NDT Inspection Services Technician Associate

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Remuneration: Non-Exempt

 

RWE Clean Energy represents change, innovation, and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future. As a member of the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Inspection team, you will be part of a team responsible for inspecting, reporting, and performing preventative maintenance on blades in our North American fleet of turbines.

 

Role Responsibilities:

• Adhere to the Company’s values and behaviors as aspired by RWECE and Operations Vision
• Assure that all operation and maintenance activities are performed in a safe manner consistent with policies and procedures established for the wind farm site. This includes wearing essential safety equipment, including a personal fall arrest system, as well as identifying potential hazards on the job 
• Support a team in performing Non-Destructive Test & Inspections on multiple turbine manufactures, including GE, Siemens, Vestas, Gamesa, Acciona, Nordex, and/or Mitsubishi
• Ensure that all inspection and scan activities are accurately recorded and documented to identify the failure history, mean time between failures and root causes
• Perform safety and other wind farm related tasks when assigned and fill in as back up to personnel at other RWE sites when necessary
• Ensure proper storage, maintenance, and handling of all NDT equipment
• Ensure that all documentation is accurately and neatly complete
• Assist in filling out daily inspection reports and documentation as required
• Complete time sheet and expense reports weekly
• Perform all other duties assigned as may be required from time to time

 

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required 
• Associate degree in Sciences or related field from an accredited school preferred
• Substitutions for experience:
  • A 2 or 4-year college degree from an accredited school, other than correspondence or on-line, in a technical hard science (engineering, physics, power, or closely similar) may substitute for 2 years of experience
  • A current journeyman or master electrician license may substitute for 2 years of experience
  • An A&P degree or analogous military training, along with a minimum of 2 years hands-on work experience may substitute for 2 years of experience
  • A wind technician certificate program can substitute for 1 year of experience
• Minimum 1 year of overall experience in operations and/or maintenance of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems. With one (1) of those years being in wind energy
• Demonstrated experience in blade damage assessment required
• Experience across multiple manufactures (i.e. GE, Siemens, Vestas, Gamesa, Acciona, Nordex, Mitsubishi) and repair types strongly preferred
• Experience with LPS systems 
• Experience in NDT UT techniques 
• Must pass physical fitness tests required to maintain Global Wind Organization Certification; in addition, at the discretion of the business, future successful completion of physical fitness tests will be required 
• Must possess an unrestricted driver’s license in good standing 
• GWO Certification preferred
• Training related to composite materials inspection and repair preferred
• Training related to non-destructive testing & inspections preferred
• Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain an RWE-sponsored NDT UT Level I & Level II if so requested by the company, for inspecting and scanning of our composite component equipment 
• Must posess or be willing to obtain and maintain an RWE-sponsored Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) 107a Pilot License if requested by the company, for inspecting our wind turbine generator blades 
• Certified ASNT NDT Level I UT certification preferred
• Certified ASNT NDT Level II UT certific