Service Technician, Offshore Platforms

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.

The Vattenfall **Business Area Wind** runs all offshore and onshore wind projects (development, construction and execution) and manages as well as operates all wind farms (offshore and onshore) within the Continental/UK region. In addition, the BU takes care of identifying profitable growth options for any other kind of renewable energy sources and developing solutions for system integration of renewable energy sources.

**Job Description**:
We are looking for a **Service Technician** for our platforms within DanTysk and Sandbank, which are located 90 km west of Sylt within German waters.

**Your job as Service Technician**

You will become an important and permanent part of our operations & maintenance-organization.

You will participate in operational & maintenance tasks on the Accommodation Platform and the two Offshore Substations located in the windfarms DanTysk and Sandbank. The Accommodation Platform is directly connected via a bridge with one of the Offshore Substations, the second Offshore Substation is located 25 km from the other platforms.

You will be attached to the operational organization and you will work in job rotation on the platforms under a German employment contract. Your tasks will include but are not limited to:

- Troubleshooting and maintenance on mechanical and electrical systems
- Working with colleagues or customers to determine the possible cause of machinery problems and define what need to be solved
- Utilizing technological devices to complete tasks on mechanical and electrical systems within a databased maintenance system
- Participating in trainings and continuing education to expand skillsets for a complex work environment
- Handling cargoes and goods and supporting logistics with warehouse keeping
- Operating cranes
- Occupying key roles in our Emergency Response Organization
- Maintaining a large collection of tools and devices for repairing and testing
- Keeping the assets in good condition by excellent house keeping
- Completing our team for helicopter operations as HLO (Helicopter Landing Officer) / HDA (Helideck Assistant)
- Performing regular certifications or inspections in accordance to industrial safety regulations (BetrSichV & DGUV)
- Supporting other departments in the vast variety of tasks in our daily windfarm operations

**Qualifications**:
**Your profile as Service Technician**
- Open, positive and safety orientated mindset
- Certification as industrial electrician, instrument technician or equivalent
- Profound working experience in your trained job
- Experience with operating cranes and other heavy machineries
- Experience in an offshore or maritime working environment is beneficial, but not mandatory
- Experience with fault finding in complex electrical and mechanical systems
- Proficiency in reading PID, Manuals and fault finding
- Experience with successful completion of work tasks, which are performed in an international and hectic environment with great focus on safety
- Willing to take up other assignments apart from electrical tasks, e.g. mechanical repairs
- German / English language skills, written and verbal
- Willing to work in a shift pattern, regularly 14 days on, 21 days off shift.
- Readiness to take required offshore trainings according to GWO
- Medical fitness according to AWMF

**What you can expect**
- An extremely varied set of responsibilities
- Tasks which allow for independent decision making
- A family-like working environment and a strong team spirit
- A reliable shift plan
- Openness towards ideas for technical improvements

**General information**
- Full time employment. 37 hours per week.
- Unlimited contract.
- You will receive a German employment contract.

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**

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Cristina Kunze via phone, +49 40 79022 1384.

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