Maintainer

Company Description

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

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

Join the Manapouri Maintainer Team and work alongside some extremely talented and dedicated individuals. You’ll need to be able to turn your hand to all types of general mechanical cleaning and maintenance duties, ensuring our hydro assets are kept in top condition.

In this varied role, you could find yourself assisting with minor repairs both on the generation plant and on the site facilities, and doing regular machine cleans to ensure effective running of the sites. You may also find yourself outside tidying up the lawns and gardens for the day, and taking care of outdoor maintenance and cleaning needs etc. No two days will be the same!

What you’ll bring

• Experience working in an industrial or commercial cleaning environment
• Safety first attitude with great communication skills
• Full drivers’ licence
• Happy to do mechanical cleaning as part of your role
• Comfortable working in restricted spaces and at heights
• Previous experience in the electricity industry is preferable, however 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 and 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’: ‘being 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 is 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 in any of our partnerships throughout the year.

What we can offer you!

Work with a fun group of people at one of New Zealand’s most iconic Hydro Power Stations. We also offer:

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually and a performance-based incentive
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing is an insurance-funded scheme for eligible employees that gives you extra peace of mind.
• Enhanced leave provisions include three company-paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave, and options to buy up to 12 days of additional leave.
• Life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!)
• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
• Access to Meridian’s 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

All in all, Meridian is 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!

So, if you think you have what it takes we strongly encourage you to apply! 

If you have any general enquiries, please email [email protected] 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 on 24 October 2024 (please note this is subject to change)