Senior PLC & SCADA Automation Technician

ONEOK; Weatherford (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK is seeking a Senior Automation Technician to install, calibrate, maintain, and optimize automation, instrumentation, and electrical systems across pipeline, terminal, storage, and processing facilities. You will work with PLCs, RTUs, and SCADA interfaces to ensure safe, reliable operations with limited supervision.

Responsibilities include performing preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnostics of non-routine issues, testing and documentation, and supporting reliability improvements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation, instrumentation, electrical maintenance, industrial controls, SCADA support, process operations, or related technical disciplines.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining automation, instrumentation, electrical, communication, or control systems in industrial operating environments.
• Experience performing calibration, testing, loop checks, functional checks, and maintenance documentation activities.
• Experience interpreting technical drawings, wiring diagrams, loop sheets, control schematics, equipment manuals, and maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Automation Systems Maintenance & Support: Install, inspect, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and optimize automation systems, PLCs, RTUs, SCADA-connected field devices, control panels, communication equipment, and related field infrastructure.
• Calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain field instrumentation, transmitters, sensors, switches, actuators, control valves, meters, and related devices.
• Verify system functionality through testing, calibration, loop checks, functional checks, and system validation activities.
• Support startup, shutdown, commissioning, and operational readiness activities for automation and control system installations or modifications.
• Controls, Communications & System Reliability: Monitor performance, identify trends, reliability concerns, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive improvements.
• Safety, Environmental & Operational Stewardship: Follow safety programs, permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, and environmental requirements; participate in safety meetings and incident investigations.

Skills

Automation Systems

PLC

RTU

SCADA

Instrumentation

Electrical Maintenance

Maintenance Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CMMS

SCADA software

Job description

ONEOK is seeking a Senior Automation Technician to install, calibrate, maintain, and optimize automation, instrumentation, and electrical systems across pipeline, terminal, storage, and processing facilities. You will work with PLCs, RTUs, and SCADA interfaces to ensure safe, reliable operations with limited supervision.

Responsibilities include performing preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnostics of non-routine issues, testing and documentation, and supporting reliability improvements