Instrumentation & Electrical Technician

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.

ChampionX has an immediate need for an Instrumentation & Electrical Technician at our Freeport, Texas, manufacturing facility. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization that values safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What's in it For You:

• Access to best-in-class resources, tools, technology, and continuous education
• Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety, including top-notch safety training and personal protective equipment
• Pride in working for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments
• Opportunity to work with a collaborative team focused on reliability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, and more

What You Will Do:

Read and correct the following drawings:

• Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&ID)
• Electrical Drawings
• Instrument Loop Drawings
• Schematics
• Troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate all plant instrumentation and electrical equipment as necessary.
• Able to install, repair, and complete revisions to plant instrumentation and electrical equipment while following drawings and making "As Built" corrections or drawings as needed.
• After being trained in the use of the DocuMint Database and Calibrations, will use them for scheduling, calibration, and documentation of plant instrumentation.
• Maintains the instrumentation and electrical spare parts inventory.
• Performs all work while emphasizing safety and maintaining a clean, safe, and environmentally compliant work area.
• Supports the guiding principles of Responsible Care to continually improve Freeport plant's safety, health and environmental performance, security, and efforts to respond to public concerns relating to design, development, manufacture, storage, marketing, distribution, use and ultimate safe disposal of chemical products.
• Supports and is committed to the Quality Improvement Process . Plans strategies to ensure error-free work by "doing it right the first time" and conveys this attitude in the daily performance of various duties.
• Supports and incorporates the activities of Continuous Improvement into ongoing work duties through teamwork within and across departments. Uses Continuous Improvement to eliminate losses and waste that hamper facility effectiveness so that safety is advanced, process and equipment are reliable, quality is stabilized/improved, and operating costs are reduced.

Position Details:

• Plant located in: Freeport, Texas
• Work week and shift: Regular hours Monday through Friday, with the exception of a weekend rotational on-call responsibility

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years of experience in I/E in an industrial maintenance environment
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail with ability to read and interpret blueprints, plans, and manuals
• Must have the ability to don a respirator
• Must have the ability to wear fall protection if necessary
• Must be able to work in confined spaces and be capable of working at elevation, including from a manlift or ladder
• No immigration sponsorship offered

Physical Demands:

• Ability to bend, squat down, and reach above your head
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Formal vocational training or certification in a plant maintenance area of expertise
• Forklift operation certified
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
• Prior chemical plant maintenance experience

About Us

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that has been our mission for nearly a century.

We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative changemakers are focused on advancing innovation and inventing the new energy technologies needed to get there.

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We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.