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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, communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our Opportunity:
Take your next step in your career as an Electrician, with a role that's part of the renewable energy industry in an environment that will provide you with learning opportunities and plenty of variety.
In this role you'll be able to apply your electrical expertise to our team who maintain our Ngā Awa Pūrua Geothermal Station (1 hour from Rotorua and 18 minutes from Taupō), in a role that centres on finding and resolving solutions to plant faults. This is a unique electrician role where you'll work with a wide variety of machines and controls and an opportunity to be exposed to all the functions for running a geothermal power station.
You'll be joining a supportive, collaborative team led by a manager who will be a champion for your growth. We offer a flexible work environment with some of our team enjoying nine-day fortnights and flexibility to work from home while working on some of the administration tasks. Our structure enables people in the same role at different locations to share and connect with professionals of the same interests to learn from to help build and develop your career. You'll join a close-knit team who value supporting each other and putting safety first.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide effective and timely response to break-in work including planning and execution of problem-solving with a key focus on safe and long-term solutions
• Implement asset management strategies
• Manage contractors including scoping, evaluation, monitoring and reporting to ensure successful completion of project requirements
• Responsible for the quality assurance and schedule attainment of planned maintenance activities
• Provide supervision of maintenance activities to ensure quality standards are met, along with health & safety and compliance all maintained

We are looking for:

• Qualified, experienced and motivated Electrical tradespeople, experience working in a high voltage plant at advantage
• Relevant experience within plant operations / process control or maintenance experience in a manufacturing or heavy process industry
• Problem solving ability and long-term thinking
• People who can adapt to and embrace changeable environments
• Experience with instrumentation or protection systems an advantage

Mercury offers (full benefits are listed on our Career Page):

• 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
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
• Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

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 November at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.
Due to the nature of this role, we require applicants to be currently based in New Zealand.