Assistant Field Service Technician

Essential Functions:

Reasonable Accommodation statement: to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, including all-important aspects of the job -- whether performed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually; and any that occur at irregular intervals. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform corrective and preventative maintenance services as on commercial solar installations.
• Routinely inspect electrical systems and communications (wiring, inverters, switchgear, and monitoring communications).
• Be proactive in troubleshooting electrical equipment onsite, and communicate with the team to find safe, code-compliant, and effective solutions.
• Read and interpret construction design drawings, review electrical single line diagrams, as-builds and submittals, and plan work accordingly.
• Install electrical equipment and conduit, pull wire, test, and make terminations as needed.
• Perform “take-offs” and provide material requisitions.
• Respond to emergency maintenance needs (infrequent).
• Provide daily field reports to the Service Team staff, follow up as needed with internal staff and external vendors.
• Interact with our internal team, the customer, or the customer’s personnel, and vendors in a professional manner.
• Thoroughly document issues and resolutions in daily field reports and photos on software provided.
• Maintain the company vehicle so that it is always clean, presentable, and functional.
• Maintain company assigned tools, safety gear and other resources.
• Attend training sessions as assigned.
• Other duties as may be required or assigned.

Required:

• 3-5 years’ experience in general construction and/ or specialized trade (ie: electrical, carpentry, plumbing, low voltage, etc.).
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in general construction.
• Previous experience working with power/hand tools, electrical equipment, and the ability to navigate their usage safely and effectively.
• Ability to provide field reports daily and successfully navigate intermediate-level smart technology, digital platforms, and email (ie: Office 365, laptop, smart phone, tablet, etc.).  
• Self-motivated, dependable, and extensive interest in renewable energy.
• Ability to perform tasks like moving/lifting heavy objects and digging trenches for installing conduit.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with employees, maintaining a warm and professional manner and customer service mindset.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable and safe driving record.
• Ability to complete Aerial Lift Certification, Forklift Certification.
• Ability to read construction plan sets and equipment manuals.
• Ability to provide material “take-offs” in a timely manner.
• Highly motivated and trainable with a desire to learn.
• Focused on safety, quality, and productivity.

Preferred:

• 5-10 years’ experience in general construction and/ or specialized trade (ie: electrical, carpentry, plumbing, low voltage, etc.).
• Active California Journeyman Electrician Certification or active in CA Electrical Trainee Program (and/ or willingness to get certified/ active within 1st year of employment).
• Experience maintaining and servicing solar inverters (SMA, Chint, Delta and others).
• Experience maintaining and servicing solar monitoring systems (Also Energy PowerTrack, Locus, and other monitoring platforms).
• Ability to troubleshoot low voltage communication systems, servers, and controls (ie: PLC’s (Programmable Logic Controller)).
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Platforms (ERPs), ticketing systems or scheduling software.
• OSHA 10 or 30 certification (and/ or willingness to get certified immediately).

Work Environment:

• Daily travel to work site
• Wear common protective and/or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, etc.
• Work is done outdoors year-round, with ground level and some roof or canopy work.

Salary : $25 - $28