Wind Farm Technician - Pioneer Trail
at RWE Clean Energy
Paxton, IL 60957, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 28 Jun, 2024 | Not Specified | 30 Mar, 2024 | 10 year(s) or above | Operations,Youtube,Color,Maintenance,Linkedin,Xing,Nuts,Instagram,Addition,Facebook,Height,Power Generation,Consideration,Life Insurance,Ged,Physics,Wind Turbines,Flexible Spending Accounts | No | No |
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Description:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum 2 years of work experience in operations and/or maintenance in power generation, transmission and/or distribution
- Alternatively, 2 year or 4 year college degree from an accredited school (other than correspondence or on-line) in a technical science like engineering, physics, power, or closely similar; current journeyman or master electrician license
- High School Diploma or GED required, associate degree in Sciences or related field from an accredited school preferred
- Unrestricted driver license in good standingWilling to relocate to within 1 hour drive of site
Physical Qualifications:
- Must be able to maintain a personal weight limitation of 270 lbs
- Must be able to sit, walk or stand for long duration of time
- Must be able to climb wind towers on a daily basis. During this task, employee must be able to open/close hatch doors and identify potential safety hazards
- Must have the ability to identify and distinguish colors
- Must be able to transfer fifty (50) pounds from a thirty-five inch platform to the floor
- Must be able to lift and carry up to fifty (50) pounds for up to fifteen (15) feet
- Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds from ground to brow height
- Must be able to lift and transfer up to fifty (50) pounds to a thirty-five (35) inch platform
- Must be able to lift and carry twenty-five (25) pounds with one hand up to fifteen (15) feet
- Must be able to crouch, kneel, or ½ kneel for up to five (5) minutes at a time to perform maintenance tasks in low areas
- Must be able to perform fine motor tasks, such as screwing or unscrewing nuts and bolts, while reaching around and over objects
- Must be able to balance to: (1) work in closed and small swaying areas on top of and within wind towers, and (2) walk across small surface areas to access areas within wind turbines
- Must be able to military, belly, or back crawl up to fifteen (15) feet to access the nose cone area of wind turbines
- Must be able to step or climb up onto platform at a height of thirty-five (35) inches, with or without support
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
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Responsibilities:
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair electromechanical systems with a solid foundation in theory of operation is required
- Read, interpret, and follow electrical, mechanical, & hydraulic circuit drawings
- Identify energy isolation points and implement LOTO for protection
- Thorough knowledge of electromechanical relay, hydraulic accumulator, linear transducer, and electrical motor
- Familiarity with power electronics, motor drives, AC/DC converters
- Knowledge of computer network communication protocol and theory of operation is desired
- Ability to understand and communicate root causes required
- Good communication skills and must value being part of a team
- Safety- Promote safety for all at all times
- Initiative - Able to work with minimum supervision and make decisions for all issues related to his/her discipline(s) with limited and/or available information
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:10.0Max:15.0 year(s)
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Production / Maintenance / Quality
Technician
Diploma
Sciences or related field from an accredited school preferred
Proficient
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Paxton, IL 60957, USA