Supervisor - Advanced Maintenance

Iberdrola; Iowa City (IA); Remote; USD 74,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Bonuses

PTO

401(k)

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

PPM Technical Services, Inc. in North America seeks an Advanced Maintenance Team Supervisor to lead a team of highly skilled specialty field operations technicians across North America.

The role oversees the execution of complex turbine maintenance and repair operations, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across multiple turbine manufacturers including GE, Gamesa, Mitsubishi, Suzlon and Vestas. The supervisor serves as the operational and technical leader during deployments, coordinating

Qualifications

• Two-year college or technical school certificate or 4+ years of related experience.
• Proven experience in wind turbine component inspection, repairs and replacement.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on experience in wind turbine maintenance.
• Ability to work in extremely adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to work around low and medium voltage.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment for facility maintenance; working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.

Responsibilities

• Strict management and compliance with all EH&S programs.
• Operate equipment for wind turbine maintenance including crane and crane-less replacements.
• Train technicians on crane-less equipment and crane operations for large corrective work.
• Develop technical documentation such as service bulletins and work instructions.
• Support training of site technicians on self-performance of corrective maintenance.
• Plan and execute field projects for gearbox, blade, and generator components.

Skills

Wind turbine maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Tower access

Education

Two-year college or technical school certificate

Tools

Crane and rigging knowledge

Job description

Salary

$54.00 to $58.00 hourly - The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience.

Location

Remote - IA, OR, PA, IL or MN preferred - At least 80% Travel.

Why Avangrid Power

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses & PTO
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

Job Summary:

The Advanced Maintenance Team Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of highly skilled specialty field operations technicians across North America. This role oversees the execution of complex turbine maintenance and repair operations, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across multiple turbine manufactures including GE, Gamesa, Mitsubishi, Suzlon and Vestas. The supervisor serves as the operational and technical leader during deployments, coordinating logistics, mentoring team members, and maintaining client satisfaction. This position requires up to 80% or more travel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strict management and compliance with all company environmental, health and safety programs.
• Operate specialized equipment for wind turbine maintenance activities for crane and crane‑less replacement of major wind turbine components such as gearboxes, generators, blades and pitch bearings.
• Train and instruct technicians on how to correctly operate crane‑less equipment or coordinate crane operations for performance of large correctives.
• Support the development of technical documentation such as service bulletins and work instructions and carry out procedures in the field.
• Support formal training of site technicians on self‑performance of corrective maintenances.
• Plan and execute field operations projects such as gearbox, blade, and generator component service, repairs or replacement.
• Lead field operations support team efforts performing minor corrective works as well as preventive maintenance works.
• Strong ability to lead, train and support the team; demonstrated ability to share knowledge, develop and lead individual team members toward successful performance at every job.
• Participate/lead in the development and revision of major corrective procedures ensuring input from subject matter experts.
• Manage performance of work team through clear communication of expectations, engaging team in work completion and process improvement.
• Coach and develop team personnel.
• Based near a windfarm to provide support when not traveling.

Required Qualifications:

• Two‑year college or technical school certificate; or 4+ years of related experience or power industry training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience in wind turbine component inspection, repairs and replacement.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands‑on experience in wind turbine maintenance.
• Ability to work in extremely adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to work around low and medium voltage.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment required for facility maintenance with a working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Ability to climb 300+ feet wind towers and to lift items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Must not exceed 280 lbs (per PFPE safety requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated competency with use of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic tools.
• Proficiency utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, and other office programs.
• Previous supervisory experience.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on ResultsCustomer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Disclaimer

AVANGRID is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. AVANGRID is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, gender, gender identification, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other characteristics or conditions protected by law.

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power. Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Company:PPM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC

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Job Posting End Date:December-2-2026