Onshore Wind Turbine Technician

We are working with a major renewables client in the UK who are looking for a Onshore Wind Turbine Technician on a contract basis, to support a onshore wind farm project in the Northeast, UK.

Job Description
The Wind Turbine Technician is responsible with others, to provide maintenance, servicing and inspection of wind turbines and balance of plant, to ensure the assets are maintained in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, maximizing the commercial value within compliant requirements.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carry out maintenance and servicing of wind turbines and balance of plant, including servicing, reactive and proactive maintenance, inspections, modifications, retrofits and main component exchanges.
• Work in a small team with minimal supervision.
• Work proactively and flexibly to minimise failures and maximise the Energy Yield.
• Utilise SCADA systems and other computer-based systems to interrogate turbines, to reset faults, to instigate maintenance activities and build up a fault/failure history.
• Be prepared to have a flexible approach to working hours around the weather and workload, to be on call outside normal working hours and flexible to travel potentially to other sites 
• Maintain maintenance records, electronic and paper, of all work performed on plant.
• Proactively assist in all areas of site operations, working on projects, spares and other non-routine works.
• Adhere to the Companies HSSE Management system
• Proactively identify & take ownership of tasks or projects to improve safety, turbine performance or general working.

Required Qualification

• Qualified to HNC, ONC or NVQ level in a related mechanical/electrical discipline
• Proven wind turbine experience, Senvion experience advantageous.
• Demonstrated advanced use of complex power tools such as hydraulic rams, inductive heaters and diagnostic tools (e.g. advance fluke meter functions)
• Competent slinger and banksman.
• Full GWO training including Enhanced First Aid and Advanced Rescue
• A full UK driving license.

To apply for this opportunity please email View email address on trsstaffing.com or apply using the link below.