Fleet Technician

Tamworth - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

We are unique

Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice empowers your autonomy recognises the strength in diversity and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industrys future.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Fleet Technician to join the Operations People and Safety team based in Tamworth.

The Fleet Technician plays a key role in the operation of the Fleet Workshop by undertaking trade-based activities to diagnose maintain repair refurbish and recondition Essential Energys light fleet and specialised plant machinery including Elevated Worker Platforms (EWPs) and Crane Borers.

Some key position responsibilities will include:

Undertaking major inspections refurbishments reconditioning and body swaps across a wide range of fleet assets.
Carrying out diagnostic specialist testing and fault finding to ensure vehicles and plant meet compliance regulatory and operational requirements.
Performing mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs as well as welding machining hydraulic pneumatic and fabrication work.
Supporting the onboarding fit-out and inspection of new specialised fleet assets including cranes and EWPs ensuring they are introduced into service safely and efficiently.
Conducting in-field maintenance inspections and repairs during both planned and unplanned situations.
Delivering plant and equipment maintenance in line with industry and organisational standards to ensure reliability safety and extended asset life.

About you

You bring hands-on experience in the motor and mechanical industry with strong skills in heavy and light fleet operations plant equipment and specialist trades. Youre confident working with hydraulics pneumatics auto electrics and fabrication and understand key industry standards and regulations. Tech-savvy and detail-oriented you work well independently or in a team managing priorities and using systems like SAP and Oracle Cloud to keep operations running smoothly.

Required Qualifications

Certificate III Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology OR Certificate III Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology.
Current NSW Drivers License (HR).
WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Cert.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16.5% superannuation.

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including relocation assistance health and wellbeing programs and various discounts through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Optus JB HI FI Mildura Health Fund and nib. For more information on our benefits please visit theemployee benefits page.

We are proud to be recognised as aWORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.

Working with a regionally focused organisation requires a diverse mindset. Wellbeing development and delivering tangible value are all core to our purpose as we connect and power the regional and rural communities of NSW and parts of southern QLD.

Joining Essential Energy means you are the type of person where camaraderie supporting your colleagues and balance in your life are all important.

Our culture is diverse respectful and one where you have a voice which is heard. We know we can only be successful in supporting the customers who depend on us if we work together.

For further information please contactMark Grant Fleet Workshop Supervisor on.

Applications close on Sunday 02 November 2025 at 11:55pm.

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.

Building a better energy future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender age ethnicity sexual orientation or disability. As an organisation our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.

At Essential Energy we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements please contact or call us on.

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