Go BIG with hydropower on Tasmanias wild West Coast!
- Generous salary progression 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 on accelerated progression framework plus super, 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?
A tradesperson with a few years of experience in either mechanical or electrical fields, who is ready to take your career to the next level. You can track down faults and diagnose problems with generating plant, which 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 fault finding and diagnosis in industrial settings, along with a strong safety mindset, will make you a valuable operator.
For electrical tradespeople, preference is a Tasmanian Electrical Practitioners Licence, however interstate equivalent will be considered. Mechanical tradespeople should be able to get a restricted electrical licence or be part of the Electrical Safety Management Scheme. Youll also need a current drivers licence and solid computer skills.
About the role:
To put it simply they are trained to operate our hydropower stations. 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 a Trainee Power Station Operator, you will be
Operating generating plant and equipment,
Switching and reconfiguring switchyards,
Managing headworks equipment and water flows,
Isolating and commissioning equipment,
Monitoring and reporting plant anomalies,
More information can be found on the attached Position Description: PD-AI – Trainee Operator Maintainer – HT3 .pdf
Havent convinced you yet?
As a Trainee Power Station Operator 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.