Process Controls Lead Engineer

PTS Advance Louisiana, Slidell Permanent

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Process Controls Lead Engineer to serve as the plant's go-to technical expert for industrial automation, process control, and control-system reliability. Reporting to the Maintenance and Engineering Manager, you'll lead efforts to design, integrate, commission, troubleshoot, and improve the control systems that keep manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently. In this role, you'll work across PLCs, DCS, HMI, SCADA, safety instrumented systems, and industrial instrumentation. You'll lead complex controls projects, help resolve critical plant issues, and develop long-term strategies to improve safety, reliability, production capacity, energy efficiency, and overall plant performance. You'll also play an important role in modernizing aging systems, establishing automation standards, supporting capital projects, and mentoring engineers and technicians. This is a hands-on technical leadership position for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, working closely with Operations and Maintenance, and finding practical ways to make plant systems better.

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