Wind Technician: Turbine Maintenance & Safety

NextEra Energy, Inc.; Kansas; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Job summary

NextEra Energy is seeking a Wind Technician for the Irish Creek Wind site near Frankfort, KS. This non-travel permanent role focuses on safe field-based maintenance, diagnostics, and reliability to ensure turbine availability and performance.

You will work on wind turbine components both electrical and mechanical, participate in safety programs, and collaborate with internal teams to implement improvements and report on safety and environmental metrics.

Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED required.
• 1.5+ years in a technical field or completion of a technical certificate/degree program.
• Valid Driver's License (NON CDL) required.
• Ability to climb a wind turbine up to 300 feet.
• Post-Offer Functional Capacity Eval required.

Responsibilities

• Performs regular preventive maintenance and repair on wind turbine power generation equipment.
• Completes electrical, electronic, and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Maintains all company supplied equipment, facilities and tooling.
• Applies basic understanding of the technical and process functions.
• Manages own training schedules and meets all training requirements within designated time frames.
• Able to meet attendance requirements.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Ability to climb turbine

Valid driver's license (non CDL)

Education

High School / GED

Technical certificate/degree

Job description

NextEra Energy is seeking a Wind Technician for the Irish Creek Wind site near Frankfort, KS. This non-travel permanent role focuses on safe field-based maintenance, diagnostics, and reliability to ensure turbine availability and performance.

You will work on wind turbine components both electrical and mechanical, participate in safety programs, and collaborate with internal teams to implement improvements and report on safety and environmental metrics.