WInd Farm Technician, Inverness
- Recruiter
- Cathcart Associates Energy Ltd
- Location
- Inverness
- Salary
- 27000.00 - 28000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 21 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 28 Feb 2018
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A wind farm developer, based in the UK are now looking for a Wind Turbine Technicians who have experience in preventive maintenance on large wind turbines.
You will be responsible for keeping wind turbine equipment running smoothly. Your work involves maintaining, testing and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment and monitoring daily performance.
You will be working on an onshore wind farm located in Inverness, Scotland.
You will be climbing turbines and therefore will be expected to have a good head for heights as well as the fitness to perform this job on a regular basis.
Wind Turbine Technicians work in teams and are provided use of a company vehicle, tools, appropriate work clothes and PPE.
Skills required to do the job:
- Finding faults on all turbine systems, including mechanical, electrical and hydraulic
- Making routine inspections on all systems
- Climbing up high wind turbine towers wearing a safety harness to carry out repair work
- Maintaining and repairing main systems and components, such as transformers and cabling
- Updating the site manager on the progress of maintenance, repair or inspection work and producing reports and checklists
- Travelling to other sites to fix a machine failure or breakdown
- Supervising junior technicians, or inspecting the work of other onsite maintenance workers
- Monitoring stock and ordering spare parts
- Following strict health and safety procedures.
- Interpret basic electrical, hydraulic and mechanical component drawings
- Be competent in turbine fault troubleshooting.
You will need to have a Full UK Driving Licence.
If you would like to find out more about this position and to be considered, please contact James McNair and apply with your latest CV.