Instrument & Electrical Technician - Level 3
Honeywell · Mobile, AL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 5 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Honeywell (industrial) in Mobile, AL. UOP, a Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies Company, is a global leader of process technology, products, engineered systems and technical services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, gas processing and energy industries and is a leader in.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $57k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 59 live postings that list pay, out of 2258 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Alabama plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 67 other live reliability postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Welding 50%
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- ✓ PLC 49%
- Root cause 26%
- EHS / safety 26%
- ✓ Tooling 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Key responsibilities
- ◆Perform PM’s, Scheduled and Non-Scheduled work orders
- ◆Communicate with planners and order non-stock parts
- ◆Maintain, read and understand manuals, schematics, and P&Ids
- ◆Properly use test equipment – communication tools and multi meters
- ◆Troubleshoot, repair, replace motors and VFD’s
- ◆Know and troubleshoot various types of lighting, lighting fixtures and photocells
- ◆Repair and calibrate various instruments – press, temp, flow
- ◆Install, program, and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
- ◆Understand and troubleshoot various types of natural gas fired equipment including lighting and temperature control issues
- ◆Understand and troubleshoot various weigh scale applications including tanks, hoppers and finished product packaging systems
You must have
- ✓5 years of experience as an Instrument and Electrical technician in manufacturing environment or equivalent school
- ✓Must be able to work various shifts and be available for overtime including weekends
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When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future. That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.
As an Instrument & Electrical Technician - Level 3 you will report directly to our designated supervisor and you’ll work out of our Chickasaw, AL location on an on-site work schedule. You will troubleshoot and repair equipment to maintain plant operations.
UOP, a Honeywell company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading international licensor of processing technology and supplier of engineering services, catalysts and adsorbents, equipment, specialty materials and digital solutions for the global refining, gas processing and petrochemical industries. With more than a century of leadership in hydrocarbon processing technologies, UOP has led six revolutions in technology that transformed our industry. For more information visit www.uop.com.
UOP, a Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies Company, is a global leader of process technology, products, engineered systems and technical services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, gas processing and energy industries and is a leader in the R & D of petroleum and petrochemical processing.
We value
- •High school Diploma or GED
- •2 Year Technical degree in instrumentation and/or electrical preferred
- •Have a working knowledge of process control fundamentals
- •Know how to tune PID controllers
- •Have working knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.
Benefits of working for honeywell
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell https://benefits.honeywell.com/
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job Posted: 10/29/2026
About honeywell technologies
Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)
The business unit
Honeywell Technologies Process Technology helps customers improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and operational performance through advanced process technologies and industry expertise. From process licensing and catalysts to digital solutions and engineering services, we support innovation across energy, refining, petrochemicals, and emerging low-carbon industries.
Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial