Instrument Technican

Watercare Services Ltd; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Life and income protection

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Watercare Services Ltd. is hiring an Instrumentation Technician for the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The role focuses on ensuring equipment works safely and efficiently, testing, calibrating, installing, repairing and inspecting control systems and monitoring devices to support Auckland’s water services. The ideal candidate has a proven instrumentation background, a National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control at Level 4 or equivalent, and a proactive, team-oriented

Qualifications

• Proven background in instrumentation
• National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control Level 4 (or equivalent)
• Ability to lead and work with a team of technical specialists

Responsibilities

• Test, calibrate, install, repair and inspect control systems and monitoring devices
• Maintain operational functionality of instrumentation and control systems
• Install and commission additions or upgrades to existing systems
• Respond to control system alarms as they arise
• Maintain accurate records of calibration or test results

Skills

Instrumentation

PLC

SCADA

DCS

Teamwork

Education

National Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Control Level 4

Tools

PLC hardware

SCADA software

DCS hardware

Job description

Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
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 anInstrumentationTechnician 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 ininstrumentationand 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 totest, calibrate, install,repairand inspect control systems and monitoring devices.

Day to day you will be:

• Maintaining the operational functionality ofinstrumentationand 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
• Maintainingaccuraterecords of calibration or test results
  

You'llneed a proven background ininstrumentation. You will also need a National Certificate in IndustrialInstrumentationand Control Level 4 or equivalent - current Electrical Registration would be an added advantage.You'llbe a motivated self-starterwith a positive can-do attitude and passionate about Wastewater and Water. You will be able todemonstrate:

• 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