• Are you a skilled Maintenance Technician looking for a career change? 
  • Do you want to join a team which supports successful agricultural enterprises by enabling the delivery of water to the nation’s food bowl?
  • Grow your career with Murrumbidgee Irrigation.

About us

Murrumbidgee Irrigation (MI) is one of the largest private irrigation companies in Australia serving over 3,000+ landholdings that is owned by our shareholder customers within an area of 378,000+ hectares. The irrigation water and drainage services we provide have helped create a diverse and highly productive agricultural region known as the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA). The MIA is one of the most diverse and productive regions in Australia, forming part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The MIA is home to over 50,000 people with the majority of jobs tied inextricably to the water we supply to farms and industry. We are a dynamic and innovative regional company that employs approximately 150 people at two locations in the MIA - Griffith and Leeton.   

 

We’ve been around for over 100 years, but our job is simple - to deliver water in the best way possible. 

 

About the role  

MI is looking for a Maintenance Technician with a passion for electronics and communications to join our Technical Maintenance team. 

 

Working as a key role in the Technical Maintenance team, key accountabilities include:

  • Maintaining MI’s automation technology including electronic instrumentation, communications, and motorised equipment.  
  • Installing, calibrating, and inspecting assets.  
  • Diagnosing electronic and communications issues and applying fault-finding techniques, including via SCADA and other software tools.  
  • Planning, coordinating and undertaking works in accordance with safe work practices.  
  • working collaboratively to support the broader Technical Maintenance team.

What you will bring  

  • Demonstrated experience in Electronics, Instrumentation, Communications and/or Mechanical Maintenance.
  • Experience interpreting drawings, schematics, work instructions and technical documentation.
  • General Construction Induction Training Card (White Card).
  • Live in or be willing to relocate to the Griffith Area (or its surrounds). 
  • Demonstrated ability to manage your own time and an ability to work autonomously.
  • Commitment to a strong values culture and a preparedness to ‘walk the talk’.
  • Certified Meter Installer (CMI) Accreditation (Desirable) 
  • Current ‘C’ class motor vehicle licence  

What can we offer you?

 

MI offers:  

  • Access to a range of Benefits including Employee Assistance Program, annual skin checks, wellness programs and flu shots. 
  • A proactive and inclusive work culture with a focus on safety – ‘nobody gets injured on my watch’. 
  • Values based workforce – Clarity, Connection, Improvement and Vulnerability.
  • Attractive and competitive remuneration, including access to salary packaging for superannuation, novated lease and remote area housing. 
  • Excellent work-life balance with the opportunity to secure additional annual leave.  
  • Country living at its best with fresh air, cosmopolitan cafes and restaurants, thriving community all in a beautiful place (see www.countrychange.com.au for more info). 

 

For specific position enquiries, please contact Bryan Salvestro – Technical Maintenance Coordinator on (02) 6962 0200 or email recruitment@mirrigation.com.au.