Wind Turbine Technician

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance 
 

An exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking creative team, operating and maintaining the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. Utilising your electrical or mechanical foundation and health and safety focus, you would be responsible for routine annual maintenance, fault finding, major component exchanges, and high voltage switching. This role is career-focused and offers a great deal of personal development for a committed individual

The Role: 

Carry out the maintenance of offshore wind turbines and the associated balance of plant. Including servicing, troubleshooting, reactive and proactive maintenance, periodic inspections, modifications, retrofits, and main component exchangesWork proactively and flexibly to minimise failures and maximise the energy yieldUtilise SCADA systems and other computer programmes to interrogate the turbine controller, reset faults, instigate maintenance activities, and build up fault historiesHave a flexible approach to working hours around the weather and workload. To be on call outside of normal working hours and be open to travel to other sites within our fleetPreparation of work plans, recording of tasks and documentation within SAPProactively assist in all areas of the site operations. Working on improvement projects, repairs, RCA's, and other non-routine worksEnact a number of roles under the Wind Turbine Safety Rules; Authorised Technician, Competent Technician Candidate to work towards 33Kv SAP authorisation under the E&M safety rules with training providedPositively engage in the development of new and improved work procedures and best practices. This will include assisting with the writing of Operational Procedures, Method Statements, Work Instructions, and Approved Written ProceduresProactively identify & take ownership of tasks or projects to improve Health and Safety, Wind Turbine performance, or general working Work in a small team with minimal supervision

Requirements for the role:

Completed an Engineering apprenticeship. Qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a relevant technical disciplineHave a proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems and demonstrate a high level of understanding when reading schematic drawingsBe a committed and enthusiastic individual who will join a hard-working team and be open to suggesting improvement initiativesA sound understanding of HSSE systems, an ability to establish and maintain a safe work environment, and an understanding of reporting proceduresCompetent slinger and banksmanWillingness to travel in some special cases to support other sites within our fleet and for training coursesGood IT skills including MS OfficeA Full UK Driving LicenceGood communication skills, both written and verbal

Shift Pattern: 7 days on and 7 days off (Tuesday to Monday)

Applicants must live within a one-hour drive from the site for operational purposes

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