the process to operate within specified limits.

Key Accountabilities:

• Improve existing controls, streamline operator tasks, increase machine productivity and lead troubleshooting efforts of ongoing issues.
• Utilize DCS engineering stations to maintain and modify machine control logic, human machine interfaces, control hardware and machine communication networks.
• Ensures all machine control system device programs and settings are backed up on a regular basis to a known and readily available central location.
• Responsible for maintaining all electrical schematics to insure changes are recorded and that all library copies are accurate and available to all members of the E&I department.
• Assist with developing data acquisition historian reports and trends.Also, perform historian system maintenance.
• Perform resource functions for E&I technicians, including scoping, engineering and ordering parts, as needed.
• Maintain and troubleshoot all machine instrumentation and electrical systems up to 2300 VAC, as needed.
• Configure, troubleshoot and repair motors, motor control centers, variable frequency drives and soft-starts up to 4160 Volt.
• Installation, calibration and troubleshooting of pressure, level, flow, temperature, consistency, conductivity, turbidity and pH transmitters.
• Tuning of process control loops and machine control systems.
• Programming and troubleshooting of DCS, PLC and HMI interfaces.
• Perform configuration and logic modifications to DCS and PLC control systems. Modifications will include programming in ladder logic, block logic. sequential logic and statement logic.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose configuration and implementation of integrated and stand-alone graphic human machine interfaces.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose specification of communication protocols, including Profibus, serial and industrial Ethernet.
• Design and implement process control strategies including; regulatory control, control sequence, logic, and advanced control for both continuous and batch processes
• Develop, modify, and enhance HMI
• Monitor control system performance, which includes loop analysis and tuning
• Implement new control system technology
• Support process problem solving by identifying sources of process upsets and other anomalies
• Develop and maintain alarm systems
• Support capital projects. Must be able to develop project justification and manage a capital project or sub-project related to process controls

Qualifications and Required Experience:

• Must have a minimum of a BS Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or Pulp/Paper Science)
• Minimum of five (5) years process control experience desired.
• Good working knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley PLC5 and ControLogix) is a plus
• Firm foundation in industrial process knowledge. Pulp and Paper desired
• Experience with instrumentation and electrical systems associated with process control systems
• Highly competent in data analysis and use of process data historians such as OSI PI and Honeywell PHD
• Understand P&ID drawings, loop sheets, and motor elementaries and can create these drawings as necessary to support project work and to maintain existing drawing using AutoCad or equivalent drawing tools
• Work is performed in a climate controlled office as well as the manufacturing facility with high humidity, variable temperatures, loud equipment and dust.Some exposure to odors and chemicals.
• Required to wear PPE when in manufacturing areas.