Generation Technician Operations (Electrical)
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Job Location:
Whanganui - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Te āhua o te tūranga The nature of the role
Imagine starting your day surrounded by the natural beauty of Aotearoa working alongside a tight-knit team who share your passion for keeping the wheels of our hydro generation turning. As a Generation Technician Operations youll be the heartbeat of our hydro assets carrying out electrical maintenance and operational duties that keep our plant humming. Your mahi will see you monitoring plant conditions responding to challenges and making improvements that help us deliver safe efficient and reliable energy to our communities.
Youll be hands-on from routine inspections to responding to emergencies always with the health and safety of yourself and your mates front of mind. Whether youre planning outages supporting your team across different sites or helping to shape our maintenance strategies your contribution will be valued. At Contact we believe in manaakitanga looking after each other and our environment and youll play a key role in upholding these values every day.
Qualifications :
Ko wai koe About you
Were looking for someone who brings a practical mindset and a genuine commitment to safety and teamwork. Ideally youll have a Trade Certificate or equivalent and experience in maintaining equipment and systems especially in power generation or heavy industry is a real bonus. If youve worked with high voltage plant managed inventory or supervised contracts thats great but what matters most is your willingness to learn and your drive to make a difference.
Youll thrive in a role where every day is different using your problem-solving skills to tackle challenges and your communication skills to build strong relationships. Integrity a high standard of professionalism and a knack for finding cost-effective solutions are must-haves. If youre skilled in diagnosing plant issues have experience with mechanical or electrical plant or know your way around control systems wed love to hear from you. But even if you dont tick every box bring your enthusiasm your curiosity and your commitment to our kaupapa we welcome all who are keen to grow with us.
Additional Information :
There are a bunch of perks to being a permanent Contact kaimahi. Along with great leadership teammates development and growth and progression opportunities free health insurance cover better-than-your-average leave access to Contact Shares a Good to be Home annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing a trail-blazing parental leave policy bi-annual payments towards Contact Energy products and more!
Applications close 5pm Friday the 12th of December 2025
Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko) we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.
Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.
We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.
Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.
The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.
We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical mental financial and emotional wellbeing including flexible working arrangements employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.
At Te Mata Hiko we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age stage background and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.
Please note only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.
Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. Were not about box ticking so if you think you have what it takes but dont meet everything stated above please still get in touch. Wed love to kōrero.
Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Electrical Experience
- Industrial Equipment
- Industrial Maintenance
- NEC
- HVAC
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Renovation
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- High Voltage
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Troubleshooting
About Company
At Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy), we believe home is the most important place in the world. It's all part of our vision to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. We're a power, mobile, and broadband company, but we're so much more than that. We are transforming the ways we mahi, and ... View more
