Solar Technician - Connecticut

Description

• Accurately complete all required documentation, checklist, timecards and photography for work performed.
• Oversee, provide direction, and training to Solar Technician 1 and Solar Technician 2 working in the area.
• Ensure that all safety policies and procedures, related to any work performed, have been reviewed and understood before work begins.
• Ensure that all required Personnel Protective Equipment has been received, inspected and utilized in accordance with applicable safety policies and procedures.
• Complete all safety training as required by the company.
• Troubleshoot solar, energy storage and EV charging installations efficiently, determining the root cause and correct repair required to place the equipment back into service.
• Work in a fast-changing environment which may require quick decisions with limited processes and procedures.
• Work outside, in the environment up to 90% of the time, performing Preventive and Corrective Maintenances.
• Ensure all provided vehicles, tools, equipment, electronics, and parts are accounted for, well maintained, free of damage, properly stored and.
• Attend and participate in weekly safety meetings.
• Perform Preventive and Corrective Maintenance on solar, energy storage and EV charging installations in accordance with MN8 and OEM standards.
• Drive up to 6 hours per day to reach and return for project locations
• Complete all assigned task safely, correctly and in the allotted time.

Requirements

The Solar Technician III is the most experienced field position which performs both electrical and mechanical services. The Solar Technician III primary objective is to ensure that all equipment serviced, operates at the highest level while providing leadership and training to other field positions.

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Proven experience understanding and implementing OSHA regulations.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Ability to maintain body equilibrium while walking, standing, crouching, transitioning levels on level, narrow or slippery surfaces.
• Intermediate to advance electrical theory knowledge.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer operation skills and familiarity with internet based program navigation.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform and interpret IV Curve tracing, in order to determine if an issue exists.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to read, interpret and understand basic design drawings and schematics.
• Required to have visual acuity which includes depth perception, field of vision and the ability to distinguish between colors.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background and motor vehicle record check.
• Exerting up to 60 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 40 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to drive a vehicle.
• Travel up to 50% of the time outside of the service area.
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and the like, maintaining 3 points of contact.
• Ability to communicate in English both orally and writing
• Ability to work in outside environments which may include but are not limited to, extreme heat (temperatures above 100℉) or extreme cold (temperatures below 32℉) for periods of more than one hour.
• Availability to work on weekends as part of on-call rotations.
• Ability to walk distances up to 5 miles in a day

Benefits

At MN8, we know our most valuable resource is our people. That’s why we offer the following benefits. By investing in you, we know we are investing in the clean energy of tomorrow.

In Connecticut, the hourly wage for this position at the time of this posting ranges from $39/hr to $58/hr. Within that range, individual compensation varies based on job-related factors including but not limited to experience and training, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays and floating holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance beginning the 1st of the month following your date of hire
• 401(k) with competitive employer match
• $39/hr – $58/hr
• Parental leave

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance