What are the responsibilities and job description for the Solar Farm Technician I position at RWE?
Solar Farm Technician I
- Location(s): Haskell, TX, US, 79521
RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Remuneration: Non-Exempt
The Solar Farm Technician I performs preventative and corrective maintenance for all scopes of an operating power plant, including civil, mechanical, and electrical inspection and repair. The Solar Farm Technician I monitors the solar power plant’s availability and ensures mechanical and electrical maintenance is being performed when necessary to maintain established safety and operating targets. Responsible for executing daily scheduling philosophy, utilizing a prioritized list of work provided by planning with a focus on maximizing generation and ensuring proactive work is prioritized and completed. This job also maintains accountability and readiness of plant tools, equipment, and vehicles; provides technical guidance to the O&M team; tracks and maintains records of service activities both scheduled and unscheduled through the digital maintenance management system; and helps maintain the work ethic and culture of the plant O&M team.
Role Responsibilities
- Test, maintain, and troubleshoot solar PV electrical equipment
- Ensure that all assigned maintenance tasks are performed safely and by site operating procedures established for Storage PV sites
- Complete Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO), JSA’s, Permit to Work, and job-specific documentation that is required to conduct maintenance and repairs in a safe manner
- Proactively look for improvement opportunities to job appropriate processes and procedures
- Perform data collection and prepare reports to meet reporting requirements, documenting all work
- Perform and assist with balance of plant and switchyard work as required including substation and collection system maintenance
- Perform maintenance on trackers, inverters, and other PV electrical equipment as assigned by the Site Supervisor or Lead
- Monitor the activities of maintenance contractors and ensure corrective actions where appropriate
- Perform current and voltage readings as necessary
- Identify gaps in safety standards and safety risks in the environment
- Use available tools to monitor energy output and respond quickly to emergencies or situations requiring immediate troubleshooting and corrective actions
- Ensure site access, site HSE, security, deliveries, and inspections are performed by site protocols
- Interface with any third party contractors working at our facilities
- Available to respond to nontraditional operating hours for operations, maintenance, and emergent issues, including emergent abnormal operating conditions, execution of maintenance, tracking work orders, resolution of O&M issues
- Adherence to the company’s values and behaviors
- All other duties as assigned by management
Job Requirements and Experiences
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Associates degree in Engineering or related field from an accredited US school other than correspondence or internet preferred
- NABCEP Certfication or Electrical License preferred
- License or Certification experience substitutions include Current Journeyman and/or Current Master Elecrician License
- Unrestricted driver license in good standing
- Minimum 6 years of work experience as a maintenance electrician (commercial or industrial); experience as a multi-craft maintenance technician performing electrical work on operating equipment; experience in operations and maintenance of power generation, transmission, or distribution
- Preference will be given to the candidate with some renewable energy experience, preferably solar
- Must be skilled in at least one of the following: power plant operations, electrical and mechanical equipment maintenance; substation maintenance
- Ability to fill out JHA/LOTO/Tailboard forms without assistance
- Must be competent in power plant safety protocols
- Must be competent in electrical safety
- Must be competent in understanding the NEC
- Knowledge of and experience with the use of hand and power tools
- Knowledge of environmental and safety policies and procedures
- Ability to work within tight deadlines, and evolving schedules
- Ability and willingness to travel to and from job sites as assigned, including supporting other sites
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Routine operation of a computer/tablet and other office productivity machineries, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer
- Frequent oral and written communications—must communicate verbally at a high level
- Shift work—Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required
- Complete all required training in a satisfactory manner and timeframe
- First aid/CPR/AED
- OSHA Certified
- Must be adaptive to new technologies and methods
- Must take ownership of responsibilies and look beyond the work task, with regards to discovering new opportunities for corrective work
- Initiative - Able to work with minimum supervision and make decisions for all issues related to his/her discipline(s) with limited and/or available information
- Ability to prepare & present technical presentations with assistance
- Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
- Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
- Ability to walk, climb, and stand extensively during the work day
- Ability to push/pull/lift tools and equipment weighing up to and over 50 lbs.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Clean Energy is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
Through its subsidiary RWE Clean Energy, RWE is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States, with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWE’s team of about 2,000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nation’s growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product, RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end, RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery projects, focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWE’s energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG).
As an energy company with a successful history spanning more than 125 years, RWE has an extensive knowledge of the energy markets and an excellent expertise in all major power generation and storage technologies, from nuclear, coal and gas to hydro, batteries, wind and solar.