Electrical Fitter

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 365,000 homes, businesses, and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.

What you’ll be doing

Sitting within the Manapouri 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 an Electrical Fitter, you'll be on the front line of our maintenance delivery and fault response team. You'll execute maintenance plans, respond to faults and emergencies, and contribute to project work. Your skills will ensure that work is done safely, accurately, and on time.

Although the role's focus will predominantly be on site in Manapouri, Meridian is NZ-wide operation and there may be the requirement of short periods of travel to suit the operational needs of the business.

What you’ll bring

• Trade or Advanced Trade Cert in Electrical Trades
• Experience in heavy rotating plant maintenance
• Experience in fault-finding control systems
• Experience in repairing, maintaining and installing electrical equipment
• Current Driver’s License
• Ability to work within a team or individually.
• Demonstrated commitment to Health & Safety practices.
• Experience in Hydro generation is a bonus but not essential!

Why Meridian?

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 person and 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.

What we can offer you!

We value work/life balance, so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance incentives, 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 leave
• life, 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 it
• employee 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!

If you’ve any questions or would like the full Position Description, please email mailto:careers@meridianenergy.co.nz, 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. 26th May 2024 (please note this is subject to change).