Kempsey Shire Council

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

About Us:

Kempsey Shire Council (KSC) is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, known for its genuine hospitality, pristine beaches, sub-tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, rock river gorges, sprawling farmland and peaceful villages.

We are a progressive, proactive and dynamic organisation, and we pride ourselves on the respectful and supportive workplace we have cultivated. With 360+ dedicated staff managing $1.3 billion worth of assets across many sites throughout the Shire, KSC work closely with our community to build an inspired, connected Macleay Valley.

Your New Role:

Kempsey Shire Council is looking for an experienced Electrical and Instrumentation Technician.

Reporting to the Team Leader Electrical, the Electrical and Instrumentation Technician is responsible for participating as part of a team to carry out reactive and preventative maintenance, repair and upgrade of Council’s electrical instrumentation assets with Council’s water, wastewater and flood warning infrastructure, and monitor accuracy, performance and reliability of Council’s instrumentation assets.

Key Accountabilities Include:

• Installation, calibration, maintenance and repair of Council’s instrumentation infrastructure for water supply, wastewater, water quality and flood warning systems.
• Identify, assess and make recommendations where instrumentation upgrades can provide better service reliability, increased cost effectiveness and/or improved functionality.
• Monitor, measure, communicate and report on issues, improvement opportunities and risks. Pro-actively verify and report technical deviations and suspected malfunctions and variances.
• Use specialised skills to complete all work to industry best practice and relevant Australian and international standards.
• Systematically and logically fault-find and problem-solve in all situations.

For a full list of the Key Accountabilities of the role, please refer to the Position Description.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Electrical trade qualifications (Certificate III Electrotechnology) that includes holding and maintaining a current NSW electrical qualified supervisors’ certificate.
• Instrumentation trade or post trade qualifications or equivalent extensive instrumentation experience.
• Hold and maintain a current NSW Class ‘C’ Driver’s license.
• Current Construction Induction Certificate.
• Relevant Work Cover Certificates and Licenses/Industry Training i.e., Working at Heights, Confined Spaces, Elevated Work Platform.

You will have demonstrated experience in industrial instrumentation installation, maintenance, fault finding and repairs to associated control systems (Water and Sewer experience highly desired)

You will also possess experience in troubleshooting and fault-finding control loops, as well as tuning field controllers and adjusting PID settings. S well as experience in PLC’s, SCADA and/or Telemetry control systems.

Benefits of working for Kempsey Shire Council:

As the successful candidate, you’ll enjoy:

• A permanent full-time position, 38-hour work week
• Fortnightly RDO’s
• Weekly salary of $1,529.06 to $1,776.68 (plus superannuation)
• Generous leave entitlements, including access to Long Service Leave after five years
• A working environment focussed on wellbeing, including flexible work arrangements, rostered days off, EAP access, social club, and health and wellbeing programs.
• Fitness Passports for discounted access to a range of gym and pool facilities.
• Career development and learning opportunities, access to study leave if required.
• Novated Leasing and salary packaging options (for eligible roles).
• A supportive, collaborative working environment designed to help you grow!
• A fantastic lifestyle and work life balance, on the beautiful Mid-North Coast.

Interested?

Please apply via Council’s website http://careers.kempsey.nsw.gov.au/. Note that you will be required to prepare and submit:

• A short statement (maximum 2 pages) outlining how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities will enable you to achieve the key accountabilities of the role (as listed in the Position Description); and
• Your current resume.

Applications Close: COB Tuesday 29 October 2024 

Please note that Council reserves the right to close this job advertisement before the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we encourage all interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Have questions? Please contact Sam Tinsey - Water and Sewer Maintenance Manager, for a confidential discussion on Ph: 02 6566 3200.

Please Note: Our recruitment notification process is primarily via system generated emails.  Please ensure your email is correct before submitting your application to avoid missing crucial updates.

Completion of a pre-employment medical assessment is a requirement of KSC’s recruitment process for this position]

If you experience any difficulties applying online, please contact the Recruitment team on 02 6566 3200 or email jobs@kempsey.nsw.gov.au

Thank you and good luck with your application.

Kempsey Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate our diverse, inclusive and values-led workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with a disability. In addition, Kempsey Shire Council will provide reasonable adjustments for suitably qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require additional assistance to participate in the recruitment process, please discuss with the advertised contact person. You can ask for reasonable adjustments to be made at any time during the recruitment process.