Operator

Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā  

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun   

Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating power from 100% renewable sources—wind, water, and sun! 

Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing 

This role sits within the Maintenance Services Team, which executes the scheduled maintenance plan, responds to faults and emergencies, and undertakes maintenance projects and major projects when required. There will be some reactive maintenance and monitoring outside of normal working hours on a rostered basis once trained.  

Our Operators are critical to the safe isolation and restoration of plant in our hydro asset chain. These isolations enable the safe and secure execution of our maintenance plan and project work. As well as operating, you’ll play an important part in the maintenance capability of the team, so you’ll undertake inspections, complete maintenance tasks and work alongside the other maintenance teams.  

This is an on-site role, covering our three Mid Waitaki hydro dams, located near Otematata. The role has regular working hours, Monday to Friday. With plenty of notice, there may be instances where you’re required to work outside of normal working hours. Safety and technical training will be provided to ensure you have all the tools necessary to succeed, including full station operator competency training. 

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer    

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from a number of partnerships 

• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind   

• enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave 

• life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 

• enhanced KiwiSaver contributions 

• access to the Meridian employee share scheme 

• excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!  

• award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it 

• employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts 

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring 

• Experience in fault finding control systems 

• Engineering or Electrical trade background preferred but not essential 

• Great team player willing to step in and help as and when required 

• Demonstrated commitment to health and safety requirements in the workplace 

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of maintenance management systems 

• Confident user of technology 

• Collaborative and constructive working style 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Excellent eye for detail and accuracy 

• Excellent relationship management with colleagues and key stakeholders 

• Full clean NZ drivers’ licence 

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now   

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!  

We encourage you to apply for this role — even if you don’t meet every requirement. At Meridian, we value diverse perspectives and believe that potential, passion, and a willingness to grow are really important. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!  

To view the full Position Description please click here.

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?     

We help reduce carbon emissions and support communities in doing the same, supplying electricity to over 400,000 homes, businesses, and farms through Meridian and Powershop.  

• At Meridian, we embrace diversity and inclusion, knowing that different perspectives make us stronger. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work, creating a welcoming and empowering environment for all. 

• Be gutsy, be in the waka, and be a good human – our three principles. We work hard and celebrate connection through quizzes, morning teas, and cultural events, both in person and virtually.  

• Sustainability is in our DNA. We proudly support KidsCan and Kākāpō Recovery and work side-by-side with our generation communities.  

If you’ve any questions, please email [email protected]. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.   

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