Line Mechanic

**We’re after a new Line Mechanic Team Leader to join us**:

- **Security in a job you enjoy, based in Te Awamutu and within the **Waipā Electricity Distribution network**:

- **Great benefits including Healthcare for you, your partner and children (under 21 years of age)**:

- **An exceptionally generous hourly rate + allowances**

**About **Waipā Networks**

With a history in the electricity industry spanning more than 100 years, Waipā Networks owns and operates an electricity network that delivers power to more than 27,000 customers. We are now looking for a multiple motivated Live Line and Line Mechanics to join our progressive and growing team.

Our network is one of the fastest-growing networks in New Zealand, transitioning from a historically rural to a mixed rural, urban, and industrial network. We face many good challenges and have many interesting projects and initiatives lined up.

Join us on our mission to provide cost-effective and reliable distribution, ready for the future. We strive to be recognised in our community as a leader in life-improving energy services and solutions.

**The Role**

You will be responsible for the construction of overhead and underground power lines, installing LV and HV equipment and assets. Here at Waipa Networks, we're growing fast, and the need for an additional Live Line Mechanic or Line Mechanic.

You will also be responsible for maintenance throughout the entire network, contributing to safe work site management, participating in fault work as and when required, whilst providing system isolation and switching, working with the control room to ensure its safety and effectiveness.

You will also be responsible for maintenance throughout the entire network, contributing to safe work site management, participating in fault work as and when required, whilst providing system isolation and switching, working with the control room to ensure its safety and effectiveness.

**About you**

You will hold a minimum of 2+ years of experience, a current EWRB practicing licence, plus a minimum Level 4/5 NZQA equivalent qualification. If you have done G&B work, with a proven track record of great craftsmanship, reliability and showing up for your team, then we want to hear from you

You take health and safety very seriously alongside your peers, pay close attention to detail and strive to get the job done right the first time.

**What’s in it for you?**

We offer a great hourly rate, generous benefits, the ability to be on our on-call roster, meaning more skills to learn, experiences to gain and money to earn, the chance to be part of a growing team with a close-knit and welcoming culture, plus some great and challenging work to be part of.