Controls and Automation Technician

TETRA Technologies, Inc. is a global energy services and solutions company focused on developing environmentally conscious services and solutions. With operations on six continents, the Company's portfolio includes Energy Services, Industrial Chemicals, and Critical Minerals, serving the oil and gas industry, calcium chloride markets, and expanding into the low-carbon energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Go online with live PLC and HMI systems to troubleshoot, interpret existing control logic, modify programs, document changes, and restore equipment functionality.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair PLC-based control systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, drives, electrical equipment, and automation components to maintain safe and reliable plant operations.
• Execute control system modifications, commissioning activities, loop checks, calibration support, startup assistance, and system upgrades while maintaining proper documentation.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, loop diagrams, P&IDs, blueprints, control narratives, and technical drawings to troubleshoot equipment and support field execution.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical systems, instrumentation, PLC panels, HMIs, motors, drives, MCCs, VFDs, field wiring, pumps, valves, burners, blowers, and other plant equipment.
• Utilize electrical testing equipment and diagnostic tools to identify equipment failures, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions that improve system reliability and minimize downtime.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to support equipment repairs, control strategy improvements, commissioning activities, and continuous reliability initiatives.
• Complete maintenance records, programming documentation, calibration records, inspection reports, and other required documentation accurately and on time.
• Work safely and independently in an industrial plant environment while demonstrating strong troubleshooting skills, sound technical judgment, and ownership of assigned work.
• Ensure all work complies with OSHA regulations, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, National Electrical Code (NEC) standards, company safety policies, and site-specific electrical requirements.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment while supporting overall plant reliability, equipment uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required; Associate degree or Technical Certificate in Electrical Technology, Instrumentation, Automation, Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, or a related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining PLC-based control systems, HMI platforms, industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, and automation equipment in a live industrial environment.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, chemical processing, oil & gas, industrial processing, power generation, utilities, or similar process industries preferred.
• Experience commissioning control systems, performing loop checks, calibration, and startup support is preferred.
• Strong experience troubleshooting motors, MCCs, VFDs, drives, field instrumentation, electrical panels, and industrial process equipment.
• Submit to and satisfactorily complete pre-employment background, medical, alcohol, and drug screening.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
• Able and willing to work a rotating shift schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of PLC/HMI programming platforms, industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, electrical schematics, P&IDs, NEC standards, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.

Physical Duties

• Regularly required to stand, see, talk, and hear.
• Frequently required to walk and use hands to handle or control equipment.
• Occasionally required to reach, climb, and balance.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Work Environment

• Exposure to various outside weather conditions including rain, humidity, snow, and heat during daytime and/or nighttime hours.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud for extended periods.