Service Technician - Eastern Creek
- Location: Sydney
- Salary: $108k - 135k per year
Spencer Ogden is working closely with a market leader within power generation and are currently looking for Service Technicians to join the Team at the Eastern Creek Depot in Sydney, NSW
Role - Service Technician
Location - Eastern Creek, Sydney
Duration - Mon/Fri 10 hr days with optional saturdays
Payrate - $108,000 P/Y + Overtime + Super + Additonal Tool Allowance
Requirements
The role would include:
We also have a number of projects pipelined for 2023, if you're looking for new opportunities or a different role to start the new year please email me on dominic.cantwell@spencer-ogden.com
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