Solar Technician

Energy Vault; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in Sub-Saharan Africa is seeking a maintenance technician for solar plants. The candidate will perform inspections, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks, ensuring optimal performance of solar systems. Electrical qualifications and solar experience are essential for this role, making it an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional wanting to contribute to sustainable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Solar experience essential.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, inspections, and repairs of solar plants.
• Troubleshoot issues related to inverters and panels。
• Manage solar panel cleaning team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Integrity

Education

Electrical qualifications

Job description

Are you a solar superhero looking to join a team of professionals for a leading Sub-Saharan renewable energy company? If this is you, apply now!!!

The Role:

• Planned and unplanned maintenance of solar plants
• Annual servicing of solar plants and report completion
• Bi-annual visual site inspections of solar plants and report completion
• Trouble shooting on-site – Inverters (Huawei & SolarEdge predominantly), communications, wiring issues, panel issues, etc.
• Logging job cards for all site call-outs
• Inverter installation and commissioning, when required
• Solar panel inspection
• Solar panel replacement
• String testing
• Earth cable replacement
• Ethernet switches, 3G routers, PLC, Bluelog, Cluster control and meter replacements
• Thermal switch and contactor installation
• Communication board wiring and maintenance
• Circuit breaker replacement and fuse replacement
• UPS configuration and protection relay maintenance
• Managing the solar panel cleaning team
• Use of the following devices: String tester, IV curve tester, Megar tester, Clamp tester, Thermal image camera and CAT5 cable tester

Soft Skills:

• Be fun and chilled
• Attention to detail
• Integrity and honesty

Experience:

• Solar experience essential
• Electrical qualifications and experience, an advantage
• Valid drivers license
• MS Office proficient

Apply now!

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