Maintenance Technician

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As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking talented individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Gamesa

How to contribute to our vision

We are looking for enthusiastic Maintenance Technicians to join Beatrice Project in Wick.

As a Maintenance / Trouble Shooter Technician, you will be part of a permanently employed dedicated service team. You will be able carry out all of the duties associated with the service and scheduled maintenance of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) wind turbine generators. You will deliver excellent service and meantime between faults (MTBF) while ensuring compliance with SGRE internal processes and procedures, UK Legislation, Environment, Health, & Safety (EHS) and Quality.

The role will provide you with lots of variety, learning opportunities and a good team culture. A flexible approach to travel and working away from home is essential. We offer a competitive basic salary, generous holiday allowance, bonus scheme and pension. Though not essential, this role would benefit from someone with experience working as a Maintenance / Trouble Shooter Technician, ideally on the SGRE DD offshore platform. You will have experience of working with a large range of contractors and customers as well as good understanding of customer management.

The role will involve flexibility between service and other scheduled maintenance roles across the year. The role will be predominantly based on the onshore facility with transportation to offshore wind turbine generators via a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV).

Some of your key tasks will include but not be limited to:

Active safety leadership when in the turbine and in the Wind Farm - ensure correct reporting of incidents and accidents, near misses and unsafe acts and conditions. Ensure compliance with Siemens Gamesa standards and UK legislation in relation to EHS, Quality and Service delivery

Leading or assisting team in delivery of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance at site and preparation and execution of work packages / tasks

Responsible for tool maintenance and management

Remote diagnosis of turbine faults

Supporting technical supervision of critical tasks as required.

Developing and deliver technical and safety Toolbox Talk’s (TBT's)

Assisting in control of any incidents on site in accordance with emergency response plan

Supporting for the welfare of technicians whilst on site and escalation of any issues relating to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), transportation and equipment

Ensuring compliance with customer and contractual obligations whilst executing work packages / tasks. Guarantee compliance with site rules and regulations

Maintaining efficient timescales for delivery of service activities, assist in the creation of daily, weekly plans for site teams as in conjunction with Service Planner / Service Coordinator / Stores Operators if required

Providing accurate time booking data

Providing accurate reporting into and utilisation of MORS database and other electronic workflow systems

Onsite support for customer operational issues and site visits

Work proactively with 3rd party technicians, contractors and sub-contractors and facilitate planning and execution of 3rd party work including EHS compliance

What you need to make a difference
 

Passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change. We are also looking for…

You will have practical experience of working with MS Office applications and preferably SAP, Monitoring Operations and Registration System (MORS) and remote diagnostic tools

Offshore experience is preferable but not essential

You will be a competent individual who is able to work under pressure and as part of service technicians’ team

You will have the ability to work shifts at the project location (exact shift patterns tbc)

This role also requires you to have some knowledge about health and safety legislations and demonstrating experience in writing and reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements

Ideally you will have an electrical background and a comprehensive understanding of and consistent ability to demonstrate your own competency levels as a Technician, Competent Technician and Maintenance Technician

This role requires the person to reside within a 45-minute journey from the Beatrice facility in Wick. Should be able to commute to port call location in Wick by own means

Please note that this role also requires shift working as per business needs. Due to the location of the role and the role requirements, the successful candidate must have a valid driving licence

In return of your commitment, we offer you…

Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come

A global team of diverse colleagues who share passion for renewable energy

Trust and empowerment to make your own ideas reality

Personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation

Competitive Pension Scheme

Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more

Empowering our people

How do you imagine the future?

Our global team is on the front line of tackling the climate crisis, reducing carbon emissions – the greatest challenge we face.

We believe diversity creates more opportunity for success. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life: it doesn’t matter the gender, age, ethnic background, sexual orientation or disability. Our main aim is to find people from around the globe who can contribute to world-changing technology.

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