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Onshore Wind Turbine Technician- South East England (Kent)
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£42,500
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3113 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £42,500, and RWE is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Role will be based at our Little Cheyne Court windfarm, Kent (TN31 7PD)
Candidates should be a maximum of 1 hour commute from this location
YOUR ROLE
The Wind Turbine Technician is responsible with others, to provide maintenance, servicing and inspection of wind turbines and balance of plant, to ensure the assets are maintained in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner, maximising the commercial value within compliant requirements.
Main Responsibilities
- Carry out maintenance and servicing of wind turbines and balance of plant, including servicing, reactive and proactive maintenance, inspections, modifications, retrofits and main component exchanges.
- Fault finding on complex Mechanical, electrical and Hydraulic systems.
- Work in a small team with minimal supervision.
- Work proactively and flexibly to minimise failures and maximise the Energy Yield.
- Utilise SCADA systems and other computer based systems to interrogate turbines, to reset faults, to instigate maintenance activities and build up a fault/failure history.
- Be prepared to have a flexible approach to working hours around the weather and workload, to be on call outside normal working hours and flexible to travel potentially to other sites
- Maintain maintenance records, electronic and paper, of all work performed on plant.
- Proactively assist in all areas of site operations, working on projects, spares and other non-routine works.
- Adhere to the Companies HSSE Management system
- Proactively identify & take ownership of tasks or projects to improve safety, turbine performance or general working.
- Qualified to HNC, ONC or NVQ level in a related mechanical/electrical discipline
Any questions? Contact in Recruiting: Lee Harbin, lee.harbin@rwe.com
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. RWE holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3113 going rate of £42,500. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.