Electrical O&M Technician - Power Plant Operations

Alinta Energy; Bairnsdale; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Energy discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Volunteer day

Fully stocked kitchens

Job summary

Alinta Energy is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician (Electrical) for the Bairnsdale Power Station on a 12-month max-term contract. You will operate and maintain plant safely, perform electrical maintenance, fault finding and control-system support, while contributing to outages and capital projects.

The role offers a hands-on environment with scope to expand capabilities beyond the core trade, working in a small, collaborative team with opportunities to develop HV switching and

Qualifications

• A Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician, or an equivalent electrical trade qualification, with strong practical maintenance capability.
• Demonstrated experience in electrical fault finding and troubleshooting, ideally with exposure to instrumentation, control systems, PLCs or SCADA environments.
• Experience in power generation would be highly regarded, although experience in oil and gas, utilities, heavy industry or similarly complex industrial environments would also provide a strong background.
• Experience working under permit-to-work, isolation and safe work systems within an operational or industrial environment.
• Exposure to HV switching and hazardous areas would be advantageous, together with the ability to read and interpret technical drawings, procedures and technical documentation.
• A proactive, approachable and collaborative mindset, with a willingness to take initiative, ask questions and work outside your core trade to support the wider team.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor generating plant and associated systems, respond to alarms and plant issues, and support safe plant starts, shutdowns and routine operational activities once trained and authorised.
• Perform planned and reactive electrical maintenance across turbines, generating plant and associated equipment, including fault finding and troubleshooting.
• Work across instrumentation and control systems to identify faults, resolve plant issues and support safe, reliable operations.
• Support capital improvement projects, planned maintenance and outages, working across disciplines as part of a small, hands-on team.
• Coordinate and oversee contractors on site, including permits, isolations, safe work requirements, documentation and compliance with HSE standards.
• Undertake site-specific training and progressively develop capability in broader plant operations, permit systems and HV switching, subject to qualifications, training and authorisation.
• Once trained and assessed as competent, participate in the site on-call roster and respond to plant issues outside normal working hours when required.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Electrical maintenance

PLC/SCADA exposure

Reading drawings

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician

Tools

PLCs

SCADA

Job description

Alinta Energy is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician (Electrical) for the Bairnsdale Power Station on a 12-month max-term contract. You will operate and maintain plant safely, perform electrical maintenance, fault finding and control-system support, while contributing to outages and capital projects.

The role offers a hands-on environment with scope to expand capabilities beyond the core trade, working in a small, collaborative team with opportunities to develop HV switching and