Serviceperson - Water Industry
We're working for our future. You can too. No matter where you are in your career, we're committed to your ongoing learning and professional development.
- Continuous training and development programme
- Work towards trade qualification
- Permanent opportunities, Porirua, Wellington and Lower Hutt
The opportunity
Our serviceperson teams play a critical role in ensuring a continual supply of quality water with minimal interruptions to communities and ensuring our drainage networks are free flowing and repaired promptly. Working in either our Drainage, Water or Roading Department in the reinstatement team, no two days will be the same as you head out across the Wellington and South Wairarapa regions undertaking a mix of planned and reactive works where you will:
- Install and repair water and drainage connections on all size mains
- Work on jobs of all shapes and sizes
- Flush and charge water mains
- Ensure a free-flowing wastewater and stormwater piped network is maintained.
- Complete network repairs, clear blockages and sewage problems, minimize leaking infrastructure, installing connections
- Construct and adjust manholes and pipelines or be a part of a team attending different locations to reinstate roads, footpaths and berms which includes concreting and general labouring.
- Work together with various teams and contractors to achieve positive outcomes
To find out more about the water, drainage and reinstatement teams, qualification pathway and what we are offering please visit our information website here.
What’s in it for you?
- Ongoing Training and Development for tickets, certifications, and qualifications
- Significant career pathways and supportive people leaders
- Additional 5 days leave per annum after 2 years’ service and additional domestic leave above minimum requirement
- Wellbeing and safety support programmes such as EAP and an additional wellbeing day once per annum
- Opportunities to work additional hours for higher earnings
- Free vision and hearing testing and discounts on corrective lenses, and various NZ retailers including Southern Cross Health Insurance
- A commitment to your health, safety, and wellbeing
- An active, challenging, and fulfilling job making a pathway to a rewarding career path for life
We offer remuneration based on your current tickets, licensing and experience, to enquire about skilled remuneration starting points please feel free to contact us.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- The ability to use technology (i.e., iPad or tablet) to record information.
- An understanding and commitment to health and safety in the workplace.
- A full, clean driver’s licence class 1 is a must
- Enjoy working outdoors and can complete manual labour tasks.
- A reliable, hard-working, and can-do attitude.
- The flexibility to work on an on-call roster than includes shift work and standby, after 3-6 months
- Class 2, Civil or Water experience is ideal and will lead to a higher remuneration starting point.
About us
Wellington Water is the Wellington region’s professional water services provider. We are 100 per cent council owned and funded by Wellington City, Hutt City, Porirua City, and Upper Hutt City councils, Greater Wellington Regional Council and South Wairarapa District Council.
Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We do this on behalf of our council owners.
How to apply:
To apply for the role, click on the” apply” button. Please not only online application will be accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis, please apply Today!
To apply for this role, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand.
For further information, or a copy of the position description following this link or email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz
- Department
- Customer Operations Group
- Role
- Service Delivery
- Locations
- Pomare Depot, Porirua Depot, Rongotai Depot
Staff benefits
Training and Development – We pride ourselves on providing opportunities for continual career development and growth and have departmental funding for role specific qualifications and training.
Additional Leave – After two years of continuous service, you’ll accrue an additional (fifth) week's leave during your third and subsequent years. This means you will be entitled to five weeks of annual leave after three years of continuous service.
We offer 10 domestic days per annum for sick leave and an additional 5 days domestic leave following 6 months of employment for care of dependants per annum.
Staff Referral Bonuses – Many of our senior frontline positions offer monetary rewards for referring successful candidates for advertised vacancies in accordance with our referral programme.
Wellbeing – Wellington Water take an active approach to our staff wellbeing, we provide one additional paid wellbeing day each year, free EAP services and wellbeing support, we also offer free flu vaccinations through our Wellbe Committee.
Work/Life Balance – Wellington Water strives to offer flexible working arrangements where possible, this may include working from home days, locations and hours of work depending on business requirements.
Relocation Contribution – If relocating from outside the Greater Wellington region you may be eligible for relocation support in the form of reimbursement.
Retailer Discounts and Vision Care – We have partnered with retail providers for staff discounts on Southern Cross insurance, periodic vision and hearing tests, and eyewear subsidies. We also various NZ retailer discounts via our partner Boost.
About Wellington Water
Wellington Water is owned by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington city, South Wairarapa District, and the Greater Wellington Regional councils
The work Wellington Water does is vital and rewarding. We’re tangata tiaki for Wellington’s water, and caretakers of our water infrastructure. Every day, we work to ensure that our communities have access to safe, sufficient, reliable and efficient water services. WWL is growing, and opportunities are growing along with it. It’s a transformative time in the industry.
Serviceperson - Water Industry
We're working for our future. You can too. No matter where you are in your career, we're committed to your ongoing learning and professional development.
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