Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
Also called: Wind Farm Support Specialist, Wind Technician, Wind Turbine Service Technician, Wind Turbine Technician
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
- public safety and security
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology:
Industrial control software
- Industrial control systems software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Education:
certificate after high school
