Job description
He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way.
When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day! He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role We have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation Technician to join our team based at our Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant. This will be an exciting role for someone that wants to prove their strength in instrumentation and problem solving to ensure that our drinking water and wastewater services are effectively supplied to the Auckland community.
Your role
will be to ensure that equipment is working properly, safely, and efficiently.
Your responsibilities
will be to test, calibrate, install, repair and inspect control systems and monitoring devices. Day to day you will be: Maintaining the operational functionality of instrumentation and control systems Installing and commissioning additions or upgrades to existing systems Responding to control system alarms as they arise Notifying supervisors of any systems found to be at risk Maintaining accurate records of calibration or test results Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you You will have a proven background in industrial instrumentation.
You will also hold a National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control (Level 4), or an equivalent qualification, together with a current Electrical Service Technician (EST) Registration or Electrical Registration. You will be a motivated self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude and a genuine passion for the water and wastewater industry.
You will be able to demonstrate: An in-depth technical knowledge of process control systems and experience in PLC, SCADA & DCS systems, especially their application in a continuous process environment The ability to lead and work with a team of technical specialists The ability to prioritise tasks and work independently Have attention to detail with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
- Training and development opportunities
- Life and income protection insurance plans
- Generous parental leave
- Employee discounts at a range of large retailers Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.