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Vattenfall • IJmuiden, Netherlands

Service Technician Windfarm Hollandse Kust Zuid

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Job Description

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Job Description

Are you interested in a key position within our organisation? Please apply then and become part of our mission and help us to achieve our goal of being fossil free within one generation!

Vattenfall is looking for the right person to fill the position of Service Technician in the Business Unit Offshore Wind, for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) O&M team.

As a Service Technician you will be part of a dedicated service team consisting of over 30 professionals, delivering general troubleshooting operations and daily maintenance to our HKZ windfarm (existing of 140 offshore wind turbines).

What will you do?
Your duties and responsibilities as Service Technician include fault diagnosis and trend analysis, excellent service delivery, teaching and assessing technicians on the job, providing safety and technical reports and maintain documentation.

Location
You will start your shift from our site office in IJmuiden.

Qualifications

This role requires someone with multiple years of experience working as a technician, ideally within the wind industry and having a background and broad understanding of Electrical Engineering. In addition, knowledge of mechanics and hydraulics is desirable. You have experienced working in operations and maintenance and/or large/complex construction projects and have a problem-solving approach to reduce outages. You are very safety-conscious and always lead with the highest of safety standards towards yourself and those around you. Having experience with working in (offshore) wind farm projects in The Netherlands and high voltage experience are seen as advantageous.

Since we work across several countries, good command of the English language (both verbally and written) is important as well as excellent communication and leadership skills. Dutch language skills are preferred however not required.

You will be a competent individual who is able to work in a dynamic environment and will have the ability to work shifts at the project location in IJmuiden. This role also requires you to have some knowledge of health and safety legislations . Due to the location of the O&M base a valid driving licence is required.

Additional Information

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in Dutch or English. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

A short knowledge test is part of the procedure. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Jurriaan Rang via email jurriaan.rang@vattenfall.com.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Company benefits

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Open to compressed hours
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9-day fortnight
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25 (UK) and 38 (Netherlands) days annual leave + bank holidays
bike
Cycle to work scheme
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Annual bonus
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Non-contributory pension
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Gym membership
hospital
Health insurance
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Enhanced sick days
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Open to part time work for some roles
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Open to part-time employees
hospital
Critical Illness Insurance
family
Family health insurance
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Travel loan – We recognise that the cost of travelling on public transport can be quite expensive. The cost of your annual travel works out cheaper if you purchase a yearly ticket rather than on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
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Enhanced WFH tools
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In house training
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Eye Care Support
shopping trolley
Buy or sell annual leave
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Enhanced maternity leave
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Enhanced paternity leave
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Bike parking
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Life insurance
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Income protection
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Annual pay rises
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Teambuilding days
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Volunteer days
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L&D budget
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Employee discounts
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Employee phone program
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Loyalty programme
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Employee assistance programme
family
Shared parental leave
baby
Adoption leave
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Faith rooms
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Flexible working week
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Enhanced pension match/contribution
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Referral bonus
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Joining bonus
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Wellbeing allowance
car
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
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Personal development days
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Personal development budgets
books
LinkedIn learning license
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Lunch and learns
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Studying sabbaticals
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Hackathons
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Study suppot
gift
Professional subscriptions

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Working at Vattenfall

Company employees

21,000

Currently Hiring Countries

Netherlands

United Kingdom

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