Wind Turbine Technician

GE Vernova Inc; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Electrical Technician to join their Onshore Wind service team. This exciting role involves working with cutting-edge turbine technology in a dynamic environment, providing technical direction, and ensuring safety and quality during maintenance activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical testing and fault finding, alongside excellent communication skills. This remote position offers the chance to work independently while also collaborating with a dedicated team, making a significant impact in the renewable energy sector. If you're ready for a rewarding challenge, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Qualified Electrical/Mechanical Fitter or Technician with experience in testing.
• Excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and leadership during maintenance activities.
• Document fault finding and repair work thoroughly in service reports.

Skills

Electrical Testing

Fault Finding

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Safety Awareness

Team Leadership

Technical Reporting

Education

Nationally recognized diploma or certificate in Electrical/Mechanical

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Access

Job description

Job Description Summary

If you are looking for exciting varied work every day with stability, ideally have the experience of working in Wind or test equipment with an electrical qualification we are looking for exactly you. Our Total Reward package in UK is competitive and comprehensive.

Job Description

Come join our Onshore Wind service team in the UK. You will thrive working with the latest turbine technology, working in the challenging environment of onshore operations and will drive process and rigor as we develop our operations and service teams.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Provide on site technical direction, hands on service and leadership during maintenance and servicing activities at customer owned facilities.
2. Prepare job planning documents that define the scope of work to be performed through engineering instructions, drawings, and process instructions.
3. Communicate effectively with Management and Colleagues utilizing customers’ CTQs (Critical to Quality needs) in job planning and execution.
4. You will work independently on the implementation of fault analyses and repair of wind turbine generator systems in the UK, including clarification of any client queries.
5. Documentation of call-out responses, fault finding and repair work in service reports, logbooks and checklists.
6. Coordination of external and internal service providers and contractors on site.
7. Maintain a strong safety culture and mindset to ensure all executed work reflects GE and customer technical and EHS requirements.
8. Willing to work and fulfil on-call obligations for out of normal working hours if required (e.g. weekend working).
9. Perform administrative functions such as writing technical reports, ordering materials, securing quotations, preparing job status reports, reports to customers, time sheets and expense sheets in a thorough, complete and timely basis.

Qualifications / Requirements:

1. Appropriately qualified Electrical / Mechanical Fitter or Electrical Technician / Technologist or Electrician / Electrical Fitter - nationally recognized diploma or certificate.
2. Experience with electrical test equipment and testing procedures.
3. High degree of quality awareness; excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills combined with the ability to detect and remedy faults, defects, problems.
4. Fit and able to work at heights.
5. Structured worker with technical analytical abilities.
6. Computer literate - knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
7. Prepared to travel throughout the UK and Europe on occasion including for training requirements.
8. Excellent English speaking, reading and writing skills.
9. Valid national driver's license.

Desired Characteristics:

1. Experience in leading field service team.
2. Previous experience working on GE Turbines.
3. Advanced computer skills, e.g. Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Access.
4. Basic Workplace First Aid.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

1. Applicants should be located within an approximately 1 hour commute from site locations – Chelveston/Kettering can be considered as initial staging location.
2. Applicants need to have right to work in the United Kingdom. Applications from candidates that require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom will be considered.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position.