Electrical Engineering Technician (Farms)
Sunpork Consolidated Pty Ltd
Full-time
Bendigo Area VIC
Electrical Engineering (Engineering)
$70,000 - $80,000 per year
Our farms depend on functional and reliable electrical engineering control systems at all times to ensure farms are operational, safe, and in service at all times - 24/7 and 365 days per year to support positive animal welfare outcomes, optimal environmental conditions and sustained and efficient production.
**Responsibilities, tasks, and duties**:
- Installation, modification, maintenance & repair of electrical engineering and maintenance systems;
- Read technical diagrams & blueprints and troubleshooting electrical engineering control systems throughout our piggery farm sites/units;
- Undertake checking, maintenance and repair of electrical engineering systems and equipment located in piggery farm units with a focus on water supply/drippers, feed systems (electrical sow feeder system) and electrical environmental control systems;
- Ensure electrical engineering and instrument/control systems and equipment located in piggery farm unit's 100% uptime is achieved by effective and efficient preventative maintenance;
- Liaise with Piggery Unit Manager on planned upgrades and electrical engineering maintenance schedules;
- Complete reactive and breakdown electrical engineering maintenance when required;
- Examining and testing electrical engineering systems, equipment, instruments, and control systems to troubleshoot and diagnose faults;
- Adjusting, repairing, and replacing worn/defective parts and maintaining control systems, equipment, and instruments;
- Conduct and record electrical engineering product tests and diagnostic activities to support piggery environmental controls and the production process;
- Installing, upgrading, modifying, and calibrating electrical engineering and instrument/control systems;
- Maintain a high level of quality control in accordance with the quality assurance standards; with a focus on continual improvement of all electrical engineering instrument/control systems;
- Ensure any non-compliances that may affect the safety and integrity of electrical engineering instrument/control systems are reported;
- Implement and undertake coordination of electrical engineering instrument/control systems and equipment works programs for sites;
- Ensure all new or reconditioned replacement parts, systems and equipment meet quality standards;
- Inspecting designs and finished products for compliance with specifications and regulations;
- Undertake electrical engineering instrument/control systems workshop functions such as refurbishment and reconditioning of parts, repairs, PLC controls and equipment;
- Assist with the identification of any problems and non-conformities and process, providing cost effective business solutions.
**Qualifications and Experience**:
- Minimum bachelor's degree level qualification in electrical or electronics control systems or related area;
- Minimum 3 years relevant and related work experience with electrical engineering and control systems;
- Demonstrated safety leadership in the past and will strive to maintain a safe and healthy workplace;
- Experience working in a farming environment, with exposure in intensive animal production an advantage;
- Demonstrated expertise in the hands-on delivery of both scheduled and emergency maintenance;
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word and Excel an advantage;
- Capability to assist with and develop yearly budget planning including shed and equipment upgrades.
**Salary**: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
**Salary**: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (required)
Work Location: In person