Job Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?


We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company, guided by a simple yet powerful vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.


We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.


RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal and professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their careers they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.


Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.


The position


The Team Leader holds the same duties as a Technician with additional responsibilities


The ideal candidate will be an experienced Technician who has good leadership capabilities, project management skills and dedication to delivering a world class O&M service.


The Team Leader will Line Manager up to 2-10 Technicians in a region and be accountable to the Operations Manager for the performance of the team and the region.


This role will be based in Campbeltown.



Accountabilities


The responsibilities of the Team Leader include all the responsibilities within the Technician job role, with the addition of the items below.


Note - the Team Leader may be allocated fewer sites to manage to ensure time can be allocated to the additional responsibilities.


Line management of a team of Technicians, ensuring adherence to HSQE requirements at all time
Staff recruitment, training, and competency planning
Day to day planning alongside the co-ordinator for the team of Technicians
Working with the Coordinator for responding to call outs from the monitoring team
Attendance at weekly coordination calls and relaying information back to the team
Always demonstrate leadership for health and safety and help improve safety standards across the team
Set high standard for quality and compliance of maintenance tasks, and lead by example in this area
Review and approve work orders in the company CMMS
Support the allocation of downtime events so that the correct downtime cause and penalising status can be recorded, and ensuring good commercial awareness when doing so during the monthly call
Discuss performance on a weekly to the Wind O&M Manager and demonstrate accountability for the performance of their region
Ensuring callout rota has full coverage

Support and carry out quality checks to ensure the high standard of all sites in the region and ensuring compliance with the O&M contract when requested

Ensuring records are maintained and the CMMS is used to its fullest extent
Supporting recruitment and new staff onboarding activities
Providing support to fill resource gaps within the region
Maintain and develop relevant specialist Skills
Support budgeting and commercial planning activities
Other duties commensurate with the role
Supporting HSQE incident investigations where required

Supporting new site adoption/onboarding
Supporting daily monitor and fault escalation

Other duties commensurate with the role

Knowledge

Turbine O&M background in either Vestas/Siemens/Gamesa/Senvion Technologies Team leader Co-ordination of subcontractors H&S Awareness (RA, CoSSH, MS) WTSR


Skills


Strong approach to safe working practices
Excellent communication skills, fluent written and spoken English

Attention to detail

Positive, can-do attitude
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Able to respond to changing priorities and emergent issues
Enthusiasm for personal development
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to read and interpret schematic diagrams and technical manuals
Computer skills for writing reports, reporting progress and communicating by email
Passion, Accountability, Collaboration, Excellence

Experience

Mechanical or Electrical fault finding Current Authorised Technician or held AT status Experience in leading teams Use of Hydraulic tooling Blade repairs Good communication both written & verbal Use of Microsoft Office applications Reporting Wind Turbine maintenance Large component exchange Managing heavy lifting Working at height


Qualifications


Full UK driving licenceMechanical or Electrical Engineering Qualification (Minimum Level 3 NVQ)


At RES, we celebrate differences as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.


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Department


Services Wind O&M - 414


Location


United Kingdom, Glasgow
Employment type


Permanent Full Time