Mechanical Fitter, Auckland

Meridian is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Aotearoa and we strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. We only generate electricity from 100% renewable resources– wind, water and sun, because we believe that’s the best way forward for our planet and our communities. And, we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and support others in our generation communities to do the same. We also retail electricity to more than 365,000homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.Sitting within the Waitaki Trades team, you’ll be working across Meridian’s local Hydro generation stations. This team focuses on executing scheduled maintenance works and assisting with projects on site to ensure the continued reliability of our hydro generation assets. As Mechanical Fitter, you’ll be responsible for responding to faults and emergences and undertaking maintenance projects when required.You’ll be the front line of our maintenance delivery and fault response capability, repairing, maintaining, and using your skills to ensure all work is undertaken safely, accurately and on time. This is an on-site position and isprimarily based at our Ōhau sites, located near Twizel, along with some work at other sites in the mid Waitaki. There may be the requirement of short periods of travel around the region to suit the operational needs of the business&participation in our on-call roster. Trade or Advanced Trade Cert in Mechanical Trades Experience in heavy rotating plant maintenance Experience in fault finding control systems Understanding of maintenance management systems + sound computer literacy skills Current Driver’s License Ability to workwithin a team or individuallyDemonstrated commitment to Health&Safety practices Experience in Hydro generation is a bonus but not essential! At Meridian, we value all people. We embrace different ways of thinking, living and working, because we believe diversity benefits us all. It makes our capabilities even stronger. We encourage all our people to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and we’re proud to have a diverse and inclusive workplace. So, no matter who you are, you’ll find it a great place to work.We value and live by three‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’. We work hard and value the importance of connection and fun, whether this be through daily quizzes, morning teas, birthday and cultural celebrations both in personand virtually!Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA both socially and environmentally. We proudly support KidsCan and the Kākāpō Recovery and work side-by-side with our generation communities to empower and support projects where needed. There are many opportunities to volunteer to any of our partnerships throughout the year.We offer: an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from a number of partnerships Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leavelife, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) enhanced KiwiSaver contributions access to the Meridian employee share scheme excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there! award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need itemployee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts a one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed) All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!To view the full Position Description please click here. If applying through Seek, please email for the full position description. We’re not necessarily looking for someone who ticks all the boxes (an elusive unicorn), so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet every requirement in the PD, we strongly encourage you to apply!If you have any general enquiries, please email and one of our team will get back to you. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed, please get in touch via email or phone if there are any parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.Advertising closes at 11:59pm on Monday 15 May (please note this is subject to change). #J-18808-Ljbffr