Maintenance Technician - Level 3
About this role
- Live local and enjoy a Monday to Friday schedule
- Support safe and reliable operations at Queensland's largest combined-cycle plant
- Darling Downs Power Station based
Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful
At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.
About the role:
As an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician, you'll provide technical maintenance support across the power station, ensuring electrical plant and equipment operates safely, reliably and efficiently. Working closely with Operations, Engineering and contractors, you'll perform inspections, fault finding, testing, maintenance and outage support while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
Why this role matters?
- Execute routine and corrective electrical & instrumentation maintenance activities on plant and equipment.
- Investigate faults, diagnose equipment issues and implement effective repair solutions.
- Support major and minor plant outages, testing programs and maintenance projects.
- Prepare work packs, risk assessments, switching instructions and maintenance documentation.
- Identify and drive opportunities to improve plant reliability, performance and safety.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues using CMMS and diagnostic tools.
- Respond to call-outs and support extended hours during outages, including potential night shifts.
What will you bring?
- Electrical Trade Qualification with an unrestricted Electrical Licence.
- HV switching, Beamex, and Cert III Instrumentation (desirable).
- Experience in power generation, heavy industry, mining, manufacturing or a similar industrial environment.
- Strong fault-finding, maintenance and testing experience on electrical plant and equipment.
- Sound knowledge of safety systems, Permit to Work processes and electrical isolation requirements.
- Strong communication, computer literacy and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
So, why join us?
- 21 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers with flexible return options.
- Thrive in a culture of personal and professional growth.
- Purchase up to four additional weeks of leave annually.
- Engage in opportunities through the Origin Foundation to support your community.
- Powering your career with unbeatable perks - Get discounted electricity, gas, and internet as an Origin employee.
- Explore unique and cost-effective employee EV Car subscriptions.
For more information, please contact Kelly Hansen - , quote Requisition ID 90091 or apply now.
Origin - Where good change happens
At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.
We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.
Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.
Here's a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/
Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.
Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Company at a glance
Origin is one of Australia's leading energy companies, exploring, generating and delivering energy to over 4 million customer accounts. Our purpose – getting energy right for our customers, communities and planet – drives everything we do.
As Australia's largest energy retailer, we have an important role to play in providing electricity, natural gas, solar and LPG to Australian communities and work every day to make energy more affordable, more sustainable, smarter and easier for our customers.
We are committed to leading the transition to a cleaner energy future and believe our company, and the energy industry more broadly, should be at the forefront of action to reduce carbon emissions. Origin was the first Australian company to set an emissions reduction target endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – aiming to halve our Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 2032, as we work towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Through the Origin Energy Foundation, we support programs that use education to help break the cycle of disadvantage and empower young Australians to reach their potential, contributing more than $27 million to support community organisations since 2010.
View our community guidelines here: http://bit.ly/1GQP6E9
Top Benefits
- 21 weeks of paid parental leave
- Flexible return options
- Purchase up to four additional weeks of leave annually
- Origin Foundation community support opportunities
- Discounted electricity, gas, and internet
- Employee EV car subscriptions
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