
Transmission Line Mechanic
- Southland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Full-time, Permanent contract with a minimum of 40 hours guaranteed per week.
- Monday - Friday and may be required to participate in a standby roster
- Identifying electrical systems in preparation for work.
- Using lines machinery, plant, and equipment in an electricity network environment.
- Climbing and working on electricity network structure.
- Determining the condition of electricity lines.
- Applying earths to and removing earths from overhead electric line conductors.
- Developing work plan for construction and servicing of overhead electricity lines and equipment.
- Jointing electricity network overhead conductors.
- Repairing and overhauling electricity network tower foundations.
- Installing and replacing electricity network pole structures.
- Dismantling electricity network lines and structures.
- Removing electricity network to overhead pole line installations up to 110 kV.
- Overhauling tower structure hardware in electrical networks up to 220 kV.
- Understanding and implementing the company health and safety policy and taking reasonable care of own health and safety and the health and safety of others.
- Setting a personal example on all matters of health and safety and participate in Perimeter worker participation practices.
- A National Certificate Level 4 as a Transmission Line Mechanic required.
- Hands-on experience in Transmission Line work to industry standards.
- A thorough knowledge of current regulatory and industry requirements.
- Flexibility required in dealing with adverse weather, resource, materials, and other conditions.
- A full New Zealand Class 1 driver's licence is required.