Water Serviceperson - New Plymouth

About the job:

We’re looking for an experienced Water Serviceperson to join our team in New Plymouth!

This hands-on role involves repairing and maintaining water reticulation networks across the area. You’ll work in supportive small teams completing reinstatement works and infrastructure upgrades, both scheduled and reactive. No two days are the same, and you’ll play a key role in delivering essential services to the community.

What you’ll need:

• Ideally you will have 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Health & Safety focused.
• We need someone who is able and willing to participate in the on-call and standby roster.
• You will need to be physically fit, health and safety focused and work well in a team as well as independently.
• A full class 1 licence and an ability to drive a manual is also essential.
• Class 2 and WTR would be ideal

A NZ Certificate in Infrastructure Works, Level 3 is advantageous, but not essential – if you’re a hard worker, we will help you to obtain this!

All preferred candidates will be required to complete preemployment checks to the employer’s satisfaction. These checks include but are not limited to, Ministry of Justice criminal conviction report, medical assessment, and drug and alcohol testing.

If you have any further questions, please email [email protected]

Benefits and culture:

At our core, we believe that diverse teams drive better outcomes. We're proud to support and invest in initiatives that create a workplace where everyone feels they belong:

• Perks such as discounted health insurance, mental health first aiders, regular health check-ups, flu vaccinations and access to our employee assistance programme.
• Our Women in Water network provides resources, support and opportunities to thrive as a woman in your career and life in general. This wahine-only environment is a safe space to connect, ask questions, share thoughts and experiences, support each other and have some fun.
• Employee benefits and discounts via BOOST.
• Making Waves – Reward & Recognition Program: We celebrate team members who truly live our values through our Making Waves program, recognising and rewarding outstanding contributions every quarter
• You’re covered from your very first day, with bereavement leave and five days’ sick leave available right from the start.
• Our culture values different perspectives and we provide mentorship and training to help all team members succeed and progress in their careers.

Find out more:

Visit our Careers page to hear from our people about what it’s like working for Citycare Water; and visit out News section to read about the work we do protecting the health of our water in our local communities.