Industrial Electrical Technician: Commissioning & Service

NZ Electrical Solutions; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Cell phone provided

Laptop provided

Overtime & on‑call allowances

Career development

Job summary

NZ Electrical Solutions is seeking an experienced Industrial Electrical Technician to join our Christchurch team. You will work on Rolleston’s Izone Industrial Park, maintaining and improving a range of industrial electrical and automation systems, including commissioning and post‑construction support.

You’ll have hands‑on industrial site experience, a focus on quality installations, and readiness to see projects through from installation to handover while mentoring apprentices and collaborating

Qualifications

• NZ Electrical Registration with a current Practising Licence.
• Strong practical knowledge of industrial construction, installation and commissioning.
• Excellent fault‑finding and diagnostic skills across industrial plant and equipment.
• Experience with PLC‑controlled machinery and industrial automation (programming experience is not essential).
• Sound knowledge of motor control systems, including VSDs and soft starters.

Responsibilities

• Install industrial electrical equipment, switchboards, cable systems and control equipment on new and existing industrial sites.
• Support industrial construction projects from installation through to commissioning and customer handover.
• Test and commission electrical equipment, motors, MCCs and control systems to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Provide post‑construction service, fault finding, preventative maintenance and customer support.
• Fault finding across industrial plant, machinery and OEM equipment.
• Work with motor control systems, including VSDs and soft starters.
• Assist with PLC, automation and control system installation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Carry out instrumentation installation and maintenance.

Skills

Industrial fault finding

PLC control experience

Instrumentation experience

VSDs and soft starters

Strong communication skills

Education

NZ Electrical Registration with current Practising Licence

Tools

PLC control systems

Job description

NZ Electrical Solutions is seeking an experienced Industrial Electrical Technician to join our Christchurch team. You will work on Rolleston’s Izone Industrial Park, maintaining and improving a range of industrial electrical and automation systems, including commissioning and post‑construction support.

You’ll have hands‑on industrial site experience, a focus on quality installations, and readiness to see projects through from installation to handover while mentoring apprentices and collaborating