Operator Maintainer

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Work type: Permanent Full time
Location: Strathgordon
Categories: Engineering & Technical

Go BIG with hydropower in Tasmania's at our most iconic asset surrounded by World Heritage Area. Generous salary progression and benefits package.Work in BIG location alongside experienced tradespeople.Work on Hydro's iconic Strathgordon station.Salary from $89,558 on accelerated progression framework plus super, and $15,000 area allowance. With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. We're fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us!
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.
Who are you? A qualified tradesperson with a few years of experience in either mechanical or electrical fields, who is ready to take your career to the next level and train to become an operator and maintainer of our assets. You have experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial industry and can track down faults and diagnose problems in these environments, 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.
Mechanical tradespeople should be able to obtain a restricted electrical licence or be part of the Electrical Safety Management Scheme. For electrical tradespeople, preference is a Tasmanian Electrical Practitioners Licence; however, interstate equivalents will be considered. You'll also need a current driver's licence and solid computer skills.
About the role: To put it simply… you will take your qualification to the next level through a Hydro training program to operate and maintain our hydropower assets. Based at Strathgordon station, you'll be working on Hydro's most iconic asset. Alongside your team of pros, you'll maintain hydropower assets that play a key role in Tasmania's renewable future.
As an Operator Maintainer, 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.As an Operator Maintainer at Gordon, you will work an 8-day fortnight, living onsite at Strathgordon Village. You will enter as a trainee operator and gain experience and competencies as you move through Hydro's Training School, gaining remuneration increases as you hit program milestones. We also provide the use of Hydro vehicles when traveling to sites.
On top of a competitive remuneration package and area allowance, you'll work in a stunning part of Tasmania. Located 1 hour and 40 minutes from New Norfolk, Strathgordon offers dramatic scenery, deep gorges, and dense wilderness. The Gordon Dam itself, a marvel of engineering, is one of the tallest in Australia.
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 as we have reviewed their applications.
Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
Advertised: 06 Nov 2024 Tasmania Daylight Time
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