Apprentice - Electrical and Instrumentation

Who Is TasWater?

TasWater is Tasmania’s water and sewerage provider. We are a statewide team delivering essential services across Tasmania 24/7/365. We are interested in our communities, excited about the future and take pride in the work we do.

We are a values-driven organisation. We are looking for someone who can sign-up to working in a way that reflects our values, who builds respectful relationships and who delivers great results for our customers.

Click here to find out more about our values and what we do.

The Opportunity

Because of our commitment to excellence, and our desire to upskill Tasmanians into trades, we’re looking for an Electrical and Instrumentation Apprentice to join our team. We are looking for professional, passionate and dedicated apprentices to join our team to become the next generation of tradespeople within our organisation.

Step one to joining our team is to do your research to make sure TasWater is the right place for you. You can find out more about what we do on our website, plus read about our values and how we work, and most importantly, why we are such a great place to work. We hope you’ll feel like TasWater is a place of great opportunity, where you can make a real difference to your community and be challenged by some amazing projects and innovations along the way. We are excited to learn about what you can bring to our business and hope you’ll be as passionate about our future as we are about yours!

In this role, you’ll be working within the Field Services Team towards your qualification in Electrical Instrumentation. The apprenticeship is a 4-year commitment and you’ll be working under a team of skilled tradespeople to learn everything about the trade. You’ll be expected to have strong literacy and numeracy skills as you’ll be required to undertake some classroom training throughout your apprenticeship. Additionally, you’ll need to display your capability of working in a team environment and show a commitment to workplace health and safety.

It doesn’t matter if you have zero experience in this industry – as long as you are keen to learn and make a difference to your community, this role is a fantastic opportunity to start your career in a diverse and progressive industry. TasWater are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates from all genders and backgrounds.

Day to day duties will include, but not limited to the following:

• Assist in maintaining water and wastewater instrumentation,
  
• Installation, calibration and maintenance of electrical and control equipment,
  
• Learn to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams specific to water and wastewater treatment facilities,
  
• Help install, maintain, and repair industrial control systems and power distribution systems including electric motors, motor control devices and other associated equipment,
  
• Solving problems and working with your team to ensure seamless service delivery to all Tasmanians,

Why join the TasWater Team?

Our people ensure we achieve our vision to be trusted, respected and making a positive difference to Tasmania.

You can look forward to working in an exciting, stimulating workplace that provides a range of opportunities to make a real difference to the community. We encourage our people to grow their skills and careers in our unique, multi-industry environment, and bring their ideas and innovations to life. We understand the importance of work life balance and have included the specific flexible requirements specific to this role above. Health, Safety & Wellbeing is our number one priority, so if there are any specific flexibility or accessibility requirements not mentioned, please apply and we can consider these.

We want a workplace where people feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to providing a workplace that actively includes and values contributions from any diverse characteristics, experiences and abilities. We look forward to hearing from you and how you would like to make a positive difference to our beautiful island.

We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180. View our benefits and policies and the great work we do via this link.

How to apply

The recruitment for this position is being undertaken by our recruitment partner, MEGT.

Please click the below links to view more information and apply for this role.

If you are in Hobart, click here
If you are in Launceston, click here
If you are in Devonport, click here

Please do not apply directly to TasWater