Wind Turbine Technician (Travelling Position)

Spark Power Corp; White Rock; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy partner in North America is seeking a Wind Turbine Technician to support various projects across Canada. The role involves climbing turbines for maintenance and repairs, ensuring safety compliance, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have relevant GWO certifications and experience in the wind industry. Spark Power offers competitive wages, paid travel days, and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Competitive hourly wages

Paid travel days

Overtime offered after 8 hours

200/year tool allowance

RRSP Matching

Company vehicles

Monthly cell phone allowance

Travel, training, workwear & PPE paid

Qualifications

• 2 years of wind industry experience preferred.
• Valid GWO certifications required.
• Experience in electrical troubleshooting and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Travel across Canada to perform maintenance on wind turbines.
• Climb turbines to conduct diagnostics and repairs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies.

Skills

Electrical Troubleshooting

Hydraulic Troubleshooting

Customer Service

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

GWO Working at Heights

GWO First Aid

GWO Fire Awareness

Tools

Borescope Training

Job description

Spark Power, a trusted partner in energy in North America, is looking for a Wind Turbine Technician to join our team. The Wind Turbine Technician will travel to support various scopes of work across Canada. The technician must be competent and qualified to work on wind turbines. Specific trainings and electrical / mechanical competencies are an asset.

We are excited to provide careers in Renewables and are committed to being the best employer possible. Our product is our people!

Here’s what you will do as a Wind Technician :

• 100% Travel, with an approximate 35 : 10 onsite to offsite ratio.
• Climb wind turbines (upwards of 130m) to perform diagnostic testing, installation, troubleshooting, maintenance and repairs to mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components / systems.
• Complete various reports, checklists, and hazard analysis as it pertains to job scope.
• Participate in company and customer HSE / training programs.
• Deliver exceptional customer experience / service to our partners in the industry.
• Follow all Health and Safety policies to maintain a zero-incident workplace
• Scheduled maintenance of Wind Turbine Generators including : inspection, greasing, cleaning, torqueing and tensioning of bolted connections
• Apply LOTO
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Hydraulic Troubleshooting
• Follow and implement work procedures for specific scopes of work to inspect, repair and maintain Wind Turbine components
• Populate, track and communicate client and company documentation on a daily basis
• Maintain a clean work area, equipment and tooling
• Perform other daily work requirements as directed by Site Management
• Maintain required training certifications for position (Fall Protection / Rescue Training,, LOTO, First Aid / CPR / AED) etc.

Spark Power Employee Benefits and Perks :

• Competitive hourly wages
• Paid travel days
• overtime offered after 8 hours and on weekends
• 200 / year tool allowance
• RRSP Matching
• Company vehicles
• Monthly cell phone allowance
• All travel, training, workwear & PPE paid for

Do you have the Spark? Here’s what we’re looking for :

Technicians with valid :

• GWO Working at Heights
• GWO Fire Awareness
• GWO First Aid
• GWO ART,
• GWO BTT
• GWO SGTT
• GE Maintenance, GE Fundamentals (any platform), GE Converter Training (any platform)
• SGRE Basic Profile, SGRE Maintenance Profile (any platform), SGRE Troubleshooter Profile (any Platform)
• Borescope Training

Preferred Work Experience if not a Wind program graduate :

• 2 Years Wind Industry Experience
• Wind Construction (any platform and role)
• Annual and Semi Annual Maintenance
• Oil Changes
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Retrofits
• Blade / Fiberglass Repair
• Transformer Maintenance
• Substation Maintenance

Who is Spark Power?

Spark Power is the leading independent provider of end-to-end electrical services and operations and maintenance services to the industrial, utility, and renewable asset markets in North America. We work to earn the right to be our customers’ Trusted Partner in Power. Our highly skilled and dedicated people, located in the communities we serve, combined with our knowledge of the power industry, technology expertise, and commitment to safety, ensures we deliver the right solutions that keep our customers’ operations up and running today and better equipped for tomorrow.

Spark Power welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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