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Your Impact:

Are you a skilled and highly motivated Generator Technician looking to take your career to the next level? At Pearce Services, we provide industry-leading training, competitive compensation, and opportunities for career growth in a fast-paced, essential industry. As a Generator Technician, you'll be responsible for servicing and repairing commercial generators at telecom sites in your region. This role is ideal for independent, self-driven professionals who thrive in a hands-on environment and enjoy troubleshooting complex power systems.

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform automatic and manual transfer switch (ATS) operations, ensuring smooth transition from main power to backup generators. Diagnose and troubleshoot ATS failures and bypass operations as needed.
• Install, maintain, and repair high-voltage switchgear and control panels, ensuring proper power distribution to connected loads.
• Understand and work with single and multiple generator systems, including generator paralleling for load balancing and redundancy.
• Conduct load bank testing to verify generator performance, measuring voltage, current, and phase output to ensure proper load distribution.
• Read and interpret generator alarm codes (number and light-based), diagnose faults such as overheating, low oil pressure, and electrical malfunctions, and perform necessary repairs.
• Perform component-level repairs such as bearing replacements, armature repairs, input/output fixes, and full generator unit overhauls, ensuring reliable performance.
• Execute routine oil changes, lubrication, fuel system maintenance, and dust/debris cleaning to extend generator lifespan and reduce unexpected failures.
• Diagnose voltage irregularities, current inconsistencies, overheating, and motor speed issues, ensuring generators operate at peak efficiency.
• Have a chance to work on a variety of generator brands, including John Deere, CAT, Generac, Kohler, and Cummins, or similar commercial-grade systems.
• Handle generators across various power output levels, from kilowatts (kW) to megawatts (MW), depending on client and site needs.
• Be prepared for 24/7 emergency callouts, responding to power outages, alarms, and critical generator failures in a timely manner.

Core Experience

• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience with generator diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repairs
• 2 years of preventative generator maintenance experience required
• Experience in operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining ATS and switchgear systems to ensure seamless power transitions.
• Proven experience performing load bank testing, analyze voltage/current readings, and verify generator performance under various loads.
• Familiarity with single and multiple generator paralleling, including load balancing and system synchronization.
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical components, including diagnosing voltage fluctuations, motor performance issues, and overheating.
• Demonstrated experience in reading and troubleshooting generator alarm codes, including number-based and light-indicator alerts, and perform necessary corrective actions.
• Hands on Experience with bearing replacements, armature repairs, input/output fixes, and full generator overhauls.
• Able to conduct all oil changes, lubrication, fuel system maintenance, and general upkeep to ensure long-term generator reliability.
• Hands on experience with one or more generator brands including John Deere, CAT, Generac, Kohler, Cummins, or similar commercial generator brands.
• Experience working with generators across various power output levels (kW to MW).
• Familiarity with FCC, FAA, EPA, OSHA regulations, and relevant industry standards. EGSA certification is a plus.

Physical/Work Environment:

• At Pearce safety is our number one concern. Candidates must be able to comply with OSHA Standards.
• This position requires lifting over 50 pounds, stooping, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, and standing for long periods of time
• Must have the ability to inspect and/or troubleshoot equipment/alarms effectively, both visually and audibly
• Must be willing and able to drive long distances, workday, evening, or night hours; overtime, emergency callouts, weekends, and holidays as required; must assume 24-hour on-call duty when assigned and be gone from home for extended periods of time
• Must be able to meet the requirements of a DOT driver including physical, background and driving record.