Electrician in Alice Springs, Australia

The Maintenance Electrician functions as key member of a multi-skilled team to safely and effectively maintain facility infrastructure and critical systems at the Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap. The Maintenance Electrician provides a professional service in the execution of technical repair & maintenance of all assigned facility infrastructure equipment. This includes elements of planning, organization, coordination, scheduling, training, mentoring, and resource management associated with the day-to-day maintenance of the facility.

The Maintenance Electrician is responsible for the efficient and timely identification and completion of maintenance work tasks and ensuring high levels of service are maintained. This role also ensures that the Maintenance Electrician completes repairs and maintenance of all equipment in a manner that maximizes productivity and equipment reliability.

This position works closely with the Facilities Operations Team, other Facilities Maintainers and OASIS departments to foster, promote and maintain best-practice standards and enable reliable, consistent and effective maintenance and operation of facility systems. This role is key to the success of the broader O&M team and thus also works closely with all Facilities O&M personnel in the delivery of high-quality facility O&M services to enable the OASIS mission

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities/Duties

Estimated % of Time

Essential Function

• Operate and maintain facility infrastructure, systems and equipment.

• Repair malfunctions by such methods as replacing burned out elements, fuses and replacing defective wiring. Clean and repair electrical motors. Test electrical equipment such as motors, heaters and controls for safety and efficiency using standard test equipment and by observing functions.

• Execute rapid and reliable response to abnormal facility operational situations and emergencies; including equipment repair when necessary.

• Effectively liaise and communicate with peers to ensure best-practice standardization, coverage and continuous individual and team improvement.

• Monitor and facilitate the update of technical drawings, panel schedules and equipment operating procedures.

• Maintain a complete and current working understanding of all relevant facilities infrastructure, equipment and systems.

• Install new electrical equipment and infrastructure as requested.

• Perform thermal imaging inspections and analysis of electrical equipment. Locate and determine electrical malfunctions using test equipment

• Ensure, promote, and maintain health and safety practices/compliances at site and within the workplace.

• Any other reasonable duties as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

Desirable

• Strong understanding of Work Health Safety (WHS) Act, and EHS policies & procedures;

• Demonstrated understanding and experience working within Facility Maintenance or similar technical environment;

• Strong understanding and knowledge of technical terminology relating to Electrical infrastructure and electronic equipment;

• Strong understanding of facilities equipment and functionality;

• Strong understanding of facilities O&M requirements;

• Strong understanding of equipment maintenance requirements (preventive, predictive, & corrective);

• Demonstrated understanding of 110V (US) power, or willingness to learn;

• Demonstrated capacity to gain understanding and appreciation across other relevant technical areas such as High Voltage and Power Generation.;

• Demonstrated high level of problem solving, decision making and analytical skills;

• Enterprise Resource Planning experience. (SAP, Archibus)

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Industrial Electrical

• Power Distribution

• Understanding of Industrial Control Circuits

• Understanding of VFD’s

TICKETS AND LICENCES

Essential

Desirable

• Australian candidates must hold and be able to maintain an Australian “A” Grade Electrical License,

• US candidates must hold and maintain a minimum of a US State Journeyman’s License

• CPR

• White Card

• Confined Space

• Working at Heights

• Forklift Licence

• Elevated Work Platform

• First Aid

EXPERIENCE

• 4 years post trade experience.

• Experience with diverse range of power distribution equipment highly regarded.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Personnel are required to be medically fit to work and safely complete all physical tasks associated with the role in which they are employed. This includes but is not limited to being able to carry and control moderate to heavy loads and being able to safely traverse and access maintenance environments which may be uneven or cramped.

• The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

• The employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

It is a condition of employment that employees obtain and retain the appropriate level of security clearance and medical clearance applicable to each role. The employee will require a Top-Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) Department of Defence Security Clearance (Australian) or TS/SCI (U.S.) clearance w/ Poly.

STATEMENT OF WORK REQUIREMENTS

All personnel assigned shall be:

• At least 18 years of age.

• Able to fluently read, write and speak English

EHS REQUIREMENT

All Amentum personnel are responsible for understanding and complying with all site environmental, health and safety requirements. While OASIS is responsible for providing a safe workplace and is responsible for ensuring compliance with requirements of the EHS Handbook, each person is responsible for:

• Completing work task in a safe manner

• Reporting any unsafe acts or conditions to their supervisor and/or OASIS PMO/EHS Manager

• Continuous adherence to the environmental, health and safety procedures outlined in the EHS Handbook during the performance of their work

• Red-Carding a Job – Employee right and responsibility to “STOP WORK” if a job is unsafe or possess a danger to the environment.

QUALITY REQUIREMENT

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Program and carry out job activities in compliance with the Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand their Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE

Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to their job.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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