Lead Technician

Description

• Monitor and report on manufacture and third-party maintenance and repair efforts
• Ensures work is performed in accordance with Environmental and Safety requirements.
• Supervise/conduct/assist in trouble shooting and repairs of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Communicates regularly with Management and all site personnel, both individually and as a group, to ensure excellent two-way communication concerning operational and maintenance issues.
• Primary responsibility: responsible to maintain sites availability at the highest state of operability, meeting contractual obligations, and budget
• Manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the PV industry, with an emphasis on safety, planning/scheduling, and preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Monitor and enforce safe work practices as they relate to PV Solar plants and PV Solar BOP repairs and maintenance.
• Inspect completed repairs and scheduled maintenance for quality assurance.
• Responsible for manuals, updates, and work instructions for site personnel and PV systems
• Participate in contract negotiations with sub-contractors and other vendors for parts and services required.
• Maintain logs and records as required to record complete operating conditions for the facility and report and irregularities.
• Work overtime and non-standard working hours – (nights) as required
• Monitors and manages the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, equipment, tools, and reordering as necessary.
• Develop standard work procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• 3 years of experience in the operation of Commercial Solar plants or 5 years of equivalent experience in instrumentation & controls, MV/HV Electrical work.
• Knowledge of complex analog and digital instrumentation and control systems; proper methods for troubleshooting, repairing, and adjusting instruments and control systems; proper and safe methods to clear equipment; safe use of tools; plant safety rules; reporting procedures and practices, maintenance procedures and practices; electrical and mechanical prints, and PV Solar plant terminology and nomenclature.
• Understanding of general workplace safety and the ability to follow safety standards as well as help the company improve upon the standards in place.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain PV solar sites at high availability.
• Experience working with plant systems and computerized maintenance management systems. (SAP).
• Technical School Diploma preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Qualified to perform all routine and emergency operations at an electric generation facility and HV Switchyard.
• Journeyman electrician preferred
• Proficiency in using MS Office software to include spread sheet and document applications.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance