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Maintenance Electrician
Permanent Full time
Accommodation Available
Rotating On-Call Weekends
A well established agricultural business based around Parilla in South Australia's Mallee region is looking for an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join their team. You'll be responsible for keeping the company's plant and equipment running, covering everything from scheduled servicing and preventative maintenance through to fault diagnosis and repair of electrical systems. If you've got solid trade experience, don't mind pitching in with extra hours when needed and are comfortable with rotating on-call weekends, this is a permanent full time role with company accommodation available.
🔧 About the Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Undertaking scheduled servicing, testing and preventative maintenance for all company plant and equipment with electrical components
- Diagnosing faults using electronic testing equipment and performing operational maintenance of electrical equipment, wiring and control systems
- Examining blueprints, wiring diagrams and specifications to carry out required electrical maintenance and repair
- Assisting with maintenance and continuous improvement of equipment
- Connecting electrical systems to power supplies and testing continuity of circuit
- Positioning and installing electrical switchboards, and repairing or replacing faulty wiring and defective parts
- Installing, testing and adjusting electric and mechanical parts of machinery, including selecting, cutting and connecting wires and cables to terminals and connectors
- Monitoring the condition of electrical components
- Contributing to the successful delivery of maintenance projects alongside the wider maintenance department
- Ensuring equipment operates at high efficiency during peak season and managing breakdowns as they arise
- Performing preventative maintenance on equipment during the off-season
- Maintaining a clean and tidy workshop and other work locations
- Maintaining and servicing all tools and other workshop equipment
- Maintaining electrical inventory records and procuring parts and equipment as required, in line with company process and procedure
This is a permanent full time position. Candidates need to be willing to work reasonable additional hours beyond a standard week, and to take part in a rotating on-call roster over weekends.
✅ What You'll Need
- Willingness to work reasonable additional hours as required
- Availability to take part in a rotating on-call roster over weekends
🎁 What's on Offer
- Competitive hourly rate
- Permanent, full time, ongoing position
- Company accommodation assistance available
🏠 Accommodation
The company can assist with accommodation for this role. Rent is charged depending on the type of accommodation provided, with specifics to be discussed with successful candidates.
📍 Location
Parilla is a small rural town in South Australia's Murray Mallee region, around 192km east of Adelaide and roughly midway between Lameroo (14km west) and Pinnaroo (32km east). It's a close-knit farming community with a pub, general store and local sporting clubs, with most day-to-day shopping and services found in nearby Lameroo or Pinnaroo.
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