Electrical Engineering Graduate – Industrial

Could you see yourself utilising your Electrical Engineering degree and contributing to a successful organisation that has demonstrated experience creating green value? If you answered ‘yes’, we would like to hear from you. 

Norske Skog Boyer produces around 285,000 tonnes of paper a year using sustainable forestry. We are a large industrial site and pride ourselves on our values of Openness, Honesty and Cooperation. 

Currently seeking an Electrical Engineer Graduate – Industrial to commence in April 2023 for a two-year contract, with potential career succession.

Norske Skog Boyer is looking to promote equal opportunity within our workforce and female applicants are encouraged to apply for the following role.

The Opportunity: 

• a two-year graduate contract, with potential business succession
• build on the theory gained during your study to become a valuable, practical electrical engineer
• work collaboratively in a multi-disciplined team & leverage the knowledge & experience of industry experts, 
• gain the capacity to provide technical leadership 
• learn how to understand industrial processes and develop advanced fault-finding ability 
• develop the ability to communicate technical matters in an effective & timely manner 
• develop high level, proactive safety awareness
• gain highly sought-after skills for future job opportunities, possibly at Our Boyer Mill or within other organisations or sectors
• gain skills to optimise complex processes and systems
• undertake additional formal training to build your skill set

Our Equipment:

We have a complete range of electrical equipment for you to learn and work on, including:

• High and Low Voltage distribution (we use around 100MW of power continually, do our own distribution at 6.6kV and have hundreds of switchboards)
• Large AC, DC and Synchronous motors (we have thousands of motors, some as large as 12MW)
• DCS and PLC systems (a large variety of manufacturers and vintages)
• Instrumentation (lots of everything, including specialised advanced gear)
• IT process control infrastructure (servers, PC’s, networking, variety of SCADA packages)

Why work for Norske Skog?

• our continued business success is driven by environmental sustainability, production effectiveness and organisation diversity 
• our Boyer Mill was established 82 years ago and we are currently stepping towards renewable energy sources
• we are one of the world’s leading producers of newsprint, lightweight-coated magazine and related paper products supplying into local and international markets annually
• Norske Skog has a global imprint with four mill locations across Europe and one mill in Australasia, with over 2000 employees combined

Role Requirements:

• completion of a relevant Electrical degree from a recognised tertiary institution
• strong workplace health and safety focus
• be able to work as part of a team and autonomously on specific projects
• well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• the ability to relate to people at all levels and to influence where appropriate.
• advanced computer skills including MS Office applications

We are based close to Hobart, so this position suits someone who sees the Tasmanian lifestyle as desirable.

If you are a recent Electrical Engineering Graduate and all this appeals, we want to hear from you!

To Apply:

Please upload a cover letter stating why your skills and experience are suited to this role as well as a current resume via the ‘Apply for this job’ button.   

 Close date: 4pm March 1, 2024.

Norske Skog is an equal opportunity Employer and supports diversity within the workforce.