Lift Maintenance Technician

Do you share our passion of renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future?

We are currently looking to recruit a Lift and Inspection Technician on a Permanent Term basis to join the team working across sites across Southern Ireland including Cork, Kerry & Limerick

How can you make a difference?

The Lift and Inspection Technician is responsible for performing maintenance and statutory inspections on service lifts as well as other statutory inspections within wind turbines throughout the UK and Ireland. A high calibre of responsibility and diligence is required to ensure that the safety of personnel using the lifts and other equipment is not compromised.

What will you be doing?

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Performing statutory inspections and maintenance on wind turbine service lifts.
• Responsible for ensuring that all inspected items are safe for use and performing to lift manufacturer specifications
• Performing statutory inspections on lifting equipment and accessories, ladders, personal anchor points, and fall arrest systems.
• Responsibility for the completion of all required reports and documentation to a high standard in a timely manner.
• Responsible to report any defects promptly to the Lift Team Coordinator, local site technicians and local management.
• Responsible to advise of any progress issues to the Lift Team Coordinator as soon as possible.
• Performing electrical isolations to facilitate the lift work.
• Compliance with all Nordex and windfarm requirements including health and safety
• Writing risk assessments, method statements and work instructions.
• Providing technical support regarding service lifts and statutory inspections.
• Answering service lift and statutory inspection related tickets in Service Now

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will be a Nordex Authorised Technician with experience of leading turbine works and have prior experience working on Hailo and Zarges lifts.

You will have experience in completing in depth reports and have proven work experience working on wind turbines along with excellent fault finding and problem-solving skills.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working as part of a team or autonomously dependant on the role.

This individual is required to be physically fit as this role will require the ability to work at heights and will require to appropriate certification.

This role will include regular travel as you will be attending sites across Ireland and will occasionally be required to travel on weekends. There may also be a requirement to work overtime at short notice when required.

This role also requires the postholder to have a full UK / IE Driving Licence.

What we can offer you?

Time Off 33 days including bank holidays. After two years continual service you will be entitled to an additional day‘s holiday per annum (Maximum 5 days). Plus an extra day off for your birthday

Health & Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions), Bike2Work Scheme, Paid Eye tests & contribution towards Glasses, Company Sick pay scheme. Private Healthcare available via salary sacrifice

Volunteering 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in your local community.

Family friendly ‍‍ Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave. Compassionate Leave, and Life Insurance.

Memberships Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.

Celebrate Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15 + years Service

Flexible flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements available.

Recruitment Process

The closing date for this role is Friday 21st September 2024, however, please be aware that this role could close early if we receive an overwhelming response.

The first stage of the recruitment process requires you to submit your CV via the Apply Now button. The recruitment team will then review your application and be in touch to confirm if you have been successful in reaching the next stage of the process.

Interviews for this role are due to take place week commencing 24th September 2024

We appreciate all the applications we receive and will be in touch with you as soon as we can, so please watch out for our emails or phone calls (which maybe from a withheld number)

Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion

Here at Nordex we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by.

Our mission is to offer cutting edge, reliable products, and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders …. All whilst protecting the environment.

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