Wind Turbine Service Technician (Engineering)

TL;DR

Wind Turbine Service Technician (Engineering): Servicing and maintenance of Nordex wind turbines at Glen Kyllachy Windfarm with an accent on repairs, troubleshooting, and fault-finding. Focus on analyzing turbine performance data and implementing action plans to increase fleet availability.

Location: Must live within a radius of up to 1 hour from Glen Kyllachy Windfarm, Scottish Highlands

Company

hirify.global is a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines and provider of renewable energy services.

What you will do

• Perform general and specialized servicing, maintenance, and repairs on wind turbines to ensure high availability.
• Conduct troubleshooting and fault-finding activities and execute on-site performance analysis.
• Implement action plans to optimize turbine capacity and fleet performance.
• Provide software and hardware updates and offer on-line and phone technical support.
• Collaborate with technicians and back-office staff to perform on-the-job demonstrations.
• Generate technical reports on turbine components and handle alarm changes and parameter disabling.

Requirements

• Full UK/EU Driving Licence is required.
• Mechanical or Electrical training via time-served experience or a technical college qualification (minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Experience in the mechanical or electrical industry and ability to read electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical diagrams.
• Must be physically fit and pass a working at height test (working up to 140m).
• Availability for on-call shifts every 2nd or 3rd weekend.
• Proficiency in MS Office, in-house databases, and workload management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, with additional days based on tenure and a birthday day off.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional annual leave days per year.
• Health and wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme, private healthcare options, and paid eye tests.
• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Two paid volunteering days per calendar year for local community activities.
• Reimbursement for one annual professional subscription fee.

Hiring process

• Initial submission of CV via the application portal.
• Review by the recruitment team followed by contact for successful candidates to proceed to the next stage.