Vindmølletekniker

Job Description

Your day will be spent maintaining and restoring the performance of onshore wind turbines across South Africa, combining hands-on technical work with advanced troubleshooting. You'll work at height, inside nacelles, and alongside a skilled service team to ensure turbines run safely, reliably, and at peak efficiency.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical turbine systems
• Execute complex repairs, major component replacements, and retrofits using specialized tools
• Diagnose and resolve advanced faults in control systems, SCADA, and high-voltage electrical circuits
• Analyze turbine performance data to identify trends, predict failures, and improve availability
• Support and guide junior technicians on complex technical challenges
• Ensure accurate service reporting and compliance with quality and safety standards

What You Bring

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience as a Wind Turbine Technician with increasing responsibility
• Strong expertise in mechanical, hydraulic, and high-voltage electrical systems
• Proven troubleshooting and diagnostic skills using schematics and test equipment
• Formal vocational training or associate-level education in wind, electrical, or mechanical technology
• Electrical Trade Certificate and solid understanding of EHS and working-at-heights procedures
• Confidence working independently while contributing effectively within a service team

About The Team

Wind Power division is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Company insurance coverage
• Paid travel to and from the project location
• Overtime collected into a time‑bank and paid out once per year
• Annual bonus, paid at the end of the year before Christmas
• Delegation allowance, depending on the country in which the employee is assigned to work