August 23, 2024

WEL Networks

Hamilton

SCADA/Communications Technician

Annual salary reviews, paid overtime and on-call allowance
Full medical, life and income protection insurance
Join our highly skilled team of passionate Technicians

As a SCADA/Communications Technician, you will join our highly skilled team of Technicians within the Substation Services team, responsible for installing and maintaining the communications and SCADA systems that ensure high levels of availability, resilience and scalability.
Responsibilities

Construct, maintain and commission network communication and SCADA assets
Respond to and repair communications and SCADA network faults
Use test equipment and diagnose the device performance and record results
Assist in maintaining network data integrity

Skills and experience

Registered Electronics Service Technician
Diploma (level 6) in Telecommunications/Electronics
5+ years SCADA/Communications experience in the utility industry

Best-in-class benefits
At WEL, we look after our people and you’ll benefit from a powerful package of benefits:

Medical, life and income protection insurance
Flexible working options – time in lieu, ability to purchase additional annual leave, 9-day fortnight, and much more
Relocation costs, and
An excellent salary package, including annual salary reviews, on-call allowance and paid overtime

We are committed to making sure our people go home safe every day, and with a drug and alcohol-free worksite we will require you to undertake testing as part of your pre-employment health assessment as well as participating in our annual health assessment programme.
About WEL Networks
WEL Networks is unique. We’ve been serving the Waikato for over 100 years, distributing electricity from the national grid so we can power over 100,000 homes and businesses.
With over 300 employees, we’re proudly based in Hamilton and are owned by the community we work for. We play an important role in the region's economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies to future-proof our region – and keep our communities flourishing.
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We actively value diversity, inclusion and want extraordinary people to join us. It is important to us that we get to experience a little bit of the 'real you' in your application. Check out the full position description for more details.
Applications will be screened as they arrive, and we may move quickly to interview.