RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd., March, Moorends
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Operations & Maintenance; Engineering
Role is to be primarily based in Cambridgeshire (March), with visits and support required to Nottinghamshire (Mansfield),South Yorkshire(Moorends), and Lincolnshire (Skegness)YOUR ROLE
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, maximising the commercial value within compliant requirements.MAIN RESPONSIBILITIESCarry 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 to other sites within Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.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 systemProactively identify & take ownership of tasks or projects to improve safety, turbine performance or general working.ROLE REQUIREMENTSProven wind turbine technician, related to O&MExtensive experience in wind turbine maintenanceDemonstrated advanced use of complex power tools such as hydraulic rams, inductive heaters and diagnostic tools (e.g. advance fluke meter functions, VOB data collection).A sound understanding of HSSE systems, to establish a safe work environment.Self-motivated with a strong desire and commitment to performanceExperienced in mechanical, electrical, power electronics and hydraulic trouble shooting and maintenance activities.Have a proven ability to troubleshoot on complex systems.Competent slinger and banksman.Ability to work effectively within a small team with minimal supervision.Willingness to travel in some special cases to support other onshore sitesFirst Aid at Work, Working at Heights Training / Tower RescueA full UK driving licence.Basic computer operation skills, familiarity with internet based program navigation, and ability to generate and interpret computer data.Strong ability to read, interpret and understand drawings and schematics to develop procedures, validate work activity and ensure that risks are identified and mitigated.Good communications skills written and verbal.
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