Maintenance Electrician

4 days ago


Adelaide, Australia SA Water Full time

About the Company

Every day our people provide reliable and trusted water services for more than 1.8 million South Australians. Our work helps ensure this state is a sustainable and healthy place to work and live.

Our business supports our state’s prosperity and is significant in both size and impact. With a commitment to being climate-ready, we are guided by environmental goals and practices that enable continued service delivery, not just for today’s community, but for future generations.

For more than 165 years we have been delivering services for South Australians. Ongoing adaptation is necessary, and our people are encouraged to share and develop innovative solutions and fresh ideas.

In short, we make a positive different to the lives of South Australians and the communities they live in every day.

About the role 

Our Maintenance workshop is on the lookout for a driven individual where you will be trained up and supported to succeed. This isn’t a role where you will be stuck in a workshop all day everyday, you will be travelling to different sites across the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and River Murray Lakes and Coorong to conduct maintenance, repairs, modifications and installs on new and old infrastructure. As part of a large, statewide business, this role offers the opportunity to apply your skills to a variety of projects and challenges.

Every role here has a real impact on our customers, community, and the environment, and we are looking for the right people to take us further.

Some of the projects you’ll get to work on include:

  • Maintaining our major pumping stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, and solar PV farms
  • Respond to breakdowns, undertaking fault finding and repair to return assets to services as soon as possible
  • Deliver new Capital projects, including switchboard builds and installations
  • Undertake HV switching (if qualified), if you aren’t qualified then we will invest and train you

Duties

  • Deliver maintenance and Capital projects to a high quality standard
  • Display a proactive approach to workplace safety and model excellent safety behaviours
  • Ensure all work is completed in line with legislative requirements and SA Water policies and standards.
  • Strong work management and planning skills
  • Participation in an on-call roster will be required.
  • Work in remote and isolated locations will be required from time to time.

About you

You will have demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in your trade. You will be a team player with a positive attitude and contribute to our strong safety culture. Strong communication skills coupled with the ability roll your sleeves up and deliver outcomes for our customers. 

Skills and experience

  • Electrical trade certificate and current license
  • Current valid driver’s licence
  • Relevant experience working with electrical assets in a technical field maintenance environment is desirable
  • Ability to work with limited supervision in a team environment

Benefits

  • Work with a variety of assets
  • Supportive team culture
  • Company vehicle (for business use)
  • Opportunity to develop your skills and career, learn about HV switching, instrumentation, PLCs, cathodic protection and more.
  • Tool, A Class licence and Metal Trades allowances
  • Training
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • A focus on wellbeing and work-life balance, including two ‘wellbeing days’ per year
  • Typical start time onsite is 7:30am to 3:30pm

Further information can be found in the attached PD  Maintenance Trade Technician (SAW4).docx

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Tayla Pett from our Talent Team at tayla.pett@sawater.com.au

Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 17th July 2024

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTQ+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.



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