Electrical Worker Crane Plant Operator

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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 an Electrical Worker – Crane Plant Operator to join the team In Ballina. This role does not require an electrical qualification/trade. 

The Electrical Worker – Crane Plant Operator is responsible for a range of activities assisting with the installation, construction, and maintenance of energy distribution, utility, and telecommunication infrastructure. 

Responsibilities include operating vehicles and equipment, delivering resources, providing customer service, and ensuring safety and compliance with company procedures and regulations. This role also involves participating in audits and safety processes, conducting basic in-service testing and inspections, and applying safety and environmental training. 

About You 

You have a strong understanding of safety and environmental requirements and proven experience operating relevant vehicles and equipment. You excel in team environments, possess basic computer skills, and have good written and verbal communication abilities. You are committed to continuous learning and applying safety and environmental standards in all tasks. 

You will have a sound mechanical aptitude, with a working knowledge of safe plant and equipment operations across a variety of different types of machinery. 

Required Qualifications 

• Enterprise Skill Sets at the AQF 2 level or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and relevant qualifications.

• HC Driver's Licence.

• 16 tonne Excavator Ticket 

• WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Certificate.

• Attainment and ongoing successful maintenance of all regulatory, industry, and business-required licenses, authorisations, and other certificates necessary for the role. 

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 Martin James, Senior Operations Supervisor on

Applications close on Sunday 16 November 2025 at 11:55pm.  

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.  

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.

At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact  or call us on