Wind Farm Technician Internship - Munnsville

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Remuneration: Non-Exempt
The Munnsville Wind Farm Intern will play a role in supporting the overall operations and maintenance of one Wind Farm and all related facilities to assure safety and maximize availability in accordance with the Operations mission. This internship will be a 15-week fall 2024 full-time opportunity based in the Munnsville, New York area.
Responsibilities:

• Good communication skills and must value being part of a team
• Safety- Promote safety for all at all times
• Initiative - Able to work with minimum supervision and make decisions for all issues related to his/her discipline(s) with limited and/or available information
• Work with inventory tech to pull parts and record usage
• Work with team to perpair and to clean up tooling and parts that were used as part of maintenance
• Work with site lead to support team with data collection and reporting

Qualifications:

• Candidate must be enrolled in a technical school or College/University
• Able to work fulltime
• Effective communicator across cross-functional teams
• Self-motivated and adaptable team player

Physical Qualifications:

• Must be able to maintain a personal weight limitation of 270 lbs
• Must be able to sit, walk, or stand for a long duration of time
• Must be able to climb wind towers on a daily basis. During this task, the employee must be able to open/close hatch doors and identify potential safety hazards
• Must have the ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Must be able to transfer 50 pounds from a thirty-five-inch platform to the floor
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds for up to 15 feet
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds from ground to brow height
• Must be able to lift and transfer up to 50 pounds to a thirty-five (35) inch platform
• Must be able to lift and carry 25 pounds with one hand up to fifteen (15) feet
• Must be able to crouch, kneel, or ½ kneel for up to 5 minutes at a time to perform maintenance tasks in low areas
• Must be able to perform fine motor tasks, such as screwing or unscrewing nuts and bolts, while reaching around and over objects
• Must be able to balance to work in closed and small swaying areas on top of and within wind towers, and walk across small surface areas to access areas within wind turbines
• Must be able to military, belly, or back crawl up to 15 feet to access the nose cone area of wind turbines
• Must be able to step or climb up onto a platform at a height of 35 inches, with or without support

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we're making all that energy green. This decade alone we're investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 - ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 - with some of the world's largest on and offshore Wind Farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We're also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
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