Electricity Supply Operative

• Join the Field Operations Group as Ausgrid embarks on an exciting transformation journey!
• Permanent full-time role |$74,464 - $81,445 base salary + 15% Super + fortnightly RDO
• Cover our North Sydney Region – based from ourMuswellbrook Depot

Just imagine a future where households and businesses can generate their own energy and sell it back to the grid, ultimately connecting communities and empowering lives. Are you ready to play your part in an evolving industry?​

Ausgrid is on an exciting transformation journey and now is the time to be a part of something big. We are proud to service Australia’s east coast, as a leading business in energy distribution, delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to more than 1.8 million homes – that’s over four million Australians relying on us every day.

Our vision is simple; for our communities to have the power for a resilient, affordable net zero future. ​

We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safely, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. Our values are not just initiatives driven by leaders; they define the way we work.

Meet our team!

In a world where you spend more hours per week with your work colleagues than your family, it is important to us that you enjoy the team you are in! Energise your career as part of the Field Operations Group in a pivotal role, ensuring the safety and reliability of our network for our customers. Reporting to the Field Supervisor of our Muswellbrook area, you will join a collaborative team of 19, made up of Distribution and Overhead Lineworkers, working with and supporting the various trades across the team.

Your new role

Field Operations play a vital role in constructing and maintaining Ausgrid's network and is committed to delivering a safe and reliable 24/7 service to our customers. The ESO’s role is to ensure the sustainable operation of the electricity network by providing general services to support the construction, maintenance and breakdown work of the organisation’s property and network assets. You will prepare work sites and equipment to enable the wider team to perform safe completion of works, participating in emergency restoration work, safely operating plant, machinery, equipment and vehicles and acting as a safety observer for activities on or around the network.

Spark our interest!

Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but we also take into consideration your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values.

Energise us through your skills and qualifications in:

• Class MR drivers licence
• Sound knowledge of relevant statutes, regulations and procedures such as safe working practices, network standards and codes of practice
• High Risk Work Licences (HRWL) – multiple eg dogging, forklift, mobile crane
• WH&S WorkCover – General Induction
• Demonstrated experience in the operation of plant and equipment
• Competence in the use of various hand, power operated and specialised tools
• Asbestos awareness and understanding of how to work safely with asbestos materials
• Demonstrated experience in the application of safe manual handling techniques
• Basic skills in the use of computers and mobile devices
• Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating with others
• Competency in use of various hand, power operated and specialised tool

Desirable:

• Class MR/HR/HC drivers licence
• Confined Space Training
• RMS Traffic Controller – Level 1 & 2
• Competence in chainsaw operation and tree trimming
• Competence in pole handling and erection
• Knowledge of NECF processes and requirements for notifying customers
• Competency in operating wire winder

Grow with Ausgrid

To continue building on our rich heritage, we actively invest in our people’s development through secondments, onsite training, mentoring circles, e-learning, Australian Graduate School of Management programs (UNSW) and study assistance.

It is through our investment in our people that the average tenure across the business is 14 years and our current turnover is sitting at a market competitive rate of just 3.9%.

Ausgrid perks

Revel in more than just a competitive salary! Our employees enjoy a dynamic range of market leading support and safety services, wellbeing programs, corporate discounts, and flexibility arrangements in many forms.

Our people are paramount to the continued success of Ausgrid, therefore celebrating great work is important to us! It’s not just the big wins that count, we have provided our employees the opportunity to applaud peer successes daily through our Amped Recognition Program. But let’s not forget the major milestones! For those ready to exceed expectations, anticipate a nomination for a CEO award at our formal end of year Award gala.

Belonging at Ausgrid

To deliver the best possible service to our customers we strive towards a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Ausgrid is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from women, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community and First Nations people.

Interested, but unsure if you’re the right match? At Ausgrid, we aren’t looking for perfect! If you would like to discuss the opportunity in more detail, please contact the dedicated Talent Advisor for this opportunity on – recruitment@ausgrid.com.au FAO Laura Brown – Senior Talent Advisor.

If you require support with your application/reasonable adjustments for the interview process, we want to hear from you.