Wind Turbine Technician

3 months ago


Shefford, United Kingdom Full Circle Wind Services Full time
Purpose of the Job

As a Service Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient operation, maintenance, and repair of wind turbines in our fleet in the Netherlands. You are responsible for conducting routine inspections, troubleshooting issues, performing repairs, and maintaining safety standards to optimize turbine performance. You will travel to the Netherlands to service and maintain our fleet of turbines, working two week shift patterns followed by two weeks off work. Since you will be based in the Netherlands whilst working you are required to hold the right to work in the EU with no restrictions.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities
  • Maintenance & troubleshooting
  • Conduct routine inspections and maintenance on onshore wind turbines according to established schedules.
  • Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical, electrical, or technical issues impacting turbine performance.
  • Perform repairs or replacement of components as needed, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum efficiency.
  • Maintain detailed records of maintenance activities, equipment status, and service reports.
  • Participate in special projects, such as commissioning, onboarding turbines to our fleet, major component replacement and other.
  • Stay updated with industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices in wind turbine maintenance and operations.
  • Customer contact
  • During all activities you are responsible for maintaining customer contact on site to update them on the status.
  • Quality & Safety
  • Adhere to safety protocols and procedures, identifying and mitigating potential hazards.
  • You are responsible for checking and maintaining quality of all components relating to wind turbine, as well as recognizing interconnections within the system's architecture.
  • You are accountable for the safe and effective operation of electrical and mechanical components within the wind turbine.
  • Continuous improvement & Collaboration
  • Collaborate with engineering and operational teams to implement improvements and optimize turbine performance.
  • Continuously improving the performance of our wind turbine fleet based on the error/gap analysis, response times and Operational Data statistics.
  • You will also on occasion work on tasks with the control room, remote monitoring of wind turbines worldwide

Requirement
  • You have a valid driver's license and right to work in the EU with no restrictions.
  • High school diploma or equivalent; additional electrical/mechanical education or certification in wind turbine maintenance.
  • Strong understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems as applied to wind turbines.
  • Ability to work at heights and in varying weather conditions, demonstrating physical fitness and agility.
  • Proficient in using technical manuals, diagnostic tools, and equipment for troubleshooting and repair.
  • Strong commitment to safety protocols and procedures.
  • Proven experience in the maintenance, repair, or servicing of mechanical or electrical systems, preferably within the renewable energy sector.

Soft skills
  • You can work under pressure.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
  • Team player

About Full Circle

After being part of EWT for over 20 years, we're fully ready to grow as an independent company supporting multiple brands in the world of wind turbines. We started this exiting journey in 2021 and our team is working every day to support our independency and growth.

We aim to offer our first-class maintenance support to all who require it. No matter the brand, whether customers have one or one-hundred turbines; we are here to provide agile, honest and responsive support. We offer regular and corrective maintenance, blade inspection and repair, 24/7 remote monitoring, and statutory inspections. Basically, everything one would need to keep their turbines turning. We are known for our wide-ranging expertise, extensive resources and personal approach to help customers to get the most out of the turbines.

Our head office team is based in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The rest of our employees are employed all over Europe, maintaining wind turbines all over the world. In the UK we employ over 80 people, of which the majority are Service Technicians.

We are an enthusiastic and young team, in the sense that we're growing the teams as our company is growing. That creates a unique and dynamic environment full of energy and collaboration The team is open, direct and honest and reflects the divers world we live in