RWE Clean Energy, LLC, Roscoe
Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Remuneration: Non-Exempt
The Blade Repair Services Technician in Roscoe, TX reports to, assists and supports the Supervisor in the coordination and execution of maintenance & repair activity of wind turbine blades, nacelles, & mucilaginous composite components.
Responsibilities:
- Adhere to the company’s values and behaviors as defined by the ONE RWE philosophy.
- Assure that all operation and maintenance activities are performed in a safe manner consistent with policies and procedures established for the wind farm site. This includes wearing essential safety equipment, including a personal fall arrest system, as well as identifying potential hazards on the job.
- Pass physical fitness tests required to maintain Global Wind Organization Certification.
- Climb wind towers and access wind turbines to perform composites repair & maintenance tasks.
- Lift, carry, and transport essential equipment, tools, and materials to job site.
- Assist in transportation, setup and the operation of up-tower blade access mechanism.
- Support a team in performing rope, platform, and ground access composite repairs on multiple turbine manufactures, including GE, Siemens, Vestas, Gamesa and/or Mitsubishi. Repairs include:
- Assist in mobilization of all repair equipment to site.
- Assist in major component replacement, which will primarily focus on blades.
- Assure proper storage, maintenance and handling of all Blade Repair Service equipment.
- Travel up to 75%
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain a RWE sponsored, Commercial Driver License (CDL), if so requested by RWE for mobilization of our composite component repair equipment.
- Perform safety and other wind farm related tasks when assigned and fill in as back up to personnel at other RWE sites when necessary.
- Self-motivator; Ability to work successfully, safely and independently at remote wind farm locations.
- Perform all other duties assigned as may be required from time to time
Qualifications:
- Must be able to provide proof of High School Diploma or GED - Required
- Minimum of 1 year of overall experience in operation & maintenance of electromechanical apparatus, composite systems, or aerospace / marine composites manufacturing & engineering.
- Demonstrated experience in blade damage assessment and repair required
- Experience across multiple manufactures (i.e. Siemens, GE, Vestas, Mitsubishi) and repair types strongly preferred.
- Previous crane and rigging experience preferred.
- Composite repair experience on wind turbine blades preferred
- Work experience and education must provide a foundation on:
- Basic understanding of composite materials and tools used during repairs.
- Techniques, skills and tools needed to repair the different type of damages in wind turbine blades, including (but not limited).
- Support repairs on the first layer of glass, core, & inner laminate.
Requirements:
- Unrestricted driver license in good standing
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to maintain a personal weight limitation of 270 lbs.
- Must be able to sit, walk or stand for long duration of time.
- Must be able to climb wind towers on a daily basis. During this task, employee must be able to open/close hatch doors and identify potential safety hazards.
- Must have the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
- Must be able to transfer fifty (50) pounds from a thirty-five-inch platform to the floor.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to fifty (50) pounds for up to fifteen (15) feet.
- Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds from ground to brow height.
- Must be able to lift and transfer up to fifty (50) pounds to a thirty-five (35) inch platform.
- Must be able to lift and carry twenty-five (25) pounds with one hand up to fifteen (15) feet.
- Must be able to crouch, kneel, or ½ kneel for up to five (5) minutes at a time to perform maintenance tasks in low areas.
- Must be able to perform fine motor tasks, such as screwing or unscrewing nuts and bolts, while reaching around and over objects.
- Must be able to balance: (1) work in closed and small swaying areas on top of and within wind towers, and (2) walk across small surface areas to access areas within wind turbines.
- Must be able to military, belly, or back crawl up to fifteen (15) feet to access the nose cone area of wind turbines.
- Must be able to step or climb up onto a platform at a height of thirty-five (35) inches, with or without support
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
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