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As the Electrical and Instrumentation Technician at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong, you’ll use your electrical and instrumentation expertise to support the safe and reliable operation of high-containment PC2–PC4 laboratory environments. You’ll maintain, operate and upgrade critical facility systems that underpin microbiological security.
Job Responsibility:
Use relevant industrial electrical expertise and experience to carry out maintenance, repair and installation of electrical systems to ensure safe, reliable and compliant operation across the ACDP facility
Operate and maintain the site’s high-voltage network and diesel backup HV generators to provide a safe and uninterrupted HV supply to critical containment and research systems
Calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot pressure, temperature, level and flow instrumentation to ensure accurate environmental control, reliable containment system performance and full regulatory compliance
Coordinate and supervise specialist contractors by managing permits, safety and biosecurity compliance, access and documentation, ensuring high quality and compliant delivery of contracted work
Maintain, test and monitor UPS systems to guarantee continuous, clean power to essential containment and monitoring systems, reducing the risk of power related failures
Diagnose and resolve electrical, instrumentation and control system faults quickly and systematically to minimise downtime and maintain operational continuity in high containment environments
Work safely within PC2–PC4 environments and maintain systems essential to microbiological security, ensuring all tasks uphold ACDP biosecurity requirements and mandatory training is completed
Requirements:
Victorian A Grade Electrical License (or ability to obtain one if from another state) with relevant post trade experience and relevant trade qualifications for an Electrician
Demonstrated electrical maintenance experience across industrial, process industry, building services or manufacturing plant environments, in both installation and operational maintenance work
Demonstrated experience independently diagnosing and resolving faults in process control and electrical systems within an industrial environment
Competence to accurately interpret control system and electrical schematics, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated experience to effectively work as part of a team
A demonstrated commitment to OHS&E, safe working practices, including Lock out - Tag out and permit systems
Nice to have:
Dual trade certificate III or IV in Electrical Instrumentation
Possession of High Voltage Operators qualification or willingness to acquire high voltage operators’ qualification
Demonstrable understanding of and experience with SCADA or similar plant control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLC) and variable speed drives (VSD)
Experience with the calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting of instrumentation—such as pressure, temperature, level and flow systems—within an industrial or process plant environment, including exposure to automated control systems and complex plant operations
Experience working with high-voltage (HV) systems in an industrial or complex facility environment, including exposure to HV switching, isolation, protection systems and safe work practices associated with high energy electrical distribution
What we offer:
15.4% superannuation
Flexible work arrangements
Range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities