Operators/Trainee Operators - Multiple Roles/Renewable Energy Project/Moree, NSW

Multiple permanent opportunities | Moree, NSW | Shift-based roles | Indicative start November–December 2026

⚡ Help operate a first-of-its-kind renewable energy facility 

🌱 Join a new industry producing renewable hydrogen and lower-carbon fertiliser 

🛠️ Experienced Operator and entry-level Trainee Operator pathways available 

📚 Structured technical, safety and site-specific training 

🏡 Build a career in regional NSW, with potential relocation support

Hiringa is building its operations team for the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia (GEGHA) facility near Moree, NSW.

The facility brings together solar generation and battery storage with renewable hydrogen and ammonia production, water treatment, storage and product load-out infrastructure. It is a first-of-its-kind facility creating new capability, skills and career pathways in regional Australia.

We are recruiting multiple Operators and Trainee Operators to help safely commission, start up and operate the facility. These are hands-on roles for people who want to be part of a new operation from the beginning and help shape the way the site works.

The roles

Roles report to the Facilities Manager – GEGHA and will work as part of the onsite operations team.

The facility will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These are shift-based positions working a rotating roster that is expected to include day and night shifts. Team members may also be required to participate in an on-call or emergency response roster once appropriately trained, assessed and authorised.

Your work may include:

• Monitoring and operating plant systems from the onsite control room using SCADA, HMI and associated control systems
• Completing field inspections, operational checks, sampling and routine plant activities
• Responding to alarms, process deviations and equipment issues
• Supporting plant start-ups, shutdowns, commissioning and maintenance activities
• Following permit-to-work, isolation, lock-out/tag-out and other safe systems of work
• Maintaining clear shift handovers, operating logs and plant records
• Participating in emergency response training and site response arrangements
• Working closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, HSEQ, contractors and equipment specialists
• Helping establish practical procedures, systems and a strong operating culture for a new facility

Safety will be central to everything we do. You will be expected to follow procedures, respect operating limits, speak up about risk and contribute to a disciplined, supportive and improvement-focused site culture. The facility is being prepared to operate within a major-hazard environment, so competency, attention to detail and sound judgement matter.

Operator opportunities

Our Operator roles are suited to experienced process or production operators or trade qualified professionals who are comfortable working in a highly automated industrial environment and can contribute from commissioning through to steady-state operations.

You may come from:

• Chemical or petrochemical processing
• Oil and gas or LNG
• Power generation or utilities
• Mining or mineral processing
• Manufacturing or other complex process industries
• Industrial gases, hydrogen, ammonia or renewable energy
• Complex Agri businesses roles

Experience with SCADA, DCS, PLC or HMI systems, process safety, hazardous chemicals, permit-to-work systems, isolations and emergency response would be valuable.

A Certificate III in Process Plant Operations, or a comparable process operations, chemical processing, power generation or industrial qualification, is preferred. Experience supporting commissioning, start-up or early operations of a new plant would be an advantage.

Trainee Operator opportunities

Our Trainee Operator roles are designed for people with the right attitude, aptitude and commitment to build a career in process operations. You may not have a formal certificate or qualification but you are committed to learning and building your skillset.

You may be:

• Starting your career
• Looking for a practical career change
• Bringing transferable experience from agriculture, manufacturing, trades, utilities, transport, mining or another safety-focused industry
• Based in Moree or the wider region and interested in growing with a new local industry

You do not need to arrive with hydrogen or ammonia experience. We will provide structured technical, site and safety training, supervised practical learning and competency development. Trainees will work alongside experienced operators and technical specialists, building the knowledge required to operate the facility safely and confidently.

We are looking for people who are reliable, curious, mechanically or technically minded, comfortable using computers, willing to follow procedures and ready to take responsibility for their own learning.

What we are looking for across both roles

• A genuine commitment to safety and following disciplined operating practices
• Strong situational awareness and attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Sound literacy, numeracy and computer skills
• Practical problem-solving ability
• Reliability and the ability to work effectively in a small onsite team
• Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts, including nights
• Willingness to participate in on-call or emergency response arrangements where required
• A current Australian driver licence
• Ability to meet medical, fitness-for-work, drug and alcohol, training and competency requirements
• Ability to obtain and maintain relevant tickets and site authorisations, which may include first aid, confined space, working at heights, gas testing, breathing apparatus and emergency response competencies
• Current eligibility to work in Australia

Why Moree?

Moree offers the opportunity to build a meaningful career while enjoying the benefits of regional living: a welcoming community, more space, a relaxed lifestyle and significantly less congestion than a major city.

The region has a strong agricultural and industrial base, and GEGHA will add a new renewable energy industry and long-term technical capability to the local economy.

We welcome applications from people already living in Moree and the surrounding region. For successful candidates relocating from elsewhere, Hiringa may provide support towards reasonable relocation costs, depending on individual circumstances.

Why join Hiringa?

• Be part of the team operating a first-of-its-kind renewable energy facility
• Join the operations team early and help shape how the facility runs
• Receive technical, equipment-specific, safety and competency training
• Build transferable skills across renewable energy, process operations and high-hazard industry
• Work with experienced people across operations, engineering, maintenance and HSEQ
• Develop a long-term career in an industry that is still taking shape
• Join a small, practical and values-led team where your contribution will be visible

We are aiming for successful candidates to start from November or December 2026, subject to allow for participation in facility commissioning and operational readiness activities. Recruitment and onboarding may occur in stages across the Operator and Trainee Operator groups.

Interested?

Apply with your CV and a short note in your cover letter telling us whether you are interested in an Operator or Trainee Operator opportunity, what relevant experience or transferable skills you bring, and why working at GEGHA in Moree appeals to you.

If you do not meet every requirement but believe you have the attitude, safety mindset and ability to succeed, we would still like to hear from you.

We, Hiringa Energy and Sundown Pastoral, acknowledge and pay respect to the Kamilaroi people and their elders, both past and present, as the traditional custodians of this land.   We celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of New South Wales.