About This Role
This Wind Turbine Technician role is an excellent opportunity for a multi-skilled mechanical and electrical technician to develop their career within the renewable energy sector. The position involves service, maintenance, and fault-finding on wind turbines, with occasional installation work, and requires regular travel throughout the UK.
Responsibilities
- Carry out planned servicing and preventative maintenance on wind turbines
- Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and control system faults
- Undertake electrical fault-finding, including PLC and control system diagnostics
- Use appropriate electrical test equipment to identify faults and determine effective solutions
- Work collaboratively as part of a two-person field team, supporting reactive maintenance work, responding to changing site requirements and service priorities
- Follow health and safety procedures when working at heights and carrying out maintenance activities
- Maintain equipment and company vehicles, ensuring tools are ready for site work
- Travel to sites across the UK and undertake overnight stays as required
Requirements
- Strong multi-skilled mechanical and electrical skills, currently working in an industrial maintenance, field service, plant fitter or multi-skilled engineering position or equivalent
- Solid electrical fault-finding, problem solving and diagnostics skills
- Practical mechanical skills with the ability to approach faults logically
- Comfortable working outdoors in a hands-on field engineering support role
- Willingness and suitability to work at height, as a typical wind turbine ranges from 18 metres to 50 metres tall (training can be provided)
- Flexible attitude towards travel, working locations and short notice changes to plans
Benefits
- Overtime
- Performance related bonus
- Night out allowance
- Other benefits
Important Details
- Schedule: 45-hour week contract
- Contract: full-time, permanent
- Travel: Regular travel throughout the UK with overnight stays
About the Company
Our client is a renewable energy business.