Onsite PLC Technician - Renewable Energy

Meridian Energy; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package and incentives

Southern Cross Healthcare

Enhanced leave provisions

KiwiSaver

Employee share scheme

Wellbeing programme

Work-from-home setup allowance

Job summary

Meridian Energy is seeking a Twizel-based Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Technician to support hydro, wind, BESS and solar generation assets across New Zealand. This hands-on role involves fault diagnosis, repairs, and minor hardware upgrades, often on-site.

With current NZ electrical registration and Rockwell PLC experience, you will solve field issues, support outages, and help deliver Meridian’s automation programme across diverse assets.

Qualifications

• Current NZ electrical registration.
• Experience with Rockwell Automation PLC equipment, especially PLC5 and ControlLogix.
• Hands-on fault diagnosis and field commissioning experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair PLC faults on site or remotely.
• Support maintenance activities including outages and testing.
• Update documentation for PLC modifications and standards.
• Ensure installations and software align with Meridian Energy standards.
• Provide PLC support for projects across hydro and wind assets.

Skills

Rockwell PLC

Fault diagnosis

NZ electrical registration

On-site work

OT networks

Tools

Rockwell Automation PLC

Job description

Meridian Energy is seeking a Twizel-based Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Technician to support hydro, wind, BESS and solar generation assets across New Zealand. This hands-on role involves fault diagnosis, repairs, and minor hardware upgrades, often on-site.

With current NZ electrical registration and Rockwell PLC experience, you will solve field issues, support outages, and help deliver Meridian’s automation programme across diverse assets.