Job Description

About the Role
Location
South Africa
Gauteng
Wadeville
Company
Siemens Energy (Pty) Ltd
Organization
Wind Power
Business Unit
Onshore
Full / Part time
Full-time
Experience Level
Experienced Professional
Snapshot of Your Day
As a Heavy Lift Technician at Siemens Gamesa, your day will involve performing major component exchanges and maintenance tasks on wind turbines across various sites. You will be part of a dedicated service team, executing mechanical, electrical, and lifting operations. Your role will require troubleshooting, conducting inspections, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while collaborating with subcontractors and other team members.
How You'll Make an Impact

• Prioritizing Zero Harm Policy, having H&S and Quality oriented mindset.
• Executing assigned Main Component Inspections, Uptower Repairs Main Component Replacements and Retrofits of Wind turbine generators.
• Able to implement SGRE Procedures into the planning of lifting operations
• Identify foreseeable hazards associated with applicable lifting operations
• Knowledge of applying of the hierarchy of controls to mitigate identified risks
• Ability to select appropriate lifting accessories based on evaluating the load weight, shape, and dimensions and equipment limitations and make appropriate use.
• Understand the local inspection and examination requirements of lifting equipment and accessories
• Dismantles, maintains, repairs, assembles, installs, and sets up technical equipment and wind turbines components in a wind farm.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Technical School Degree on Electrical or Mechanical disciplines.
• Demonstrable experience in heavy lift operations; minimum 5 standard replacements (gearbox, generator, transformer) and 3 complex replacements (Main Shaft, rotor down). Minimum 5 years of experience in Wind Industry
• Fluent in English & Excellent in dealing with computers, note pads, MS office applications.
• High commitment with Quality, Health, Safety & environmental regulations.
• Willing to travel nationally and internationally.

About the Team
Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.
Who is Siemens Gamesa?
Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making balanced, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a distributed team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource group

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