Electrician

We are CBH

We bring our values to life every day by being Collaborative, Respectful, Reliable, Sustainable. Our values are more than just words they guide how we work with each other, farmers, suppliers, partners, and the communities we operate in. These values and behaviours represent the CBH team at our best and are what we need to collectively demonstrate to achieve our Path to 2033 strategic objectives.

CBH has a strong and proud history of serving and returning value to WA growers since 1933

We are a proud Western Australian co-operative and as Australia's largest co-operative we are a leader in the Australian grain industry. We have grown from humble roots into one of the world's largest and most efficient grain supply chains, delivering millions of tonnes of quality Western Australian grain into the hands of customers around the world each year.

Our storage and handling system currently receives and exports around 90 per cent of the Western Australian grain harvest and is regarded as one of the best in the world.

Our core purpose is to sustainably create and return value to current and future West Australian grain growers.

Empowering our people

CBH is more than just a place of work, it's a community of people who are passionate and committed to our core purpose.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing a safe and rewarding working environment for our people, with a strong culture of developing and enhancing our employees' capabilities.

We invite you to use your skills and expertise to make your mark to help CBH sustainably create and return value for grain growers in Western Australia.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled and safety-focused Electrician to join our Country Maintenance team, based out of our Esperance Grain Terminal. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this role will aim to provide preventative and corrective maintenance on fixed and portable machinery.

Roster: 4 days on, 4 days off, based out of Esperance (residential only). This role will require an element of regular travel, where the successful candidate will be required to stay in camp 3 days a fortnight.

Relocate to Esperance: Assistance available!

Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance and repairs to bulk handling equipment, including elevators, conveyors, fixed and portable machinery

• Diagnosing and fault-finding PLC-controlled equipment, which includes but is not limited to elevators and conveyors, trippers, and dust systems

• Complete basic administrative tasks that are aligned to the maintenance function

• Providing electrical assistance to our remote receival sites in the Esperance zone

• Interpreting electrical schematics and genset powered assets

About you:

• Holds a current WA Electrical Workers Licence and an unrestricted Drivers Licence

• Work at heights, confined spaces and forklift licence (desirable)

• Ability to work in high grain dust concentrations

• Experience navigating computerised maintenance systems

• Current hazardous area installation certification (desirable)

• SAP experience (desirable)

CBH offers a range of employee-focused benefits aimed at ensuring a healthy work-life balance, including:

• Relocation funding available for the right candidate

• Corporate Employee discounts including travel, health insurance funds and financial services

• Ongoing training and development to reach your career goals 

• 13-weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender) 

• Employee assistance program

We'd love to hear from you 

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you. CBH welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds, embracing inclusivity and diversity in our workforce. 

To find out more about working with CBH visit http://careers.cbh.com.au/ or to speak to a member of our People and Culture team, please contact us on (08) 9237 9600.