Senior Travel Technician

Deutsche Windtechnik•Amarillo, TX

About The Position

Deutsche Windtechnik is Germany’s largest Independent Service Provider, offering a comprehensive service package for Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) from one single source. With more than 9,000 WTGs under contract and more than 2,200 worldwide employees operating in Europe, the US and Asia, Deutsche Windtechnik sets the bar for Independent Service Provider services. Deutsche Windtechnik came to North America and started operations here in 2018. Headquartered in Houston, TX., it is our goal to set the standard for best-in-class levels of quality, safety, efficiency, and customer service in the US market. Ready to continue your career and be an important part of our wind technician team? As a Senior Technician, you work independently and essentially perform all mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and retrofit activities. Serve as the in-charge person or temporary team leader for their respective work team, as well as provide leadership and technical direction. Develop and maintain excellent customer relationships, advanced leadership, and management skills. Showcase your advanced skills in a particular category at a site or project leadership position.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED. An associate degree is a bonus, but not required.
5+ years’ experience as a Wind Turbine Technician
Valid driver’s license (NON-CDL or CDL)
Ability to read and interpret documents, and follow instructions, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, given proper instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving at least one concrete variable in standardized situations.
Must be able to pass a physical exam and drug/alcohol screening.
The employee must be capable of lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus because of potential work in close confines.
Employees must be physically fit enough to freely climb 300 ft multiple times a day while wearing 25+ lbs. of climbing gear and work in extreme weather conditions.
Must be capable of rescuing team mates anywhere in tower in the event of emergency.
We care about the safety and wellbeing of every one of our employees. To help ensure their safety, any employees climbing a wind turbine must use a Personal Fall Arrest System, and may not exceed the system’s maximum weight capacity of 309 lbs. This weight must include the individual, their tooling, uniform, and personal protective equipment. Based on these safety requirements and the standard weight of equipment, employees who climb wind turbines may not exceed a maximum personal body weight of 260 lbs.

Nice To Haves

An associate degree is a bonus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Support with mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems troubleshooting and repairs to support a site?
Develop a strategy for improved maintenance diagnostics and operations to provide additional customer value and reduce the cost of service?
Generate & complete all relevant paperwork, including work order cards, checklists, AWPs etc.?
Learn how to recognize occurrences of wind turbine error codes and appropriately report the issue?
Direct the performance of wind field operations within the assigned contractual scope of responsibilities to customers?
Demonstrate responsibility for all phases of timely financial reporting, elimination of contractual liquidated damages, and availability of turbines?
Lead/Perform routine preventive & unscheduled maintenance on wind turbines bringing your skills in mechanical, electrical, and hydraulics.
Assist and help lead large corrective teams with the replacement of major turbine components, e.g., generators and gearboxes.
Recognize occurrences of wind turbine error codes and appropriately report the problem.
Maintain adherence to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.
Work closely with internal team members to develop and implement operation-focused feedback for configuration, planned and unplanned maintenance, and financials.
Establish and maintain general safety from the system / Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO).