Major Components Technician

Acciona S.A; Waubra Junction; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía seeks a Major Components Technician for its Waubra Wind Farm in Australia. The role supports major corrective maintenance and component lifecycle management across wind farms in Victoria and NSW, spending time at the Waubra site and traveling to others as needed.

The position operates Monday–Friday days with occasional overtime and on-call duties, requiring strong mechanical skills, safety focus, and ability to work across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Mechanical trade qualification (Fitter & Turner or similar).
• Wind energy experience preferred; heavy industry experience considered.
• Experience with major component maintenance and repairs; strong troubleshooting and fault-finding skills.
• Working at Heights, First Aid and GWO certifications (or willingness to obtain).
• Current driver’s license.
• Ability to travel between sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Major component inspections, repairs and replacements.
• Gearbox, main shaft and drivetrain assessments.
• Endoscope and videoscope inspections.
• Blade inspections and structural health monitoring.
• Up-tower repairs and corrective maintenance activities.
• Managing major component changes with contractors and crane providers.
• Supporting planned shutdowns and large maintenance campaigns.
• Training and mentoring wind farm technicians.
• Sharing technical expertise across ACCIONA sites and improving reliability.

Skills

Fitter & Turner

Wind energy experience

Component maintenance

Troubleshooting

Working at Heights

GWO certification

Driver's license

Safety focus

Education

Trade qualification (Fitter & Turner)

Job description

ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria. ACCIONA Energía is seeking an experienced Major Components Technician to join our Operations team. Based at the Waubra Wind Farm, this specialist role supports major corrective maintenance and component lifecycle management across our wind farm portfolio in Victoria and NSW. This is an opportunity to become one of our technical experts, sharing knowledge across sites, supporting technicians and helping maintain the reliability of some of Australia's largest renewable energy assets. As a member of a multi-skilled team, you'll spend your time both supporting your home site (Waubra Wind Farm) and travelling to other wind farms where specialist expertise is required.

The regular hours are Monday-Friday days, with overtime occasionally associated with major maintenance programs and participation in an on-call roster on an occasional basis.

Job Description

Whilst you actively engage in ACCIONA’s Health & Safety practices, take personal responsibility for maintaining a safe and secure workplace, and support the people around you in upholding these standards, you will be involved in:

• Major component inspections, repairs and replacements
• Gearbox, main shaft and drivetrain assessments
• Endoscope and videoscope inspections
• Blade inspections and structural health monitoring
• Up-tower repairs and corrective maintenance activities
• Managing major component change-outs alongside specialist contractors and crane providers
• Supporting planned shutdowns and large corrective maintenance campaigns
• Training and mentoring wind farm technicians
• Sharing technical expertise and best practice across multiple ACCIONA sites
• Supporting ongoing reliability improvement initiatives

Required Skills and Competencies

• Mechanical trade qualifications (Fitter & Turner, Mechanical Fitter or similar)
• Experience in wind energy will be highly regarded whilst heavy industry, mining, power generation or similar experience will be considered
• Experience with major component maintenance and repairs and strong mechanical troubleshooting and fault-finding skills
• Working at Heights, First Aid and GWO certifications (or willingness to obtain)
• Someone willingly supports others, shares expertise, and contributes to a positive, respectful and healthy team culture
• Strong safety focus and commitment to quality
• Ability to work independently and travel between sites when required
• A current driver's license

In compliance with Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act 2018, this role is defined as critical worker and labelled at ACCIONA Energia as a Privileged Access Worker (PAW). Privileged Access Workers (PAW's) are required to obtain satisfactory results from Acciona's Suitability Assessment prior to commencement, this forms part of our standard pre-employment checks.

As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.