Wind Technician Leader - Stateline Wind - Touchet, WA

NextEra Energy is seeking a Wind Technician Leader for the Stateline Wind facility in Touchet, WA. The role involves overseeing maintenance and repair operations, enhancing performance and profitability, ensuring safety compliance, and leading team development. Responsibilities include scheduling maintenance, monitoring equipment, and preparing reports. Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience in a technical field. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.
Requisition ID: 86335

NextEra Energy Resources is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a world leader in battery storage. We provide energy-related products and services that grow our economy, protect the environment, support our communities and help customers meet their energy needs. Are you interested in creating a cleaner environment for future generations? Join our world-class, innovative team today.

Position Specific Description

As a Wind Technician Leader for Stateline Wind in Touchet, WA you will support all wind farm operations for maintenance and repair. You will focus on performance and profitability within the framework of the operating plan including developing and executing strategy for improved maintenance, diagnostic, and operation to provide additional customer value and reduce cost of service. Additional duties may include:

-Implementing Operation Safety Policy Instructions, conducting field work in compliance with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) applicable regulations, encourage good employee safety practices, and drive an unparalleled employee safety culture

-Participating and leading Business Lean Six Sigma processes and projects

-Recruiting, developing, retaining, leading, and advancing resources at sites driving professional standards and matrix development of team

-Demonstrating responsibility for all phases of timely safety and environmental reporting, financial reporting, and turbine availability

-Working closely with internal NextEra users to develop and implement operation focused feedback and solutions for planned and unplanned maintenance, improvement projects, development, and financial performance

-Presenting a positive professional representation of NextEra Energy in the community and with the customer

We offer competitive pay, bonus, benefits (including 401k & pension) and career development and advancement opportunities. Relocation benefits may also be available.

We look forward to reviewing your application and are very excited at the prospect of you joining our high-performance team!

Job Overview

Leaders in this job provide the first line of guidance as the working leader for technicians who perform operations and maintenance support. Employees in this role schedule all routine maintenance, maintain parts inventory, monitor equipment performance, diagnose problems, and make recommendations to optimize efficiency.

Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Assists in the selection and training of team members
• Prepares and reviews administrative documentation relating to such things as time sheets and performance evaluations
• Assists Site Manager in the preparation of reports regarding operations, maintenance, and budgeting
• Maintains a safe work environment
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications
• High School Grad / GED
• Experience: 5+ years in a technical field, OR completion of a technical certificate/degree program
• Valid Driver’s License (NON CDL)
• Ability to climb a wind turbine up to 300 feet
• Post-Offer Functional Capacity Eval

Preferred Qualifications
• None

The estimated base pay for this position is $92,800.00 to $139,200.00 per year. Starting pay will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, job-related and industry knowledge and skills and education/training.

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Employee Group: Non Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Technicians - Wind/HV/Solar

Organization: NextEra Energy Operating Services, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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