Industrial Automation Electrician: Hands-on Growth Path

Datacall Telemetry Pty Ltd; Mildura; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Phone

Laptop

Vehicle access

Job summary

Datacall is an engineering consultancy based in Mildura, delivering electrical engineering, automation, instrumentation, and control solutions across Australia. The opportunity is to join our Mildura team as an Industrial Automation Electrician, contributing to field support and manufacturing of switchboards and control panels.

You will work alongside engineers, diagnose and fault‑find industrial systems, interpret drawings, and help grow our automation capability with PLC/SCADA, instrumentation

Qualifications

• Ideally Victorian A Grade electrical licence; suitable candidates with controls or switchboard experience will be considered.
• Industrial electrical experience including control wiring, fault finding, testing or commissioning.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and troubleshoot methodically and safely.
• Exposure to PLCs, instrumentation, VSDs or automation systems.
• Strong initiative, communication skills and pride in quality workmanship.
• Current driver’s licence and willingness to undertake regional field work.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and troubleshoot industrial electrical systems, PLC/SCADA, HMIs, instrumentation, VSDs and control equipment.
• Assist engineers with installation, testing, commissioning, fault finding and upgrades to automation and control systems.
• Support radio telemetry, RTUs, remote monitoring equipment and industrial communications networks.
• Build, wire, test and coordinate manufacture of switchboards, motor control centres and industrial control panels.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and drawings; provide input to engineering designs and equipment selections.
• Contribute to workshop planning, materials, quality procedures and the development of a growing manufacturing capability.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers and project teams; progressively take on more responsibility for workshop activities.

Skills

PLC/SCADA

Instrumentation

VSDs

Automation systems

Electrical wiring

Fault finding

Reading schematics

Field work

Education

Victorian A Grade electrical licence

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Datacall is an engineering consultancy based in Mildura, delivering electrical engineering, automation, instrumentation, and control solutions across Australia. The opportunity is to join our Mildura team as an Industrial Automation Electrician, contributing to field support and manufacturing of switchboards and control panels.

You will work alongside engineers, diagnose and fault‑find industrial systems, interpret drawings, and help grow our automation capability with PLC/SCADA, instrumentation