Lineworker(Dist)

**Lineworker(Dist)**

Ballarat, VIC, AU, 3000

**About us**:
CitiPower and Powercor Australia are electricity distributors and supply power to more than one million Victorians. We own and manage the technology - poles, wires, meters, and distributed technologies such as storage - that deliver electricity to homes and businesses within Melbourne’s CBD, its suburbs and across central and western Victoria.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all of our people feel respected, valued and supported to be the best they can be.

**About the Role**:
We currently have an opportunity for a Lineworker to join our team based at our Ballarat depot.

As a Lineworker, you will carry out all functions associated with construction, maintenance, metering, servicing, fault and emergency restoration of CitiPower/Powercors electricity distribution system. These positions will also be required to undertake switching on the LV network.

Lineworkers are expected to meet company’s customer service objectives of providing a safe, reliable, timely and cost-effective supply of electricity and associated services.

To qualify you will possess a strong Health and Safety culture and hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licence.

**Note - Incumbents may be required to undertake availability duties.**
- Qualification of a Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead or previous equivalent (mandatory)
- Heavy Vehicle Licence - HR (mandatory)
- Switching training / authority (optional)
- Glove & Barrier (optional)

**Pre-Employment**:
Reference checks, qualification checks (ESI Worker) as well as Entitlement to Work in Australia check will also be undertaken before an offer of appointment will be made.

**Your career with us**:
We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety - ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday - as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

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