Electrician

Western Health Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Wellbeing programs

Scholarships and grants

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Job summary

Western Health is seeking an Electrician (Grade 10) to join our Facilities Maintenance Team. Based primarily at Bacchus Marsh Hospital, you will maintain critical electrical infrastructure across Western Health sites, ensuring safety and reliability to support patient care.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, test emergency lighting, generators, UPS, and switchboards, and coordinate contractor activities on capital works projects.

Qualifications

• Current Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence.
• Experience in commercial, industrial, or healthcare maintenance environments.
• Strong fault-finding, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Sound knowledge of electrical safety standards and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on electrical systems, plant, and building services.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical faults while ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Test and maintain essential services, including emergency lighting, generators, UPS systems, and switchboards.
• Coordinate contractor activities and support infrastructure improvement and capital works projects.
• Accurately complete maintenance documentation and contribute to safe, efficient facility operations.

Skills

Fault finding

Troubleshooting

Communication

Driver's licence

Education

Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 7979

• Employment Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
• Salary: Metal Technician Level 10 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:

Western Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Electrician (Grade 10) to join our Facilities Maintenance Team. Based primarily at Bacchus Marsh Hospital, you will help maintain and support critical electrical infrastructure across Western Health sites, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant facility operations. Working in a healthcare environment, your expertise will directly contribute to the delivery of high-quality patient care by maintaining essential services and responding to operational needs.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on electrical systems, plant, and building services.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical faults while ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Test and maintain essential services, including emergency lighting, generators, UPS systems, and switchboards.
• Coordinate contractor activities and support infrastructure improvement and capital works projects.
• Accurately complete maintenance documentation and contribute to safe, efficient facility operations.

About you:

• Current Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence.
• Demonstrated experience in commercial, industrial, or healthcare maintenance environments.
• Strong fault-finding, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Sound knowledge of electrical safety standards and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders, contractors, and trade teams.
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence and willingness to travel between Western Health sites.

Western Health is the leading healthcare provider in Melbourne’s West - one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most culturally and socioeconomically diverse regions.

More than 13,000 employees help deliver a comprehensive range of services across our hospitals, community, correctional, and home-based settings. These services include acute tertiary care, emergency and intensive care, medical and surgical specialties, mental health and wellbeing, subacute care, ambulatory care, primary care, home-based services, and residential aged care.

We are committed to driving innovation and sustainability that improves health outcomes for our community. With specialties spanning oncology, renal care, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic disease management, geriatrics, and cardiology, Western Health is recognised for its expertise in managing complex and chronic conditions through integrated, patient-centred care.

We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where you can make a meaningful impact. We support our staff to keep learning and growing through a diverse range of education programs, partnerships with universities in medical research and professional development opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salaries, flexible work options, and wellbeing programs.
• Scholarships and grants to support ongoing learning.

Learning and Development

• Access personalised pathways through the Western Health Learning Academy.
• Opportunities for postgraduate study, clinical education, and mentorship.

Community Impact and Inclusion

• Make a difference through compassionate care in a diverse, inclusive workforce.
• Contribute to community wellbeing initiatives and healthcare research.

Organisational Culture and Environment

• Work in a collaborative, innovative team focused on continuous improvement and excellence.

Closing date: 11:59pm on 19 November2026.

Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Sandeep Hateli (Engineering Facilities Manager) on 0422 048 481 or [e-mail] .

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.

Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.

Applications close Thursday 19 November 2026 at 11.59pm