Field Service Technician

GE Vernova is hiring a Field Service Technician for the Ararat Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia. The role involves servicing, troubleshooting, and repairing wind turbines and site infrastructure. Candidates should have relevant trade qualifications, experience in heavy industries, and good technical skills. The position requires a 37.5-hour work week with on-call duties. GE offers competitive remuneration and opportunities for professional development in a diverse and inclusive environment.
Job Description Summary

Job Description

Ararat Wind Farm is located 15 minutes from the Town of Ararat and 45 minutes from Ballarat. The Wind Farm is 75 Turbines with a hub height of 85m, based on GE’s 3X platform.

Your role as a Wind Field Service Technician will see you performing scheduled and unscheduled servicing including troubleshooting, breakdowns, and repair of the Wind Turbines and site infrastructure.
• Join the site team in undertaking tasks including annual maintenance, retrofit works, major component exchange and fault finding.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with the organization’s JSA, LOTO, EHS and associated policies/procedures as well as relevant Australian Standards.
• Maintain reports using GE’s various software management tools and databases.
• Perform high voltage switching operations according to site procedures as required.
• Working a 37.5 hour working week and forming part of an on-call roster shared amongst the site team to cover weekends and after standard hours as required with additional working hours are available as wanted amongst the team.

About You

Either of the following trade qualifications and skills are suitable for this role:
• Electrician with an unrestricted A-Grade Electrical License and a Mechanical aptitude.

Or
• Mechanic or Mechanical Fitter.

The following training and experience is preferred for all candidates:
• Previous experience in renewables, power distribution, mining, oil & gas or other heavy industry.
• Experience with installation, replacement, troubleshooting and testing of electrical equipment (Electrical candidates only).
• Experience with installation, replacement, troubleshooting and testing mechanical and hydraulic equipment.
• Must hold a current Australian Driver’s license.
• GWO Basic Training (preferred but not essential, training will be provided).
• GWO Advanced Rescue Training (preferred but not essential, training will be provided).
• Good technical aptitude and effective problem-solving skills
• Good communication and teamwork
• Intermediate level of computer skills.

What's On Offer

At GE, we are committed to providing a working environment that is diverse, flexible, and inclusive. We offer competitive remuneration packages, mentoring and training opportunities to promote continuous professional and personal development as well as long term career opportunities, locally, nationally and globally.

You will be joining a tight knit site team who are passionate about what they do, and they do it well. Safety and innovation are always at the forefront of what we do.

Further training will be provided to the successful applicant as required. Our site team handles all of our High Voltage Operations, Dogging/Rigging works, Working at Heights Training (GWO) as well as any GE specific training.

If you are looking for an escape from that everyday job that you have now, want to join a great team and want an office with the best view in the world, if you are passionate about working for an organisation that imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t, and delivers outcomes that make the world better, we would love to hear from you.

As GE Vernova is a global organization, working across different time zones, and monitoring, reading and responding to contact outside normal working hours can be expected.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No