Wind Turbine Technician at Specht & Associates

• Adheres to, supports and complies with all company safety and environmental policies and practices.  Ensures all employees, contractors and visitors conduct themselves safely and within company policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Complete required annual safety training.
• Under the supervision of the Site Supervisor or O&M Technician, Sr., assist in activities at the site, including startups, shutdowns.
• Assists in the operation of the wind turbine systems.
• Ability to perform major component replacement on turbine.
• Planning, leading and overseeing major component replacements.
• Takes immediate corrective action as directed in response to emergency situations to minimize safety hazards and to reduce damage or downtime to the site and its equipment. 
• Monitors and performs maintenance work as directed. Typical maintenance work includes, but is not limited to; disassembly, repair, and assembly of small and medium size equipment; lubricating equipment; assisting with and/or performing instrumentation and electrical troubleshooting and maintenance; changing oil in equipment and troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Under minimal supervision, ability to perform corrective, predictive, and preventive maintenance on electrical, mechanical, instrumentation systems.
• Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions. 
• Understand the chemical and oil characteristics in accordance with procedures at specified intervals.
• Computes and reviews various logs and reports production, fault, temperatures levels and other information.
• Maintains the shop area, shop equipment, tools, grounds and company vehicle in a clean and safe condition at all times.
• Compiles records and reports and maintains a daily log.
• Ability to lead a crew.
• Certified to operate various pieces of heavy equipment, such as forklifts, machine tools and electrical test equipment in the performance of operation and maintenance work.
• Trains to improve personal skills related to the job and/or required advancement.
• Regularly complete paperwork, including timecards, work orders and any other required documentation including hard copies and electronic.
• Assist co-workers with responsibilities when needed, including training and backup support.
• Ability to travel.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE –

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred but not required.
• Desired qualifications: 6+ years wind turbine maintenance experience.
• Proficient in the area of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical equipment, systems construction, capacities limitations and operating procedures.
• Understands the turbine design and equipment locations, turbine configurations, and normal range of parameters, temperatures, levels, etc., for common production levels.
• Safe use of tools, plant safety rules, probable causes of equipment and systems malfunctions.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills in word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.