100% Travel MCE Wind Technician II - Midwest
This is a remote, hourly position requiring 100% travel across the Midwest region. With overtime, travel, and supplemental earnings, MCE Technicians have the potential to earn over $100,000 per year.
About the role
As a Major Component Exchange/Repair Technician, you’ll be at the forefront of specialized wind turbine repair and optimization. Traveling to sites across the region, you’ll lead or support major component exchanges – ensuring minimal downtime and peak turbine performance. Your work helps keep turbines turning and communities powered.
Responsibilities
- Ensure safety for everyone involved through risk assessment, protective measures, and compliance with safety regulations.
- Perform major component exchanges including gearboxes, generators, and other critical systems.
- Execute maintenance, minor to medium repairs, design modifications, retrofits, and special projects following established procedures.
- Travel extensively to support turbine operations across multiple platforms and site conditions.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality work.
- Conduct safety inspections and ensure a secure working environment.
Requirements
- Prioritize safety above all else and follow established safety protocols.
- Preferred wind turbine experience with hands-on MCE work.
- Minimum one year of wind technician experience, or six months wind technician experience with a Wind Technician certificate/education, or 2 years of transferrable mechanical, electrical, and/or hydraulic experience.
- Proven expertise in troubleshooting and executing major repairs on various platforms.
- Comfortable with 100% travel and working in varied site conditions.
- Collaborative mindset with a focus on solving complex challenges.
- Physically fit, comfortable working in various conditions and at heights.
- Ability to speak, read, and follow instructions in English.
- High school diploma (or equivalent), a valid driver’s license, and legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Training & Equipment
Vestas invests in your growth, providing access to comprehensive training programs and certifications like GWO Safety & Technical Training. You’ll also receive all necessary PPE and equipment to perform safely.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
- Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave.
- Opportunities for career progression and pay-for-certification growth.
- 401(k) with company match, life insurance, and disability coverage.
- An established safety culture and inclusive, collaborative workplace.
Pay
The base pay salary range for this position is $28.25 - $33.43/hr., with potential for additional variable compensation. Pay will be determined based on experience and qualifications. We are offering a $2,500 USD sign-on bonus for candidates with Basic Safety Training (BST), Basic Technical Training (BTT), and Advanced Rescue Training (ART) certifications from the Global Wind Organization (GWO). Eligibility requirements apply.
Physical Demands
- Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.
- Hearing ability to use telephones, close-range radios, or related devices.
- Visual acuity including depth perception, field of vision, and the ability to distinguish between colors.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed, as well as hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
- Ability to climb stairs & vertical ladders to heights of 60 to 100 meters and at times supervise work in confined space environments.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, carry items up to 50 lbs. in weight.
- Ability to observe training and obtain certification in required safety programs (LOTO, Electrical Qualification, Fall Arrest & High Angle Rescue & Emergency Decent, and Confined Space).
- Ability to successfully participate in all training courses, including controlled descent practical exercises.
- Combined weight of employee, required PPE, and gear shall not exceed 300 lbs. Required PPE and gear may weigh up to 40 lbs.