Fleet Technician

Enjoy work-life balance, and training opportunities for development in a wider range of careers than you might expect.

**We are unique**

Join our organisation and experience a culture that fosters camaraderie and personal growth, serving and connecting the regional communities of NSW and southern QLD. Enjoy work-life balance and training and development opportunities across a diverse range of career pathways.

**About the role**

The Fleet Technician role will involve regular travel around the Central West, Riverina/Murray and Southeast/Tablelands of NSW working mostly on crane borers and EWP's. This role would suit any mechanical trade background as full training is provided.

Our Fleet team manages over 3,600 highly specialised operational assets with a replacement value of approximately $191 million. Essential Energy fleet assets travel around 34 million kilometres per year. So, no one day is the same as the next

**_Some key position responsibilities include: _**
- Responsible for carrying out diagnostic, specialist testing and fault diagnosis of heavy vehicle compliance requirements to meet industry standards, regulatory and business needs.
- Conduct general mechanical and electrical maintenance repairs plus engineering projects, which include welding, machining, hydraulic, pneumatic and fabrication work
- Perform general plant work including maintenance, inspection, repairs and adjustments to all fleet assets
- Responsible for heavy vehicle refits, maintenance and repairs.

**About you**
- Significant practical experience in heavy and light fleet operations including plant and equipment used in the energy transmission and distribution environment.
- Strong experience in heavy vehicle specialist engineering, hydraulics, pneumatic, auto electrics, welding and fabrication.
- Conversant with heavy and light vehicle standards and regulatory requirements for work in an energy transmission and distribution environment.
- Knowledge of regulations pertaining to heavy and light fleet operations and in particular relevant knowledge of AS 2550.10, AS 1418.10, RMS regulations.Working knowledge of safe plant operations and procedures in an energy transmission and distribution environment.

**Required Qualifications**
- Relevant mechanical based trade qualifications.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence.
- WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Cert.Willingness to be flexible and work away from home.

**Why Essential Energy**

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16% superannuation.

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including relocation assistance, health and wellbeing programs and various discounts through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Optus, JB HI FI, Mildura Health Fund and nib. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page.

**We are proud to be recognised as a**WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women**.**

An energy network doesn’t just keep the lights onit’s a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised, and you’ll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

**For further information**please contact Geoffrey Chapman, Fleet Workshop Supervisor on 0407 103 231.

**Applications close**on Sunday 15 June 2025 at 11:55pm.

**Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.**

**Building a better energy future.**
- As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees._