Electronics Technician

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k

Incentive plan

Paid vacation

Holidays

Job summary

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company seeks an Electronics Technician for our Knoxville, TN facility. The role involves preventive maintenance on PLCs, troubleshooting control systems, and coordinating with maintenance, operations, and engineers to resolve equipment issues.

Responsibilities include installing hardware enhancements, calibrating instruments, and providing technical support to instrumentation teams while adhering to safety and environmental policies.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electrical/electronic technology required.
• Strong troubleshooting and preventive maintenance skills.
• Familiar with PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, GE) and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preventive maintenance on PLCs to ensure reliability.
• Install and upgrade control system hardware and integrations.
• Troubleshoot and repair control system hardware and instruments.
• Provide technical support to instrumentation and electrical teams.
• Offer on-call support for control systems during operations.
• Repair sensors, transmitters, and controllers related to process instrumentation.
• Install field and panel-mounted equipment and electrical components.
• Perform PMs on 480V systems, motors, UPS, VFDs, and drives.

Education

Associate Degree in Electrical/Electronic Technology

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

GE PLCs

Diagnostics & Calibration Equipment

Job description

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You may not realize it, but you’ve likely used a product today made possible by the plastics and chemicals manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical. From medical supplies and electronics to food packaging and cosmetics, we create the building blocks for more than 70,000 consumer and industrial products.

Even as a global company with 5,000 employees, we maintain a “small company feel.” Our commitment to foster a culture of belonging ensures that regardless of your background or experience, your voice is valued and heard, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and grow both personally and professionally. Ask any Chevron Phillips Chemical employee what they like best about their job, and universally, the answer is “the people I work with!” We value work-life balance, and love to see our employees thrive both professionally and personally. There has never been a better time to work for Chevron Phillips Chemical. If you’re ready to grow with us and become part of our vision of being the premier Chemical Company, apply today!

Performance Pipe, a division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, is the largest producer of polyethylene piping products in North America. To learn more about Performance Pipe please visit our website at www.performancepipe.com . The Performance Pipe location identified below has the following job opportunity:

Introduction

Performance Pipe is seeking an Electronics Technician for our Knoxville, TN facility. Responsibilities will include working with maintenance personnel, operations personnel, engineers, contractors, and management to solve manufacturing problems related to troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing instrumentation, control and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular preventive maintenance (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) to safeguard system integrity and reliability.
• Install and upgrade hardware related to control system modifications and expansions, ensuring seamless integration.
• Troubleshoot and repair control system hardware, including analog and digital electronic card modules.
• Offer technical support to instrumentation and electrical teams to resolve complex instrumentation problems.
• Provide 24-hour on-call support for control systems during operational disruptions and emergency situations.
• Repair and calibrate flow, pressure, level, temperature and differential pressure transmitters;
• Repair and tune various types of controllers associated with process instrumentation;
• Install or remove both field and panel mounted equipment;
• Pull, repair and calibrate pneumatic and DVC actuated control valves;
• Install and set pressure, temperature, flow, level switches and monitoring devices and ensure that they operate properly;
• Perform PMs on various process instruments; including dry additive feeders.
• Comply with all health, safety and environmental practices and policies.
• Remove and install electrical related equipment up to 480v.
• Installs electrical equipment (examples include but are not limited to conduit, wires, support, and related equipment)
• Troubleshooting and repair electrical equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on 480v systems, motors up to 1000 H.P., UPS systems/ batteries, A.C. and D.C. variable speed drive controllers and electrical motors.
• Complete minor electrical project work.

Required Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Electrical/Electronic Technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Level II NETA or higher or equivalent certification
• Knowledgeof NFPA 70E and NEC requirements
• Instrumentation - Knowledge of how to use diagnostic and calibration equipment
• Knowledge of how to troubleshoot and install control valves
• Controls - knowledge of how to program and troubleshoot PLCs (e.g. Allen Bradley, Seimens, GE)
• Electrical - Able to diagnose and locate circuit, component, and equipment faults
• Experience with motor starter/switch gear troubleshooting for AC and DC systems
• Knowledge of programming and troubleshooting VFDs.

Performance Pipe offers a competitive benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401k, incentive plan, paid vacation and holidays.

• medical
• dental
• life insurance
• 401k
• incentive plan
• paid vacation
• holidays

We support a safe and drug-free workplace through pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and background checks.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or marital status.

Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Eligibility for Relocation: No

Closing Date: 08/27/2026

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status. If you have a disability that impacts your ability to complete the application process, you can request assistance or accommodation using the Workplace Accommodation Request form above.