Senior Plant Technician - Mechanical
About this role
- 12-month LTC at Uranquinty Power Station in a critical power role.
- Grow your mechanical skills in a supportive, experienced team.
- Wagga wagga 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 a Plant Technician (Mechanical Profile), you’ll be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing mechanical maintenance and operational activities that keep the station running safely, reliably, and efficiently. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our plant performs at its best economically and sustainably.
Whether you’re from manufacturing, heavy industry, mining, or another mechanical background, if you’ve got strong hands-on experience and a willingness to learn, we’ll support you every step of the way.
Responsibilities?
- Perform maintenance and operational tasks on mechanical plant and equipment, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with relevant procedures, standards, and legislation.
- Execute routine and non-routine mechanical maintenance in accordance with Origin’s procedures and operational requirements to support safe and efficient plant performance.
- Participate in the Permit to Work (PTW) system as a competent Permit Acceptor, ensuring safe execution of daily work activities.
- Actively contribute to HSE performance by complying with Origin’s Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies, and mandatory training requirements.
- Support continuous improvement and change initiatives, including root cause analysis of incidents and participation in plant outages and project works.
- Foster effective communication and teamwork, applying Origin values to build positive relationships with stakeholders and maintain a collaborative work environment.
What will you bring?
- Current Mechanical Trade qualification and a valid “C” Class Driver’s Licence.
- Proven experience in CMMS, Permit to Work systems, and supporting plant shutdowns and minor project work.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, investigate, and contribute to the resolution of plant faults, failures, and incidents.
- Sound understanding of HSE procedures and Management of Change processes.
- Proficient in reading and interpreting technical documents, drawings, and procedures, with strong computer skills including Microsoft Office.
- Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to adapt to changing operational requirements.
For more information, please contact Kelly Hansen - , quote Requisition ID 89984 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.
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