Service Technician

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Siemens Gamesa has a vision for renewable energy: we believe in the power of nature and technology. Help us to be ready to face the energy challenges of tomorrow and make a green footprint – join the team in creating a better future for us on our planet

We focus on hiring the best people, wherever they may be in the world. We pride ourselves on the flexibility we offer to our employees and are committed to building a workforce that can grow with the company. Siemens Gamesa is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

In our culture of trust, we focus on empowerment, diversity, and continuous learning. Valuing our people is what makes us one global team, with our colleagues’ safety at the heart of our organization.

We are looking for a service technician to join our team in Oostende. As a service technician, you will work under an SGRE maintenance technician executing ordinary and extraordinary maintenance and troubleshooting inside the off shore wind turbines. The technician will have 14 days on and 14 days off based onboard within an offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV).

How to contribute to our vision

• The main tasks of the service technician are to perform mainly pre-defined technical tasks, for example, basic commissioning of products and systems, integration of components to a system, basic engineering, maintenance jobs, and support customers remotely and onsite.

• The service technician will coordinate and accomplish defined service operations and/or resolves product issues for customers equipment while providing support in generating sales leads for pre-defined service offers and contribute to planning activities.

• The focus will be on adhering the defined processes and applicable regulations. As part of choosing right solution the technician will be responsible for improvement measures and modifications

• You should have a desire to learn about electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic schematics as you will be responsible of the general maintenance of the turbines.

• Your main tasks consist of implementing ordinary and extraordinary maintenance actions on the electrical and electronic parts of the turbine, analyzes and diagnoses faults in the electronic and electrical systems, using specific schemes and automated control systems as support (video screens from which check the performance of the machinery); identify the fault, carry out the repair and replacement of parts, modules or tools.

• Ensuring that on-site work is always carried out with safety as the highest priority. It is crucial that you will be fully compliant with SGRE safety codes and have a history of being able to follow set procedures.

• As a person you are compliant, flexible, and eager to work in a job that will offer you freedom and great opportunity to learn and become an independent problem-solver. You will be multitasking and planning service activities, while coordinating these activities within your team. We are looking for someone who is accurate and has a high safety awareness.

What you need to make a difference…

Passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change. We are also looking for:

• A candidate with at least a high school diploma (mechanical or electrical is a plus) and minimum 2 years of experience in the electricity- or mechanical industry. (Experience in wind industry is considered a significant advantage)

• A candidate that is comfortable working at high altitudes and should have thorough and have a high safety awareness.

• Driving license is a requirement in the service and you shall flexible and prepared to travel as our customers' wind farms are spread over a large geographical area.

• It is important that you are able to communicate in English, both written and verbal, as some of the documentation and other tasks are completed in English.

• The ideal candidate has good computer skills, an educational degree in electricity, hydraulics or mechanics is meritorious as well as experience in wind power, electricity, mechanics or hydraulics would be an advantage.

• You are living in Belgium or willing to move to Belgium. You are in possession of a valid work permit.

In return of your commitment, we offer you…

Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come.

We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and more.

Empowering our people

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Other information

For further information regarding the recruitment process, please send the primary recruiter, Marjolein Velthuijzen, an email via marjolein.velthuijzen.ext@siemensgamesa.com. Please mention the Job ID in the email.

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