Operations & Maintenance Technician III

Overview

Assist with the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of power plant and all associated equipment in accordance with procedures, guidelines, and operating directives in effect. Perform multi-skilled operations and maintenance duties and responsibilities. Demonstrate the ability to perform routine operational duties, perform basic mechanical, electrical, and/or instrumentation tasks. Concurrently, perform and adhere to all training requirements and schedules. Trains and guides less experienced operations/maintenance personnel on the maintenance process for the wind turbines.

Training program requirements are expected to be completed within the designated time frame.

• 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.
• Participate in turbine specific training both classroom and hands on training.
• Under the supervision of the Site Supervisor or O&M Wind Technician, Sr., assist in activities at the site, including startups, shutdowns.
• Assists in the operation of the wind turbine systems.
• Under supervision, assist with major component replacement on turbine.
• 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 basic instrumentation and electrical troubleshooting and maintenance; changing oil in equipment and troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Ability to perform routine preventive maintenance on electrical, mechanical, and 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.
• Upon certification operates 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 backup support.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability and willing to work holidays, weekends and overtime as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred but not required.
• Desired qualifications: 1+ years wind turbine maintenance experience.
• Familiar with electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment, systems construction, capacities limitations and operating procedures.
• Exposure to 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.
• Basic knowledge of heavy equipment operation.
• Basic to intermediate computer skills in word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to communicate orally with other employees including the proper use of a radio.
• Ability to follow instructions and follow directions from team members.
• Ability to write routine correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate…