Corporate Area Technical Manager

🕒 6 days ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Packaging Corporation of America

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1959

🏭 Manufacturing

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

Manufacturing • B2B • eCommerce

Packaging Corporation of America is a leading U. S. manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products. PCA operates containerboard mills and corrugated box plants to deliver custom corrugated packaging, interior protective designs, printed promotional packaging, and related services such as packaging design, testing & optimization, and project management. The company primarily serves other businesses across industries like food & beverage, beverage, produce, e-commerce and manufacturing, and emphasizes sustainable sourcing, recycling, energy efficiency, and renewable resources in its operations.

📋 Description

• Provide technical support to Corporate and mill teams responsible for DCS, QCS, PLC, and drives systems • Identify, recommend, and deliver DCS training opportunities for control system engineers and technicians • Engage early in capital project development to ensure proper specification and supportability of control system equipment • Establish DCS lifecycle management expectations for capital planning and long-term system reliability • Support corporate control system audits, assessments, and improvement initiatives • Partner with Operations, IT, and Controls organizations to develop and promote control system best practices • Lead or coordinate planning activities for system updates, upgrades, and reliability improvements • Travel as needed to support capital projects, reliability initiatives, troubleshooting efforts, and system upgrades • Develop practical and creative solutions to improve cybersecurity on legacy control system platforms • Stay current on supplier advisories, known issues, knowledge base articles, software updates, and emerging risks • Ensure DCS initiatives remain aligned with risk management, production continuity, and operational resilience • Serve as a resource for best practices and liaison among mill teams, Corporate Technology specialists, and Corporate IT professionals • Support each mill in maintaining, improving, and sustaining its DCS systems

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of broad technical expertise and practical experience • Experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS) hardware, including Honeywell, ABB Bailey, Emerson DeltaV, or Rockwell • Experience with control tuning • Experience with instrumentation • Experience with DCS programming of logic • Project management experience • Experience with DCS upgrades • Experience with process optimization • Experience with project budget estimations • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and similar applications • Excellent communication and collaboration skills • Ability to listen to site concerns, communicate best practices, and apply a service-oriented mindset • Knowledge of instrumentation, DCS technologies, cybersecurity threats, and industry best practices • Proactive, curious, innovative, and committed to staying current • Ability to travel as needed to support projects, reliability initiatives, troubleshooting, and upgrades