Electrician

Stellar Recruitment; Marlborough; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary $85k–$100k NZD

Time and a half after 40 hours

Tool allowance

Company phone

Southern Cross health insurance

Long-term opportunity

Exposure to marine systems

Job summary

Stellar Recruitment seeks a qualified Electrician to join a Marlborough aquaculture organisation. The role splits between workshop, field, and on-site farm operations, handling fault-finding to upgrades and new vessel builds in a collaborative team.

Typical hours are 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a balance of workshop and field work. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Electrician with NZ practising licence and 5+ years' industrial maintenance experience, strong fault-finding

Qualifications

• Registered Electrician with a current NZ practising licence.
• Ideally 5+ years' experience in industrial electrical maintenance.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance, servicing, and fault-finding across electrical systems.
• Supporting upgrades, new vessel builds, and ongoing project work.
• Work across aquaculture and marine infrastructure including feeding systems, generators and vessel electrical systems, network and computer-controlled systems, net cleaning and automated equipment.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostic skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

NZ practising licence

Job description

About the opportunity:

A well-established and expanding aquaculture organisation in the Marlborough Sounds is looking for a Electrician to join their team.

This is a diverse, practical role offering a split between reactive and planned maintenance, working across the workshop, vessels, and on-site farm operations. You'll be involved in everything from day-to-day fault finding through to larger upgrade projects and new vessel builds. You will be part of an experienced, multi-skilled team led by a supportive manager in a welcoming and collaborative environment.

Hours are typically 7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a structured split between workshop and field work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, servicing, and fault-finding across a wide range of electrical systems
• Supporting upgrades, new vessel builds, and ongoing project work
• Working across aquaculture and marine infrastructure, including:Feeding systems, generators and vessel electrical systems, network and computer-controlled systems, net cleaning and automated equipment

Benefits:

• Competitive salary: $85,000 - $100,000
• Time and a half paid after 40 hours
• Tool allowance
• Company phone
• Southern Cross health insurance
• Stable, long-term opportunity in a growing industry
• Exposure to unique marine and industrial systems

About you:

• Registered Electrician with a current NZ practising licence
• Ideally 5+ years' experience in industrial electrical maintenance
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team