Are you ready for a lifestyle change? Live and work in a beautiful city where children can still be children while attending great schools, where the air is clean. You will enjoy a warmer climate enabling you to make use of the exciting outdoor possibilities in a clean, green environment, leading to the ultimate relaxed lifestyle.

Electrix is a high profile, successful and innovative major contracting company providing a range of construction and maintenance services to the electricity and gas industries in New Zealand and Australia. Our business partners include national asset owners and generators.

Electrix currently has vacancies for a number of Cable Jointers with experience in jointing for our Auckland operation. There are many opportunities for personal growth and professional development in this exciting and challenging role.

Your main duties will be to carry out the repair and installation of LV, HV and EHV underground cables and to identify technical problems that occur outside of standard operating procedures.

Skills and Qualities Required: 

• Proven jointing experience, 5 years or more.
• Identifying electrical systems in preparation for work.
• Completing all allocated work related to the installation and repair of underground cables.
• Maintaining effective relationships with network staff, customers and suppliers.
• Maintaining allocated plant, equipment and tools to ensure they are in good working order at all times.
• Providing prompt assistance in the repair of system faults and participation in a faults standby roster.
• Carrying out all work in accordance with company policy, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Operating ground and structure mounted electrical equipment associated with electricity lines up to 33kV.
• Ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, environmental and quality performance are achieved.

In return for these attributes, excellent remuneration package will be provided in an exciting and challenging role.

We will assist successful candidates with their relocation to New Zealand on an individual basis. We will also assist all candidates with settling in upon arrival.