MCE Technician - Midwest US

🏢 Vestas Topeka, Kansas, United States $27.43 - $33.43 per hour, overtime eligible; $2,500 sign-on bonus; total earning potential exceeding $100,000 per year
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About the Role

As a Major Component Exchange Technician at Vestas, you'll travel 100% across the Midwest performing specialized gearbox, generator, and retrofit exchanges on wind turbines that power communities with clean energy. This remote, hourly role offers overtime, travel pay, and a $2,500 sign-on bonus, with total earning potential exceeding $100,000 per year.

Responsibilities

  • Perform major component exchanges including gearboxes, generators, and other critical turbine systems.
  • Execute maintenance, minor to medium repairs, design modifications, retrofits, and special projects following established procedures.
  • Conduct pre-job risk assessments and identify potential hazards before starting work.
  • Travel to wind farm sites across the Midwest region to support turbine operations on multiple platforms.
  • Collaborate with site teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of all work.
  • Conduct safety inspections and maintain a secure working environment throughout all activities.
  • Document work activities, time coding, and operational progress for tracking and reporting purposes.
  • Support continuous improvement by sharing knowledge and best practices across team environments.

Qualifications

  • Minimum one year of wind turbine 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.
  • Preferred hands-on experience with major component exchange (MCE) work on wind turbines.
  • Proven expertise in troubleshooting and executing major repairs on various turbine platforms.
  • Comfortable with 100% travel and working in varied site and weather conditions.
  • Physically fit, comfortable working at heights up to 100 meters and in confined spaces.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required; valid driver's license required.
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

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.
  • $2,500 sign-on bonus.
  • Overtime pay and travel compensation with earning potential over $100,000/year.
  • An established safety culture and inclusive, collaborative workplace.

Certifications

GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) GWO Basic Technical Training (BTT) GWO Advanced Rescue Training (ART) LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) Electrical Qualification Fall Protection / High Angle Rescue Confined Space Entry

Skills

Electrical Technician Mechanical Technician

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