Windturbine Technicus

Imagine a future where you help maintain our portfolio of offshore wind farms.

Join us in this role where you'll become a Wind Turbine Technician in our UK Generation business, where you'll be responsible for maintaining and repairing our wind turbines, positively contributing to our safety culture, and working with our engineering specialists to enhance our wind farm performance. You'll be working from our state-of-the-art facilities at Barrow-in-Furness, with over 400 employees based across this site, who all contribute to ensure our windfarms are operating at their optimum.

As a team, we strive for exceptional performance, with a high focus on safety, production, and cost efficiencies.

You'll play an important role in

• driving a positive safety culture through your actions
• performing troubleshooting and repair of electrical and mechanical components
• servicing and maintaining offshore wind turbines and balance of plant equipment
• utilising software systems to accurately record all elements of your daily work, incl. hours worked, spare parts used, and technical work order reports
• preparing and packing spare parts, tools, and other equipment for all elements of maintenance or troubleshooting work
• being proactive in maintaining and upskilling your competence level and the safety certification required for the job.

To succeed in the role, you

• have a full apprenticeship in a relevant discipline, such as electrical or mechanical engineering. Preferably, with further qualifications, such as BTEC or HNC
• meet the physical, medical, and psychological requirements for working offshore, working a 7 on 7 off shift pattern, 11.5hrs a day with unsociable hours
• have an aptitude for working at heights and in restricted or confined spaces.
• are a team player with a calm and resilient approach to problem-solving.
• are self-motivated and enjoy working both independently and as a member of a team with a calm and controlled approach to problem-solving
• are well-experienced in troubleshooting on mechanical and electrical components and adept in using your own initiative to complete tasks
• must live within a 45-minute radius of site and are able to commute daily.

Maybe you've read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don't quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We'll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we've found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range

£39,080.70- £45,879.60 + pension + benefits

Pre-employment screening

All offers of employment in the UK are conditional on successful completion of a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Further details will be given at offer stage.