Inside Plant Technician: Low-Voltage & Fibre Systems

CGR Services; Bay of Plenty; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Fitness benefits

Learning academy

Discounts (retail & fuel)

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Ventia is seeking a skilled Inside Plant Technician to install, commission, test and maintain communications and power systems that support essential network operations. The role spans Waikato and Bay of Plenty, offering hands-on work with low-voltage systems and fibre/copper cabling.

You will perform installation, testing, commissioning and fault finding, with emphasis on safety and collaboration in critical infrastructure environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in installation and commissioning of low-voltage power systems.
• Ability to test and commission communications and power equipment.
• Hands-on fibre splicing and copper cabling experience.
• Strong problem-solving and safety-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Install and commission low-voltage DC power systems, including battery testing.
• Deploy and commission transmission systems (OTN, MPLS, SDH, PDH).
• Test and commission inside plant communications equipment.
• Fault find and troubleshoot across communications and DC power systems.
• Install, splice, and terminate copper and fibre optic cabling.
• Interpret and update technical drawings, diagrams, and schematics.
• Experience in working at heights is an advantage.
• Electrical registration is an advantage.

Skills

Low voltage power systems

Commissioning

Testing

Copper cabling

Fibre optic cabling

Troubleshooting

Reading drawings/diagrams

Electrical safety

Working at heights

Tools

Battery testing equipment

Fibre splicing tools

Job description

Ventia is seeking a skilled Inside Plant Technician to install, commission, test and maintain communications and power systems that support essential network operations. The role spans Waikato and Bay of Plenty, offering hands-on work with low-voltage systems and fibre/copper cabling.

You will perform installation, testing, commissioning and fault finding, with emphasis on safety and collaboration in critical infrastructure environments.