Mechanical Fitter

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- Take care of your health and wellbeing with reimbursements, EAP, and health programs
- Join an organisation that delivers high quality essential services for the community

We are seeking a **Mechanical Fitter** to join our Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance team within the Customer Delivery division.

**Our Company**

At Hunter Water our Values define who we are as an organisation and how we behave. We strive to live these Values and it is shown in the work we do and the way in which we interact with each other.

At Hunter Water we fundamentally believe in and commit to diversity and inclusion. We value an individual's unique capabilities, backgrounds, experiences and characteristics. We rely on these diverse perspectives to drive innovation and collaboration, to deliver the best outcome for our customers and communities.

We are embarking on a new strategic direction to build a more innovative, collaborative and resilient organisation that is a thought leader in developing a sustainable water and wastewater future.

At Hunter Water we offer a range of employee benefits. For this position, these will include, but are not limited to:
Excellent flexible working and additional leave benefits including:

- Additional Public Holidays, RDOs
- 5 days additional paid Carers Leave per annum
- Paid Community Service Leave
- 14 weeks paid Parental Leave for both parents
- Access to hybrid work and other flexible options

Health & Wellbeing benefits including:

- Fitness passport
- Access to discounted health fund and health services
- Access to the Employee Assistance program

Remuneration & Hours:

- 38 hour working week**:

- Reward and Recognition Program
- Base salary range of $85,665 - $97,122 plus 11.5% Superannuation

**The Opportunity**

As the Mechanical Fitter you will be responsible for the maintenance, repair and operational functions of all mechanical assets within Hunter Water's area of interest.

**What you'll do**:

- Planned and corrective maintenance, condition assessment, fault finding/diagnosis and rectification of mechanical equipment. Primarily the works would be associated on pumps and valves.
- Overhauls and replacement of pumps and associated equipment in the mechanical workshop located at Tomago
- Maintenance and breakdown of chemical systems associated with water treatment
- Assisting treatment plant maintainers as required.
- Working and liaising with contractors and other internal Hunter Water staff.
- Accurate initiation and completion of all relevant documentation in Field Service Model (FSM), Ellipse, and TRIM, in a timely and appropriate manner.

**What you'll need to be successful**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Current Mechanical Trade certificate
- Class MR Driver’s Licence (or higher), or willingness to self-obtain within 1 month of commencement.
- Leadership training
- Construction induction card
- Demonstrated minimum 4 years’ recent experience in the Mechanical trade field
- Sound knowledge of technical and WHS requirements in order to achieve satisfactory completion of works allocated
- Demonstrated skills with mechanical maintenance systems
- Agree to act within the requirements of Hunter Water’s policies and applicable legislation.
- Model Hunter Water’s organisational values.

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Knowledge of water and wastewater equipment, system and processes
- Confined Space entry and rescue
- Dogging
- KASA - Water/Wastewater Pumping & Piping Fundamentals
- Experience using computerised maintenance management systems (e.g. Ellipse)
- Intermediate skill level with Microsoft suite
- Emergency First Aid
- Chlorine Handling
- Working at Heights
- Elevated work platform licence
- Forklift licence
- CPR
- Low Voltage Release and Rescue
- Safe Work Near Overhead Powerlines
- Environmental Incident Management - Notification & Reporting
- Environmental Incident Management - Field Response and clean up

**Application Steps**:
To be considered for this position applicants must submit a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria above and provide a current resume.

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**Application closing date**: 13 June 2025

**Contact**: Rachel Clark **Phone**: 0488 620 144