Line Mechanic

5 days ago

Matamata, New Zealand Northpower Ltd Full time NZ$40,000 - NZ$50,000 per year

About the Role:

We're looking for an experienced and safety-focused Line Mechanic to join our Construction and Maintenance team. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the reliable delivery of electricity across our network from constructing and maintaining overhead lines to operating key equipment up to 33kV. If you take pride in practical, hands-on work and want to contribute to essential infrastructure, this could be the ideal role for you.

Role Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of overhead electrical lines, ensuring all work meets customer, project, and network requirements. You will contribute to developing work plans for the construction, servicing, and upgrading of electricity lines and associated equipment, while also installing and replacing overhead conductors and pole structures as needed. Your responsibilities include overhauling non-load-bearing pole hardware in electrical networks up to 110kV and operating both ground-mounted and structure-mounted electrical equipment for lines up to 33kV. Throughout all tasks, you will be expected to work safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high professional standard.

Qualifications

-EWRB Registration – Line Mechanic (required)

-NZ Driver Licence (required)

-HT Licence (highly desirable)

-Additional competencies relevant to the network or customer (advantageous)

Skills & Experience

-Proven experience working on overhead lines.

-Strong commitment to safety, with an excellent safety record.

-Reliable team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

-Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues and customers.

-Experience within an electrical maintenance and construction environment

-Experience working in high-risk environments, with a strong commitment to safety protocols

About us:

Northpower is one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, servicing the needs of clients in transmission, distribution, generation, fibre and commercial sectors. We have a reputation for excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions for electrical and telecommunication design, construction, and maintenance requirements. We have over 1,400 employees working together across 16 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.

Apply Now

At Northpower, your part of a team that respects your experience, listens to your ideas, and celebrates your wins. We work hard, we back each other, and we're proud of the role we play in keeping the communities running. Don't miss out apply now at our career's website using #REQ1804

Suitable applicants will be interviewed whilst the advertisement is open. Send in your interest early. Please note that to be considered for this role, you must be in New Zealand and possess a current work visa. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications from those without the right to work in New Zealand.

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