Wellington Water Limited Looking for at Lower Hutt, Wellington Full Time

• Are you a skilled mechanical engineer looking for a new challenge?
• Help us to maintain three waters assets through a mix of planned and reactive work
• Full-time, permanent position based in Silverstream

The opportunity

The Industrial Fitter position sits within our Customer Operations Group. The purpose of this role is to maintain mechanical equipment and systems across the three waters network, to ensure they are installed, maintained, and repaired to achieve a high level of reliability and performance. You will have the opportunity to work on a mix of planned works and reactive maintenance where your fault finding, problem-solving and rectification skills will be put to good use.

About you

You’re hard-working, approachable, and driven to help your team and the wider community. To be successful in this busy role you will bring:

• a level 4 mechanical engineering qualification, along with
• practical experience as a maintenance fitter, including welding and machine operation
• a full class 1 driver’s licence, with class 2 highly desirable
• a demonstrated ability to use mobile and electronic apps and devices, purchasing and job management systems, systems such as excel etc
• the ability to work reliably and independently on complex assignments, as well as effectively across diverse teams
• the ability to meet health and safety requirements and role model safe practices
• the ability to build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• a degree of physical fitness to meet the physical requirements of the role (heights, confined spaces, physical work)
• experience working on assets in the water industry (pumps, air compressors, valves, mechanical screens) is desirable.

About our group

The Customer Operations Group leads the operations and maintenance of the network on behalf of client councils and is the first point of contact in responding to client and customer requests. The group’s outcomes are delivered through an innovative alliance, comprising people and resources from Wellington Water and Fulton Hogan working together to achieve high-performance for the Wellington community.

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!

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Applications close: Wednesday, 19 April 2023.

We will be reviewing and progressing applications as they’re received, so don’t delay – apply today by providing a cover letter, CV and answering a few questions about you and your experience for this role.

How to apply

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To apply for the role, click on the ”apply” button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site.

To apply for this role you must hold the right to work in New Zealand, or be eligible to obtain it – click here [link removed] to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

For further information, email: [email protected] [link removed]

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.