Fleet Technician

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Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Fleet Technician to join the Operations, People and Safety team based from Orange.

The Fleet Technician participates in the operation of the Fleet Workshop by undertaking trade-based activities required to diagnose, maintain, repair light fleet and plant machinery including Elevated Work Platform's and Crane Borers. These activities can be undertaken both in the workshop and in-field using Mobile Field Service units.

Some key position responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for carrying out diagnostic, specialist testing and fault diagnosis of 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 vehicle refits, maintenance and repairs.
• Undertake field-based plant and equipment maintenance during planned and unplanned situations.
• Provide mechanical engineering assistance with the fit out and inspections of new vehicles when required.
• Carry out plant and equipment maintenance in accordance with industry and organisational standards.

About you

You bring hands-on experience in the motor and mechanical industry, with strong skills in heavy and light fleet operations, plant equipment, and specialist trades. You're confident working with hydraulics, pneumatics, auto electrics, and fabrication, and understand key industry standards and regulations. Tech-savvy and detail-oriented, you work well independently or in a team, managing priorities and using systems like SAP and Oracle Cloud to keep operations running smoothly.

Required Qualifications

• Certificate III Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology OR Certificate III Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology.
• Current NSW Drivers License (HR).
• WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Cert.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16.5% 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.

Working with a regionally focused organisation requires a diverse mindset. Wellbeing, development and delivering tangible value are all core to our purpose as we connect and power the regional and rural communities of NSW and parts of southern QLD.

Joining Essential Energy means you are the type of person where camaraderie, supporting your colleagues and balance in your life are all important.

Our culture is diverse, respectful and one where you have a voice which is heard. We know we can only be successful in supporting the customers who depend on us if we work together.

For further information please contact Jordan Liddle, Regional Fleet Lead on

Applications close on Thursday 16 October 2025 at 11:55pm.

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Building a better energy future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.

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