Plant Operator

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Zinfra is seeking a hands-on Plant Operator to join the Cambridge Depot team, full-time onsite, Monday to Friday with occasional overtime. You’ll operate plant and equipment to support electrical line crews and assist with yard duties, delivering tasks on time with a safety and quality mindset. If you’re confident with plant and teamwork, this is a chance to contribute to essential infrastructure and join a culture with benefits such as referral bonuses, EAP, and staff discounts. To apply, highlight proven experience with similar plant, hold a current HR licence, a High Risk Work Licence (C2 Crane, Forklift, Dogging) and a Blue/White Card, and tailor your resume to show safety focus, reliability, and teamwork; be ready to discuss travel with crews.

About the role

We’re looking for a Plant Operator to join our dedicated team based at our Cambridge Depot, working Monday to Friday with occasional overtime.

In this role, you’ll work alongside delivery crews across Tasmania, safely operating specialised plant and equipment to support network works, as well as assisting with general yard duties as required.

If you’re confident operating heavy plant, hands‑on in your approach, and enjoy working outdoors as part of a skilled team, this is an opportunity to contribute to essential community infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities include

• Operate plant & equipment to support our electrical line crews (i.e. Pro Line)
• Perform general yard duties to assist day‑to‑day operational requirements
• Deliver work tasks on time to meet customer requirements, while maintaining high safety and quality standards

Culture & Benefits

What we do matters. Delivering safe and reliable energy makes a difference to people’s lives across our country every single day. We are proud to keep Australia connected while preparing the nation for a renewable future. Our people are our energy source. We offer meaningful benefits and rewards, including being a certified family-friendly workplace designed to see you succeed in all areas of life:

• Employee referral bonus of up to $5,000 for successful hires
• Work with modern trucks and state-of-the-art EWPs, tools, and equipment
• Supportive team environment with a strong depot and social culture
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families
• Giving Back Program – receive grants to support charities you actively volunteer with
• Exclusive discounts on optical, gym memberships, and private health insurance
• Help drive Australia’s net zero future by delivering critical infrastructure projects that shape the energy and utilities industry

About You

You’ll have proven experience in a similar construction or utilities role and a genuine commitment to working safely as part of a team.

• Proven experience operating similar heavy plant & equipment
• Current HR Drivers licence
• High Risk Work Licence – C2 Crane, Forklift, Dogging
• Blue/White Card (OHS Construction Induction Card)

Who we are

Zinfra is a leading partner in the design, build, operation and maintenance of Australia’s energy and utilities infrastructure. Delivering over $1B portfolio annually, the work we do is essential to bringing energy to our communities safely and reliably, while powering the nation’s energy transition. With a diverse workforce of more than 2,300, we expertly deliver our services across Australia

We know Zinfra is a great place to belong—but don’t just take our word for it; hear our team members share what working at Zinfra means to them. 

We champion and value diversity in life and work experiences, as we know everyone benefits from broader diversity of thoughts in our problem solving, decision making and ability to innovate. We encourage applications from everyone, including First Nations people, veterans, people living with a disability and members of the LGBTIQA+ community. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Apply today, you belong here.