Solar Technician 2

MN8 Energy • El Paso, TX

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About The Position

MN8 Energy is hiring a field technician to perform preventive and corrective maintenance and troubleshooting for solar, energy storage, and EV charging installations. The role requires working safely and to MN8 and original equipment manufacturer standards, completing assigned work correctly and within the allotted time, and maintaining accurate records of work performed. The posting also describes leadership and training duties for Solar Technician III; those duties are not attributed here to the Solar Technician 2 title.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Pass a criminal background check and motor vehicle record check.
• Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Basic computer operation skills and familiarity with internet-based program navigation.
• Experience understanding and implementing OSHA regulations.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand basic design drawings and schematics.
• Intermediate to advanced electrical theory knowledge.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform and interpret IV Curve tracing.
• Ability to drive a vehicle and drive up to six hours per day to reach and return from project locations.
• Availability to work weekends as part of on-call rotations.
• Ability to stand for long periods and walk distances up to five miles in a day.
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and similar structures while maintaining three points of contact.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make sound discriminations.
• Ability to maintain body equilibrium while walking, standing, crouching, and transitioning between levels on level, narrow, or slippery surfaces.
• Visual acuity including depth perception, field of vision, and ability to distinguish colors.
• Ability to work outdoors in extreme heat above 100°F or extreme cold below 32°F for periods exceeding one hour.
• Ability to exert up to 60 pounds of force occasionally, up to 40 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time outside the service area and work outdoors up to 90% of the time.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment that may require quick decisions with limited processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on solar, energy storage, and EV charging installations in accordance with MN8 and OEM standards.
• Troubleshoot installations, determine root causes, and identify the repairs needed to return equipment to service.
• Complete assigned tasks safely, correctly, and within the allotted time.
• Complete required documentation, checklists, timecards, and photographs for work performed.
• Keep provided vehicles, tools, equipment, electronics, and parts accounted for, maintained, undamaged, and properly stored.
• Complete required safety training, review and understand applicable safety policies and procedures before beginning work, and participate in weekly safety meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning the first of the month following the date of hire.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays and floating holidays.
• 401(k) with competitive employer match.
• Parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED