Who We Are:

Bluewaters Power's commitment is to support our community's transition to a new energy future through secure, low-cost generation as we continue to invest in developing our people and reliable technology.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Operations Technician – Mechanical to join our team at our Power Station near Collie. The successful candidate will work in a dedicated and supportive Operations and Maintenance team, and will be provided with opportunities to grow and develop within the role.

As the Operations Technician – Mechanical, you will;

- Liaising with operations and asset engineering staff to identify and assist with resolving plant faults to maximise unit availability
- Ensuring all routines and plant checks are completed with appropriate documentation filed
- Ensuring maintenance and performance of unit is maintained so full load and plant availability is achieved
- Provide continuous feedback on maintenance activities and plant condition
- Ensuring that day-to-day maintenance is performed in a manner consistent with Bluewaters environmental policies, standards and procedures
- Significant involvement in permit requests & conducting task related risk assessments for tasks assigned to you and/or your peers.
- Carrying out duties that are within their skills, training and competence, and which may be incidental or peripheral to the substantive position
- Carrying out workplace inspections to continually improve site housekeeping and safety standards

Attributes:

- A positive, can-do attitude and someone who values teamwork




- Resilient and self-motivated individual with a proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently, whilst establishing positive relationships across all areas of the business
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with high attention to detail
- Set high personal and plant performance standards
- Computer literacy (SAP, Microsoft suite of products, etc.)
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written
- Experienced in SAP and Permit to Work Systems (desirable)

Technical Competencies/Qualifications:

- Mechanical trade qualification (or equivalent) is essential
- Power Station or Heavy Industry experience is well regarded
- High Risk Work License’s desirable but not essential: LF, WP, CN, CB & RI
- Confined space access training and experience desirable but not essential

LF: Forklift, WP: Boom type elevating work platform, CN: Non-slewing mobile crane, CB: Bridge and gantry crane licence & RI: Intermediate Rigging or above

Working with Bluewaters

Our people are the heart of everything do. In line with our objective to support our community’s transition to a new energy future, our SPARK Objective and Professional Development Program,



combined with LinkedIn Learning supports the growth and development of our people. You will enjoy flexible work arrangements, RDOs, health and wellbeing initiative and a confidential EAP Service to support your overall health.

Our Reward and Recognition Program and Competitive Incentive Scheme is designed to reward your contributions and celebrate success.

Our Recruitment Process

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in Australia to be considered for this role. The preferred candidate will also be required to successfully complete a pre-employment medical and police check.

By providing your personal and sensitive information you agree to the following collections, uses and disclosures by Bluewaters:

- To provide to our psychometric testing;
- To provide to your referees when obtaining a reference;

Other uses and disclosures are set out in our Candidates Personal Data Collection Notice https://www.bluewatersps.com.au/careers/’

Bluewaters is committed to investing in our people and setting to create a safe and inclusive workplace. We encourage, support and celebrate the diverse voices of our employees to connect us to the community we serve, and encourage applicants from all backgrounds including First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ community, gender diverse, neurodiversity, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics to join our team.

📌 Operations Technician Mechanical (Collie)
🏢 Bluewaters Power
📍 Collie