Line Mechanic - Auxiliary Works

Overview

Perform auxiliary line work and support construction/maintenance of power networks.

Key Responsibilities

• line maintenance
• safety management
• equipment operation
• quality assurance

Tasks

-Maintenance and repairs to overhead and underground lines (up to 33kV, sometimes 110kV) -Proactively identifying and addressing health, safety, and quality issues -Operating electrical equipment safely and efficiently

Requirements

• ewrb
• communication
• safety
• distribution
• ipad
• class 1

What You Bring

-EWRB registered Line Mechanic (current and valid) -Strong communication and customer interaction skills -Close approach consents -Solid understanding of industry safety standards and best practices -Experience with distribution line construction and maintenance -Stand overs -Experience with using and navigating applications on an iPad -Accurately completing all required job documentation and reporting -Full NZ Class 1 driver’s licence (Class 2 or above preferred) -PPE and tools provided

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Benefits

-Access to a pool vehicle for work purposes -Opportunities to grow within a well-established company -Ongoing training and development -Third-party switching -Supportive team culture -Competitive hourly rate + overtime

About Northpower

-It blends ownership and contracting—running its own electricity and fibre networks while delivering engineering and construction services nationwide. -Financially robust, it sustains large-scale contracts with major utilities and returns profits to its consumer-owned trust. -Its projects range from substation upgrades and submarine cable installations to managing transmission lines and future-energy installations. -Specialising in transmission, distribution, fibre rollout, inspection solutions and grid‑scale solar, it tackles every layer of utility infrastructure. -Unusually, the company owns and operates one of the region’s oldest hydro stations and recently launched a portable data centre prototype.

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