Variety, autonomy and specialist electrical work across Mid Canterbury When a pivot stops mid-irrigation in January, a farmer is losing water, time and money. We need someone who can get it moving again. PGG Wrightson Water is looking for a NZ Registered Electrician or Electrical Service Technician (EST) to join our Ashburton service team.
- Competitive salary plus overtime and allowances
- Strong earning potential during peak irrigation season
- Company vehicle for work use
- Variety and autonomy every day
- Ongoing training and development
- Specialist irrigation and water technology experience
- Career opportunities within a national business
- Supportive and experienced team environment You’ll work on centre pivots, pump stations, VFDs and control systems across Mid Canterbury farms, helping keep New Zealand's primary sector productive. If you’re looking for a role that gets you out from the same four walls every day, this could be the opportunity you’re after. A typical day You might start the morning tracking down a fault on a centre pivot. Before lunch, you could be troubleshooting a VFD in a pump shed, and in the afternoon commissioning a recent irrigation pump station. In spring, you’ll help farmers prepare their systems for the season ahead. During peak irrigation months, you’ll be the person they rely on to keep critical irrigation systems operating when it matters most. Based from Ashburton, you’ll spend your days working across Mid Canterbury farms rather than being tied to a construction site, workshop or factory. What you’ll be doing
- Fault finding on centre pivots, lateral moves and irrigator control systems




- Servicing and repairing irrigation pumps, bore pumps and domestic pumps
- Troubleshooting VFDs, soft starters and pump controllers
- Commissioning new pump stations and irrigation systems
- Working with telemetry, remote monitoring, and pressure and flow control systems
- Carrying out electrical compliance work and inspections
- Helping farmers improve the performance and efficiency of their systems
- Working alongside our experienced operations and service teams About you You may be coming from construction, industrial maintenance, manufacturing, utilities or general service work and are looking for more variety and independence in your day. You’ll bring:
- Current NZ Electrical Registration or EST Registration
- Experience with motors, motor control and fault finding
- A practical, solutions-focused approach
- Good communication skills and confidence working directly with customers
- A commitment to safe work practices, often operating independently in rural environments Experience with irrigation systems, pumps or VFDs would be an advantage, but it’s not essential. We’ll teach you the irrigation side. Join a team where no two days are the same, build specialist skills in a growing industry, and play a direct role in keeping Mid Canterbury farms running. About PGG Wrightson Water PGG Wrightson Water has more than 30 years of experience designing, installing and servicing irrigation and water systems throughout Current Zealand. Backed by more than 175 years of PGG Wrightson supporting rural communities, we’re proud to help farmers make the most of one of their most valuable resources.

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