Solar Field Service Technician II — On-Call

ACT Power Services; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Short-term and Long-term disability

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Employee assistance program

Company vehicle

Pet Insurance

Job summary

ACT Power Services seeks a Solar Maintenance Technician in California to perform safe, efficient maintenance and repairs on Commercial and Utility Scale Solar PV plants. You’ll handle preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs to maximize production and learn a broad range of electrical skill sets.

This entry-level role emphasizes learning NEC code, electrical theory, and industry best practices while maintaining safety and reliability across modules, trackers, inverters, and

Qualifications

• Familiarity with electrical systems and components.
• Proficiency with power tools for repair tasks.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics accurately.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite.
• Ability to take direction and complete tasks with minimal oversight.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Experience with OSHA 1910, NFPA 70E, and 70B.
• OSHA 10 General Industry certificate.
• Must be able to travel, on-call during off-shift hours and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Uphold a high level of safety standards in everything that you do.
• Conduct routine preventive maintenance, service, troubleshooting and repair of solar photovoltaic facilities.
• Willingness to learn the NEC code, electrical theory, and industry best practices.
• DC and AC testing including polarity, open circuit voltage, grounding continuity, communication, insulation resistance testing, and I-V curve tracing.
• Interpret schematics to understand system layouts and connections.
• Maintain a schedule for routine maintenance, service, troubleshooting and repair of equipment at solar photovoltaic facilities including single-axis trackers, inverters, transformers, disconnects, substation equipment.
• Maintaining company property such as vehicle, tools, meters and plant stock.
• Maintaining service reports, inspection documentation, safety paperwork, and spare parts inventory.
• Provide maintenance and troubleshooting training to technicians and others as needed.
• Identify safety hazards and take appropriate action to remove or eliminate hazards.

Skills

Electrical system familiarity

Power tools proficiency

Schematics reading

MS Office proficiency

Self-motivation

Travel/on-call readiness

Education

OSHA 10 General Industry certificate

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

ACT Power Services seeks a Solar Maintenance Technician in California to perform safe, efficient maintenance and repairs on Commercial and Utility Scale Solar PV plants. You’ll handle preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs to maximize production and learn a broad range of electrical skill sets.

This entry-level role emphasizes learning NEC code, electrical theory, and industry best practices while maintaining safety and reliability across modules, trackers, inverters, and