Technician (Solar)

ZipRecruiter; Faversham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in the UK is seeking a Technician to handle the operation and maintenance of solar PV systems. Responsibilities include preventative and corrective maintenance, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and training colleagues. Candidates should have a background in Solar PV and troubleshooting experience. This role offers potential for professional growth within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Wide range of benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing solar PV systems.
• Proficiency in mechanical and electrical diagnosis.
• Ability to work overtime on weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled preventative maintenance and servicing.
• Perform corrective maintenance, fault finding, and repairs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Provide training to enhance technical knowledge of other employees.

Skills

Service Engineer with Solar PV background

Troubleshooting and Fault Finding experience

Knowledge of Power Inverters

Computer skills

Job description

Overview

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

The position

The Technician will be responsible for the Operation and Maintenance of PV solar equipment systems in the UK with the support of the Team Leader.

Accountabilities

• Undertake scheduled preventative maintenance and servicing
• Carry out corrective maintenance; fault finding, troubleshooting and repair on all solar PV systems which will include mechanical and electrical diagnosis on Power Inverters
• Proactive repair or component replacement to prevent complete failure or system downtime ensuring the highest level of Solar Plant availability
• Provide out of hours and weekend response
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety requirements
• Assist in providing solutions to the Technical Manager
• Conduct training lessons to enhance other employee's technical knowledge
• Report all maintenance works carried out using computer based service reporting procedures

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Service Engineer with Solar PV background
• Troubleshooting and Fault Finding experience
• Knowledge of Power Inverters
• Computer skills; word processing, spreadsheets, email, management and reporting systems, including the use of diagnostic and troubleshooting tools
• Willing to work overtime on weekends, bank holidays and on short notice
• Valid UK driver\'s license and acceptable driving record

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse cultures, orientation, and expression, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.