The company
Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people. We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.
We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.
The role
Do you love to work outdoors where you will use your full toolkit of skills? In this role you will be our eyes and ears out in the field for our Control Centre and critical to keeping the lights on. We are looking for Network Operators (Urban). You'll be responsible for the safe operation of our electricity network and the first point of call in your area for emergency services and our contractors working on our lines and cables, so you'll fault-finding skills will be second to none.
Carry out day to day electricity network switching procedures on HV to LV equipment.
Provide continuous situation reports to our Network Controllers regarding broken power lines, damaged cables and other safety related incidents.
Assist with electrical network fault-finding (patrolling of lines, small repair work and sectionalising damaged parts of the network).
Attend accidents and fires that involve our network when emergency services require our attendance, customer premise faults including minor service main repairs and HV/LV customer fuse replacements.
Gather statistical information related to electrical network loadings and operations
About you
Be available for emergency and customer callouts when on standby.
Ability to work autonomously at remote locations.
Have a current New Zealand Practicing License as an Electrician.
Experience in operating HV and LV power system equipment.
Relevant advanced trade certificate would be an advantage.
You'll be driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle equipped with all the tools required.
What they offer
You'll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:
Three days of “My Days” leave
A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!