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Wind Turbine Technician

Employer

Ghost Pine Wind

Date Posted

January 31, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Trochu, AB
  • Earnings $77,750.00 to $93,500.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Mar 02, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Ghost Pine Wind

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • All weather conditions

Work setting

  • Machinery installation
  • Maintenance
  • Service
  • Repair
  • Willing to relocate
  • Shopwork

Tasks

  • Assemble mechanical equipment
  • Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Repair or replace defective machinery parts
  • Perform routine maintenance work on machinery
  • Program programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
  • Installing machinery and equipment
  • Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
  • Troubleshoot electrical or mechanical systems failures

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Electrical and electronic controls
  • Hydraulic system
  • Power tools
  • Turbines
  • Forklift

Area of specialization

  • Start-up and testing
  • Shutdown operations
  • Rigging and handling
  • Troubleshooting
  • Bearing, seals and packing
  • Vibration analysis
  • Programmable logic controller (PLC)
  • Wiring

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Wind Turbine Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textile)
OBJECTIVE

Interest in setting up and assembling machinery and equipment before installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions, to adjust machinery and to repair and replace defective parts; and in installing, trouble-shooting and maintaining power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls

METHODICAL

Interest in speaking with other workers to direct them in constructing foundations for machinery; and in cleaning, lubricating and performing other routine maintenance work on machinery

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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