Maintenance Operator Water Races

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
A unique mix of relationship management and hands-on work

  • Enjoy the great outdoors as you work across the South Wairarapa
  • Full training provided this is not just a job, it's a career
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week based in Carterton.
The opportunity

As our new Maintenance Operator for Water Races, you'll enjoy a varied and fast-paced role where you'll get stuck into a mix of manual labour and customer engagement activities.

Your role is to maintain the integrity and quality of South Wairarapa's Maroa and Longwood Water Races by undertaking inspections, flow control management, contractor management, and engagement with a wide range of customers and clients including landowners, councils and contractors.

For a portion of the year, you will also work as part of our Water Reticulation where all aspects of training will be provided.

This is your opportunity to embark on a rewarding, longstanding career where you'll reap the benefits of ongoing training, working in the outdoors, and engaging with a wide range of people where no two days are the same.

About you

It's essential that you have excellent communication skills with the ability to influence, educate and communicate with the broad range of stakeholders that this role interacts with.

In addition, to be successful in this role you will bring the following:

  • Demonstrated experience as a skilled Labourer/Handyperson, including a proven track record completing manual labour tasks, using hand tools and operating small plant machinery
  • Knowledge of water/drainage maintenance and construction standards and practices
  • A degree of physical fitness to carry out field inspections and water/drainage network maintenance activities
  • A current NZ driver's licence
  • Experience working in the water, farming or irrigation industries would be advantageous
  • Holding a trade qualification or similar is desirable
  • Flexibility to work on a roster that includes shift work/oncall
You'll be joining a hard-working, supportive, and engaged team who go the extra mile to provide quality outcomes. If this sounds like something you'd like to be involved in - where you can take pride in providing a critical service to the local community - we'd love to hear from you
About us

Wellington Water knows that a great values-driven culture like ours means we can be a trusted advisor to the region's Councils and deliver great outcomes for our customers.

Wellington Water plans and delivers drinking water, wastewater and storm water services from source to sea in partnership with the community, engineering consultants and contractors.

People work at Wellington Water because they want to make a difference.

That means you will be helping to look after our most precious assets:
water, human health and welfare, and the environment so our communities can prosper.
Why join us

It is an exciting time to be working in the water sector, not only are you at the forefront of looking after our most precious assets: water, human health and welfare and the environment, but proposed changes for the sector is increasing awareness around the importance of managing the three waters and creating new opportunities.

Your personal and professional growth will be encouraged, and you will work alongside likeminded people who are passionate about their work and have a strong sense of purpose.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you
Applications close on Wednesday, 10 May 2023.
How to apply

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.

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