Irrigation Technician

362712 · Heavy Next-day ready

Description

Irrigation Technicians install, test, and maintain irrigation equipment including sprinklers, pumps, water lines, and suction valves. They may also be required to operate heavy machinery for trenching and installing wiring systems for water timers, sensors, and data recording equipment.

Typical work tasks

Inspects and loads equipment for the day’s work; drives to the client’s location; tests the soil and vegetation to determine irrigation needs; maps out areas for irrigation installation; installs irrigation system as per the irrigation plan; digs trenches and install pipes and lines; installs pumps and electrical timers; tests the irrigation system with the aid of computer software; conducts routine maintenance checks; troubleshoots and replaces faulty parts; and completes associated paperwork.

Typical work environment

Works outdoors and indoors in almost all but extreme weather conditions.
Worksites are frequently wet and dirty.
Protective clothing may be utilised as appropriate.

Typical physical and mental demands

The physical demand is up to heavy.
Standing is frequently required. Sitting is not a significant component of the job.
Walking is frequently required about the worksite to move equipment, supplies, and carry out various tasks.
Stretching up and across is frequently required.
Squatting, crouching, and kneeling is frequently necessary.
Bending is frequently required.
Twisting of the body or neck is frequently required.
Lifting and carrying irrigation materials and equipment about the worksite is frequently required.
Repetitive movements are frequently required, especially the use of hands and arms for cutting, screwing, and joining fixtures together.
Driving to worksites is frequently required but extended operation of vehicles is not a significant requirement of the job.
Employees frequently use a range of hand, power, and machine tools including hammers, hacksaws, clamps, pipe-cutters, and wrenches.
Mental skills necessary include practical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.

Entry signal Reviewed

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training

Licence / registration Licence may be required

ANZSCO skill level 3

Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Irrigation Technician: licence may_be_required is defensible ('likely to be required', not definitive 'will be'), but 3yrs-exp/OJT route makes barrier experience_or_training not qualification, so next_day true.

Entry Requirements

A relevant New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. For entry-level positions on-the-job training may be sufficient. A Class 1 Driver Licence is likely to be required.

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.