Wind Turbine Technician

ZipRecruiter; South Woodchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading green energy company seeks a skilled technician to maintain their wind turbine fleet across the UK. The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance, and must be able to work independently. This full-time position involves a 6-week rolling shift pattern with a competitive salary, benefits including training, and a health plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Gym Membership

Healthcare plan

Generous pension contribution

Volunteering Day

Hybrid Working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven ability to maintain, repair and fault-find on technical equipment.
• Comply with health and safety aspects in engineering.
• Good level of computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair wind turbine generation assets.
• Fault finding and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems.
• Complete computerized documentation and reports.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Time management

Education

NVQ level 3 in electrical or mechanical discipline

Job description

About The Role

You will provide an essential role in maintaining Ecotricity’s fleet of onshore Enercon wind turbines throughout the UK to a high standard, carrying out preventive and corrective maintenance when required.

The Operations and Maintenance Department Service Centre is based in Woodchester, Gloucestershire where you report each week. Due to the location of our generating assets, working away from home may be required at short notice. You will be provided with all relevant training, PPE and tooling required to conduct the role to the highest standards. A company van will also be supplied to travel between the Service Centre and relevant sites.

You will be required to work a 6 week rolling shift pattern of: 7 days “On” then 7 days “Off”, followed by 4 weeks of Monday to Friday.

Entry salary for this role is £40,000 - £46,326 depending on experience, with average annual overtime and allowances earnings approximately £10,000, plus a 5% shift allowance.

Core Responsibilities

• Working remotely in a small team performing all activities related to the maintenance and repair of generation assets.
• Responsible for fault finding and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems.
• Carry out repair or replacement of main components.
• Responsible for completion of all computerised documentation and reports.
• Ensure operational integrity and safety of generation assets is maintained to the highest standards.
• Uphold and drive a positive safety culture through your onsite actions.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and overtime rates.
• Shift system working (equal to 40 days off a year), plus 25 days additional leave entitlement (plus 8 days bank holidays).
• Generous working away allowances.
• Relevant industry training and development.
• Gym Membership.

About You

You will have proven ability to maintain, repair and fault find on a variety of technical equipment both electrically and mechanically to a high standard with minimal supervision. You will also be able to comply with all health and safety aspects of working in an engineering environment.

Educational/Experience Requirements

• Demonstrated history of electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault find and repair.
• Formal qualification in electrical discipline (minimum NVQ level 3) or formal qualification in mechanical discipline (ideally NVQ level 3) with relevant electrical experience.
• A good level of computer literacy.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment and at heights of 100 meters.

Skills

• Enjoy and able to work in small teams.
• Creative and self-motivated.
• Ability to work independently with remote management and take responsibility for project delivery.
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines without compromising safety or quality.
• Strong communication skills particularly verbal communication.
• Very organised – able to multi-task effectively.
• Good time management & personal organisational skills.
• Accuracy, Tenacity & Integrity.
• High level of aptitude towards technology and process development.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

About Us

What’s in it for you...

• Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
• Volunteering Day
• Hybrid Working
• Various company discounts (including shops, gyms, days out and events)
• Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
• Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available

As a valued member of the team, you will be supporting the Group Environmental Policy and its associated sustainability objectives and targets.

Flexibility statement

The fast moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment.

Ecotricity is Britain's greenest energy company. When we started back in 1995, we were the first company in the world to provide a new kind of electricity - the green kind.

Our mission was, and remains, to change the way energy is made and used in Britain - by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.

We don't just supply green energy, we use the money from our customers\' bills to make it ourselves too - we build windmills, sun parks and green gasmills in Britain. We call this turning \'bills into mills\'. Some of our biggest achievements to date include building Britain's first megawatt windmill and the country's first grid-scale sun park, as well as building our first green gasmill, generating 100% green gas from a source that we will never run out of grass.

We don't just focus on energy though- we built the Electric Highway, Britain's leading network of electric vehicle charging points; we helped Forest Green Rovers become the greenest football club in the world; and we launched Britain's greenest mobile phone service, Ecotalk, where they use the money from their customers' bills to protect and regenerate Britain's lost rainforests.

Ecotricity is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.