Wind Service Technician (Palmerston North)

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   

This whakataukī speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating 100% of our energy from the winds of Tāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā. 

Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing 

This role will see you ensuring successful delivery of quality service on our wind turbines at our Te Āpiti site situated near Palmerston North. The wind farm has 55 turbines and can generate up to 90.75 megawatts of electricity – enough for around 30,000 average New Zealand homes! 

As a Wind Service Technician, you will: 

• Carry out scheduled services and reactive maintenance on a number of our turbines 

• Respond and attend to reactive maintenance and monitoring 

Your peers are a team of multi-disciplined Wind Maintenance Technicians who work hard to keep our turbines in great shape.  Working with the support of the Team Lead and the Site Owner, you will work safely to deliver on our maintenance plan consisting of electrical, hydraulic, and other key mechanical equipment. 

In addition to your day-to-day activities, you will be open to development opportunities, growing your trade knowledge and experience as you progress through our competency framework. Safety and technical training will be provided to ensure you have all the tools necessary to succeed. 

Role has regular working hours, Monday to Friday (7:00am – 3:30pm), with reactive maintenance and monitoring outside of normal working hours on a rostered basis once trained.  

Financial support for relocation is provided.  

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 

• You’ll be a registered Electrician or have an Electrical trade qualification

• Prepared to get your hands dirty in support of mechanical tasks as part of any given day.  

• Because of the nature of the work, you’ll need to be physically fit and able to climb up to 70 metres and lift up to 25kg.  

• You’ll be comfortable working in confined spaces, and it goes without saying able to work at height!  

• Having experience in the wind industry and an appetite and ability to work in all types of weather will be an advantage. 

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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