Generator Maintenance Technician – GE Vernova
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Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?
What Impact You’ll Make
As a Generator Maintenance Technician of the Field Service Engineering team, you will be an active contributor to ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of wind turbine generator systems. You will support preventive and corrective maintenance initiatives that help maximize equipment uptime and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Work independently to perform fault analysis, troubleshooting, and repair of wind turbine generator systems using GE technologies, in Portugal and abroad when required, including responding to and clarifying customer inquiries.
- Carry out planned and preventive maintenance activities on wind turbine generator systems using GE and ECO technologies.
- Document service call responses, fault diagnosis, and repair activities through service reports, logbooks, and checklists.
- Coordinate on-site activities with internal teams, external service providers, and contractors to ensure safe and efficient operations.
Qualifications
- Professional or higher training in electromechanics within the wind energy sector, with electrical and/or mechanical service or maintenance experience.
- High level of quality awareness, with excellent fault‑finding and diagnostic skills, and the ability to identify and resolve faults, defects, and technical problems.
- Familiar with electronic equipment, PLC systems, and proficient in MS Office applications.
- Able to work at heights and willing to work in rotational shifts, including weekends and public holidays.
- English level A2–B1 or higher, with fluent Portuguese.
- Class B driving license.
- Valid Work Permit for the country where the position is offered.
Desired Attributes
- Team player with a cooperative attitude and eager for further development.
- Confident personality with a structured and analytical approach to work.
Benefits
- Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
- A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We’ve created programs that support the way you live and work today.
- GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on‑the‑job learning and development.
Inclusion
At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong. Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
This is a remote position.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Electric Power Generation