Instrument Technican

Watercare; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Life and income protection insurance

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts at retailers

Job summary

Watercare is seeking an Instrumentation Technician for our Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in Auckland. You will test, calibrate, install, repair and inspect instrumentation and control systems to ensure safe, reliable water and wastewater services for the Auckland community.

Day-to-day you will maintain instrumentation and control systems, install upgrades, respond to alarms, and keep precise calibration records.

Qualifications

• National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control Level 4 or equivalent.
• Electrical Registration or EST is advantageous.
• Experience with PLC, SCADA and DCS in a continuous process environment.
• Ability to test, calibrate, install, repair and inspect control systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the operational functionality of instrumentation and control systems.
• Install and commission additions or upgrades to existing systems.
• Respond to control system alarms as they arise.
• Notify supervisors of any systems found to be at risk.
• Maintain accurate records of calibration or test results.

Skills

Instrumentation

PLC

SCADA

DCS

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Education

National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control Level 4

Electrical Registration or EST (advantageous)

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy

Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!

We have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation Technician to join our team based at our Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant. This will be an exciting role for someone that wants to prove their strength in instrumentation and problem solving to ensure that our drinking water and wastewater services are effectively supplied to the Auckland community.

Your role will be to ensure that equipment is working properly, safely, and efficiently. Your responsibilities will be to test, calibrate, install, repair and inspect control systems and monitoring devices.

Day to day you will be:

• Maintaining the operational functionality of instrumentation and control systems
• Installing and commissioning additions or upgrades to existing systems
• Responding to control system alarms as they arise
• Notifying supervisors of any systems found to be at risk
• Maintaining accurate records of calibration or test results

You'll need a proven background in instrumentation. You will also need a National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control Level 4 or equivalent - current Electrical Registration or a minimum Electrical Service Technician (EST) would be an added advantage. You'll be a motivated self-starter with a positive can-do attitude and passionate about Wastewater and Water. You will be able to demonstrate:

• An in-depth technical knowledge of process control systems and experience in PLC, SCADA & DCS systems, especially their application in a continuous process environment
• The ability to lead and work with a team of technical specialists
• The ability to prioritise tasks and work independently
• Have attention to detail with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:

• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers