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About the RoleBase Location: Griffin Wind Farm, Perth
Salary: £33,063 - £38,404 depending on skills and experience + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time
As a Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician, you'll play a key role working with a team of Technicians who take pride in the operation and maintenance of the SSE Renewables fleet.
Utilising information from our maintenance management system, you'll perform scheduled maintenance and fault rectification on our fleet of turbines, ensuring they are operating at their optimum capacity. Along with other members of the team, you'll deliver wind turbine maintenance for SSE Renewable Operations driven by four key performance measures: SHE, Capability, Quality, and Cost.
What do I need?To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
A minimum of NC or SVQ Level 3 in a Mechanical/Electrical discipline or equivalent, or to have served a recognised apprenticeship.Demonstrable experience of servicing, fault finding, and repairing of wind turbine generators or similar experience in the maintenance and repair of heavy plant.A current GWO basic training certification would be highly beneficial, but training will be provided.A strong understanding and demonstrable passion for safety at all times.To ensure the site is operating efficiently throughout the year, you may be expected to participate in a scheduled standby rota. If you do participate, it is expected you would be required one week in four. Additional payments relating to this will be available.
Due to the nature of the role and having safety in mind at all times, the position will be site-based at the wind farm, and the successful candidate must reside or be willing to reside within a 45-minute commuting distance to Griffin Wind Farm to take up the position.
What's in it for you?We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing, and much more. View our full benefits package on our careers site. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment, and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
What happens now?All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Andrew on ****** / 01738 275847.
Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.
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