Go BIG with hydropower on Tasmanias wild West Coast!
- Generous allowances and benefits package.
- Work in BIG locations alongside experienced tradespeople.
- Central hub in Tullah, and only one hour drive from Burnie!
Salary from $89,558, plus area and phone allowances.
With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. Were fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us, as we look ahead to a suite of major refurbishments on the West Coast, commencing in !
We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements, even in ways we have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website www.hydro.com.au/careers
Who are you?
As a highly engaged and driven electrical tradesperson looking to take control of your career within an organisation that can offer a range of exciting career opportunities. Your demonstrated experience with maintenance of industrial production equipment along with condition monitoring will come in handy working inside our hydropower stations. You keep safety front of mind and are keen to elevate your trades skills and be part of something BIG! Your skills in mentoring and supervision of junior Technicians, Assistants and Apprentices, along with a strong safety, and continues improvement mindset will make you a valuable team player.
Preference is a Tasmanian Electrical Practitioners Licence; however interstate equivalent will be considered. Youll also need a current drivers licence and solid computer skills.
About the role:
To put it simply you support production through maintenance and refurbishment of generating equipment. Based on the West Coast, youll be working across 6 hydropower stations, one of which is approximately 150m underground. Alongside your team of pros, youll maintain hydropower assets that have been operating for over 100 years!
As an Electrical Fitter, you will be
Supporting maintenance and condition monitoring activities,
Providing mentoring and supervision to junior Technicians/Assistants and Apprentices,
Performing basic operational activities and plant isolations,
Participating in local area on call roster,
Undertaking regular equipment inspection regimes,
More information can be found on the attached Position Description: PD – A&I – Electrical Fitter – HT3 – July .pdf
Havent convinced you yet?
As an Electrical Fitter on the West Coast, youll work a 4-day work week from Monday to Thursday! There is option to stay local (Tullah) or use available work vehicles when travelling from further away.
On top of a competitive remuneration package, you get the best of the West Coasts slow-paced lifestyle. The wild surrounds are filled with bushwalking tracks, and stunning fishing and boating locations (cough cough, the hydro lakes!) A gym and other amenities can be found in Tullah, and nearby schools in Rosebery and Queenstown too.
Exploring Tasmanias wilderness is just as much a part of your day-to-day than your afterhours. One of our oldest hydropower stations, Lake Margaret, is nestled in amongst the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, and the perfect station to soak up Tasmanias hydropower history.
As an endorsed employer for women, we have benefits and policies on our Work180 page check it out here: www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania
Lets get applying!
Attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role. We will be running an agile recruitment process and will engage with suitable candidates as soon we have reviewed their applications.
Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.