Field Technician - Blue Nova Energy (Jhb)

Acdc Dynamics South Africa; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Nova Energy, a subsidiary of ACDC Dynamics South Africa, seeks a skilled Field Technician to commission, repair, install and support Blue Nova battery energy storage systems on customer sites. The role involves diagnostics, fault resolution, remote assistance, and extensive site travel.

Travel to customer sites locally, regionally, and internationally will be required to ensure service delivery, reporting, and continuous product improvement.

Qualifications

• Hands-on field service experience on energy storage or similar equipment.
• Ability to commission and service battery systems on customer sites.
• Proven diagnostic and fault-resolution skills.
• Experience in reporting site activities and coordinating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Commission on-site battery systems including SIT, LV/HV, and related equipment.
• Repair and maintain batteries across product ranges.
• Perform diagnostics, root-cause analysis and fault resolution.
• Provide field, telephonic, and ticketing support to customers and installers.
• Travel to customer sites locally, regionally, and internationally.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure service quality and timely reporting.

Skills

Field service

Commissioning

Maintenance

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Customer support

Reporting

Ticketing

Travel to sites

Tools

Zoho ERP

Job description

The successful candidate will be responsible for commissioning, site acceptance testing, repair, maintenance, and technical support of Blue Nova battery energy storage systems, including low-voltage, high-voltage, iESS, and turnkey products.Blue Nova Energy, a subsidiary company of ACDC Dynamics, is seeking a skilled and customer-focused Field Technician to join its technical team.

This role requires a hands-on technical professional who is comfortable working on customer sites locally, regionally, and internationally, and who can provide reliable support, accurate reporting, and effective fault resolution to ensure customer satisfaction and continuous product improvement.

The Field Technician will travel to customer sites to commission, repair, install, maintain, and support Blue Nova battery systems. The role also includes factory assessments, minor repairs, remote technical assistance, ticket administration, parts management, and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.

• Commission battery systems on site, including Site Acceptance Testing, containerised solutions, inverters, peripheral equipment, and energy management systems.
• Repair and maintain Blue Nova batteries across all product ranges, including LV, HV, iESS, and turnkey solutions.
• Conduct diagnostics, fault-finding, forensic investigations, root-cause analysis, and technical resolutions to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Provide field, telephonic, virtual, and ticketing support to customers, clients, installers, EPCs, and end-users.
• Work on live battery systems where required, while ensuring compliance with site health and safety requirements.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports on site visits, repair work, fault findings, customer feedback, and technical recommendations.
• Liaise with Production, Development, Support, logistics, customers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery and continuous product improvement.
• Conduct basic factory battery assessments, minor repairs, warranty validity checks, and support-related administration.
• Request, manage, and track spare parts, tools, equipment, stock, parts issued, and parts returned.
• Create and update support tickets, capture service records, assist with estimates, sales orders, RMAs, invoicing support, SLA administration, and Zoho ERP-related support processes.