Trainee Utility Arborist

Based in the vibrant coastal town of Oamaru with a team of 70 passionate and dedicated staff, our core business is bringing electricity from the national grid to over 13,000 connected customers in North Otago and parts of South Canterbury, providing innovative energy solutions to our customers, as well as providing electrical construction and maintenance services across New Zealand.
We have recently launched an ambitious new strategy and are very excited about the future. We are transforming our business into a modern, customer centric service provider and are strongly committed to supporting our people and providing a flexible environment where you can succeed and grow.
As part of this strategy, we are re-stablishing in-house vegetation services and as such we need new Arborists to join our team. This role is responsible for assisting the
Arborists with a wide range of vegetation and arborist maintenance activities on and around the network and customer lines.
How do you line up? We need
Full NZ Driver’s License Class 1 required
Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
High standard of written communications.
Familiar with common software applications (Outlook,
Word, Excel) and mobile technology.
Due to the nature of work you need to be physically fit and strong to complete your duties safely, including compliance with our Drug and Alcohol policy.
Our operation is also 24/7 therefore this role will be required to be available for after hours and emergency situations as part of the role.
And we are looking for someone who:
Has a great attitude to life, loves engaging people, collaborative and aligns with our Values:
We care about our People
We are one Team
We love our Region
We are Future Thinking
The Application Process:
Candidates must legally be able to work in New Zealand. For
confidential enquires and/or a position description please
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Applications close February 5, 2021.