Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today.
Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose which pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our Opportunity:
Joining a dedicated maintenance planning and scheduling team, this role establishes the maintenance plans in large complex environments across multiple sites and monitors maintenance execution against plans. Provides asset scheduling inputs to optimise cost and efficiency of maintenance delivery. It is related to maximising the value of assets by ensuring optimal operational performance through maintenance management excellence.
This role has the flexibility to be based at any one of our Hydro Stations between Taupo and Hamilton.
Mercury operates in a hybrid flexible working environment where you can combine working from home with working from our sites and offices to collaborate with stakeholders (approximately two days working from home).

Key responsibilities:

• Provide maintenance planning activities that supports the delivery of maintenance on site
• Determine the scope of work required, setting the priority, estimates the labour requirements and equipment downtime
• Responsible for identifying the materials, tooling, equipment and skills needed, developing the work instructions, including management of HSE risks, and consolidating the tasks into logically sequenced packages of work
• Ensure repetitive tasks are planned once and then stored in the computerised maintenance management system (CMMS - Maximo) for future use

We are looking for:

• Maintenance trade qualification or equivalent maintenance engineering experience with greater than 10 years' experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of planning and scheduling in CMMS - Maximo
• Practical knowledge of Geothermal and or Hydro power station assets (Desirable but not necessary)
• Deep knowledge of asset management fundamentals - specifically maintenance planning and scheduling.

Mercury offers:

• Additional 5 days leave per annum (My Days)
• $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest energy providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.
At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you have a passion for creating Energy Freedom and want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria. If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to recruitment@mercury.co.nz.
A full position description is available below. Applications close Monday, 11th October at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.