Certex UK is recruiting Wind Turbine Inspection Engineers for both the onshore and offshore wind industries, working in rotation across the UK.
The successful candidates will be joining our Lifting Solutions Group, the largest lifting organisation in Europe, comprising of 22 companies with over 100 locations worldwide including the USA, Australia, and Taiwan.
The role will involve statutory inspections and maintenance activities of the lifting and safety equipment essential to the safe and efficient operation of onshore & offshore wind turbines.
We are committed to providing a working environment in which all our employees are able to realise their full potential and to contribute to our business success by providing equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation.
Successful candidates will be:
- Confident and customer focused with a strong eye for detail
- Physically fit, hardworking, and a motivated self-starter with the ability to work alone
- Willing to learn new skills and continually develop their capability
- A good communicator – written and verbal – with good IT skills
- An effective, decisive problem solver
- Competent in the use of tools & instruments used in testing & inspection
- Professional, impartial & independent in accordance with ISO 17020
Education & Qualifications
- GWO Training
- OGUK Medical & Chester Step test
- LEEA qualified or equivalent
- Mechanical or electrical engineering background
- OEM training or equivalent on service lifts
- PSSR training in the examination of minor or intermediate systems contained in wind turbines
- Trained in davit crane inspections & maintenance
- Trained in electrical hoist inspection & maintenance
- Trained in turbine mounted safety equipment inspection
- Trained in fire extinguisher servicing
Technical Knowledge:
- Detailed understanding of inspection processes on wind turbine equipment
- Excellent knowledge of the type of defects that may occur during equipment use, technical ability to identify such defects and an understanding of the impact that any such defects may have on the continued safe use of the equipment
- Knowledge of defect acceptance criteria
- Understanding of the mechanisms of degradation
- Good working knowledge of LOLER, PUWER and PSSR
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety
- Good understanding of risk assessment processes
Preferred Experience:
- Previous relevant experience in the inspection of General Lifting Equipment, Manual Lifting Machines, Powered Lifting Machines, Service Lifts, PUWER Equipment, PSSR Accumulators or Pressure Relief Valves in Wind Turbine Generators
- Experience of associated defects identification and the impact the defects may have on continued safe use of the in-service equipment
- Working on customer sites, onshore and offshore in a highly regulated industry
- Working to risk assessments, method statements and identifying risks
Benefits:
These full-time roles offer a competitive salary package, commensurate to experience and the following company benefits:
- 4 x Annual Salary Life Insurance
- Company Sick Pay
- Private Health Care on completion of 2 years’ service
About Us:
Certex UK offers a full lifting solution providing steel wire rope, lifting equipment, safety products, services and training to customers in the industrial, oil & gas and renewables markets. Our unwavering dedication to safety, quality, and innovation has made us the go-to choice for businesses across the United Kingdom.
Certex UK belongs to the Lifting Solutions Group within Axel Johnson International, which comprises more than 200 companies and employs 5,700 individuals in 34 countries. Axel Johnson International is in turn part of Axel Johnson, a privately owned Swedish industrial group operating globally.
Axel Johnson has a dedicated long-term approach to ownership, emphasising sustainable progress and collaboration. The focus lies on the acquisition and development of companies specialising in technical components and industrial solutions.
