Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle Ongoing opportunities for professional growth Located in Huntly, with excellent support and training provided Competitive pay, enjoy shift work with a strong focus on work-life balance Genesis Energy is one of New Zealand's largest energy retailers, supplying electricity, natural gas and LPG to more than half a million customers across the country and providing almost 20% of New Zealand's electricity. By capacity, Huntly is Aotearoa's largest power station (1200MW). The iconic, orange-tipped power station has been producing energy for New Zealand for more than 40 years. Huntly is critical to the country's energy security and will play an interesting role in the future as we move to a low carbon future. About the role: As a Generation Controller you'll operate the thermal generation assets, ensuring optimised operations while meeting trading/market requirements, compliance with resource consents, and generation occurs in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring all legislative compliance. This role is shift based. Responsibilities will include: Safely and efficiently operate thermal assets (panel and plant), meeting market/trading requirements and complying with regulations and resource consents. Follow safety, electricity regulations, and policies while maximizing generation within plant constraints. Operate generation plants via HMI, optimising plant performance and coordinate with Fuels, Trading, and Wholesale teams to optimise generation through daily communication. Log, report, and prioritise plant defects for improved reliability and efficiency within the Asset Management framework. Maintain accurate and up-to-date operational documentation, including procedures, job plans, and technical specs. Lead incident control, responding to emergencies to protect people, the environment, and equipment. About you: We are looking for someone that communicates in a clear, confident, and articulate manner. You will be able to build effective relationships, train and mentor and be effective at influencing others. To be successful in the role you will effectively process data to derive sound technical and commercial decisions in real-time. Key skills and experience will include: National Certificate in Energy and Chemical (Enchem) Level 3 or 4 with a focus on Steam Strand (preferred). Relevant operational or market experience aligned with role requirements. 4-5 years of hands-on experience in heavy industrial operations. Extensive operational experience in managing large-scale industrial processes. Expertise in steam-powered plants, chemical processing, water treatment operations, and water cycle chemistry. Willingness and ability to work a 24/7 shift schedule. About our benefits: At Genesis, we value your wellbeing and your contribution to our team. That's why we offer you great employee benefits for you and your family. Some of our benefits include: Health insurance, trauma and life insurance for you, and best doctors online service for you and your family. Electricity and gas discounts and an extra 20 power shout hours per year if you choose us as your provider. A flexible working policy to support you to balance personal and professional needs. Career development opportunities and a supportive learning culture. We value diversity and inclusion, and we believe that equity, gender and wellness are essential for our success. We are a market leader that empowers our people to make a positive difference for our customers, our communities and our environment. If you want to help shape the future of New Zealand's energy sector, apply today and join us at Genesis! #J-18808-Ljbffr