Electrician - Geelong and Southwest
- Multiple roles, exciting and diverse locations across the region
- Community values centric organisation
- Flexible and supportive working options
About The Role
If you have a strong work ethic, like working with your hands and have the ability to build strong ongoing relationships across all levels of the business, then read on!
You will work as part of our electrical maintenance team that is dedicated to taking responsibility for service outcomes, which will result in high customer satisfaction.
You will be fulfilling the customer’s needs by performing electrical work activities on a number of different assets, including water, recycled water, sewer treatment plants, pump stations and other assets for numerous clients and customers throughout the region.
About you
You are safety focused, motivated, and able to work according to operating procedures; whilst proactively identifying problems and developing innovative solutions, with a real drive for continuous improvement.
You take pride in your work and have a positive attitude toward resolving technical problems.
You embrace change and are willing to learn about new equipment and technologies and grow with the organisation. You have the ability to read schematic drawings.
You are inclusive and want to be part of an agile team, committed to building strong relationships and contributing to the overall team goals.
What we’re looking for
- A strong willingness to learn a new role, with previous experience in providing electrical solutions in industrial, commercial and domestic work considered advantageous
- Highly motivated to work safely, learn our systems and processes with a high standard of efficiency and quality.
- Experience in fault diagnostic with different equipment and assets.
- At times a willingness to participate in an on-call roster system and available overtime to respond to out of hours’ operational events.
- The ability to be a self-starter and manage timeframes for yourself and projects.
- An A Grade Victorian electrical licence is required
- A current Victorian driver’s license is a mandatory requirement
- Completion of a pre-employment medical (including a health, drug and alcohol assessment) is required.
About us
Barwon Asset Solutions (BAS) is a 100% locally-based maintenance services company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Barwon Water. BAS provides high quality, smart, asset maintenance and project management services to Barwon Water, its customers and the community, along with other public and private organisations.
Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, BAS supports Barwon Water’s mission to provide efficient water and sewerage services in an environmentally responsible manner.
BAS and Barwon Water are proud to be building a safe, diverse and inclusive workforce and in ‘going the extra mile’ to create opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
We care about where we live and work, and we are always looking for like-minded people to join our team.
Why join us?
We value your professional growth. We embrace diversity. We value fairness and equal opportunity.
Some of our exciting opportunities and benefits include:
- rewarding personal development
- an award-winning health, mental health, and wellbeing program
- flexible working arrangements
- flexible leave and ‘purchased leave’ arrangements
- Access to pro-rata long service leave, including carry-over arrangements from the Victorian public sector.
- free annual flu vaccinations
- 24-hour employee assistance program
- an industry superannuation fund
- and much more.
Get in touch
Does this opportunity sound like it might be a good fit for you?
Our work requires more than just engineering and scientific solutions. We’re learning from the tens of thousands of years of knowledge and insight from Traditional Custodians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.
Ready to apply? Submit your cover letter and resume now via our careers page.
Enquiries to Joel Hayward, Electrical Works and Team Supervisor, on 0428 439 803.
Applications close Sunday, 13 August 2023.
We lead. We learn. We deliver. We care about a better future.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at recruitment@barwonwater.vic.gov.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.