· Take the next step in your career with a team that values your expertise
· Hands-on role working on live HV assets up to 33kV!
· Enjoy great benefits and the chance to build your future with WEL
About the role
As a Live Line Mechanic (Glove & Barrier), you’ll become part of a high-performing team that keeps WEL’s overhead network safe, reliable and ready for the future. This is an opportunity to do meaningful, hands-on work across repairs, maintenance and construction while growing your capability in a business that values skill, teamwork and safety.
As a Live Line Mechanic, you will:
· Maintain 400V, 11,000V and 33,000V overhead lines and underground cables
· Construct new electrical reticulation in accordance with regulations, standards and policies
· Fault find and reactively repair network outages
· Participate in a 24hr callout roster for 24hr fault response and repair
· Effectively communicate with the control centre, dispatch and operations staff
Skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:
· A current Line Mechanic registration, along with NZ Certificates in Electricity Supply Level 4 (Distribution Live Line Stick) and Level 5 (Distribution Live Line Glove & Barrier)
· Full Class 2 drivers’ licence
· A strong commitment to ensuring the Health and Safety of themselves and those around them
· Knowledge and experience in the electricity distribution industry
· Basic computer skills
Best-in-class benefits
At WEL, we know great people need great support. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed to look after you and your whānau, support work-life balance, and recognise the value you bring:
· Medical, life and income protection insurance
· Flexible working options – ability to purchase additional annual leave, 9-day fortnight, and much more
· Relocation costs, and
· An excellent salary package, including annual salary reviews, on-call allowance and overtime
About WEL Networks
WEL Networks is unique. We’ve been serving the Waikato for over 100 years, distributing electricity from the national grid so we can power over 100,000 homes and businesses.
With around 300 employees, we’re proudly based in Hamilton and are owned by the community we work for. We play an important role in the region's economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies to future-proof our region – and keep our communities flourishing. Our vision is bold. And our ambition even stronger, especially as we diversify from traditional ‘poles and lines’ to an innovative and sustainable business.
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We actively value diversity, inclusion and want extraordinary people to join us. We’d love to see a little of the real you in your application, so if this opportunity sounds like the right fit, we encourage you to apply. Check out the full for more details.
As part of our commitment to safety in a critical industry, all successful candidates will be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test, participate in our annual health assessment programme and complete a police background check prior to starting with WEL.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so if you’re interested, we encourage you to apply early.
With over 100,000 residential households and businesses connecting to our electricity services, we’re playing an essential role in the economic and social development of our communities.
Key to this growth are strong partnerships and innovation which see us explore new ways of providing critical infrastructure and services to ensure our customers receive affordable, reliable, fairly priced and environmentally sustainable energy. Some more about us:
- WEL Networks and its WEL Group subsidiaries, build, own and operate nearly $800M worth of electricity network infrastructure.
- The WEL Group is 100% owned by the community through our sole shareholder the WEL Energy Trust.
- Over 350 people with a range of skills work across the Group to deliver electricity services to our communities.
- Over the next decade, we’re planning to spend around $250M on network development projects to support the current and projected growth within our network.
- WEL Networks maintains over 7,000 kilometres of lines - around 48% are overhead and 52% are underground.
- Around 70,000 homes and businesses in our area currently have one of our smart meters installed which gives us valuable insights into power consumption patterns and low voltage activity.
