Job Description

ALLETE Clean Energy, an ALLETE company headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, develops, acquires and manages renewable energy projects and delivers clean-energy solutions in multiple states. This position is based in Lake Benton in southwest Minnesota, working for the Lake Benton I wind farm. The rural setting offers small-town charm, a large lake for recreation or fishing, and horseback riding and hiking trails in the nearby Hole-in-the-Mountain Park on Buffalo Ridge. At Lake Benton, ALLETE Clean Energy operates 139 Zond 750-kilowatt wind turbines. ALLETE Clean Energy plays a unique and significant role in ALLETE’s sustainability-in-action strategy. Our culture drives excellence through our shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet.

Join our team as a temporary Wind Technician III and be a part of a tight-knit team doing meaningful work that powers the future with clean energy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under limited direction, performs moderately complex preventative maintenance and repair activities consistent with policies and procedures on wind turbines.
• Attends regular safety meetings and follows appropriate company safety and environmental policies.
• Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and adheres to quality guidelines.

Typical Physical/Mental/Environmental Demands:

• Regularly works around moving mechanical parts, high places, particulate matter, and in any and all outdoor weather. Frequently faces electrical shock risks and occasionally encounter hazardous chemicals. The work environment is typically loud. Duties often require standing, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Must be capable of lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Preference may be given to applicants that have completed a wind technician training program.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Three years or more technical wind industry experience, OR in absence of technical wind industry experience, five years or more experience working with hydraulic, electrical, mechanical skills

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Driver’s license required.
• Must be able to meet the physical/mental/environmental demands of the position.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, manuals, blueprints, and schematics, and to write routine reports and correspondence. Able to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems with several concrete variables. Proficient in basic math, including fractions and decimals.
• Capable of working with minimal supervision in mechanical and electrical environments.
• Successful completion of all training, education courses and/or skill level testing required by the Company for entry into this position.
• Basic skill in the use of personal computers (i.e., Windows environment, word processing and spreadsheet applications).
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions for this position.
• Skilled in the care and use of tools and equipment.
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal, leadership, organizational and decision-making skills.
• Regular attendance is required.
• This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• The expected hourly compensation range for this position is $32.20 - $40.40. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, training, experience, and market conditions.
• Retirement Benefits
• Medical
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Community Engagement, and more.

Employer will not sponsor Visas for position.

External applicants must apply online via www.allete.com/careers.

This job posting will be available for application until the position has been filled OR the posting close date noted herein, whichever date is earlier.

ALLETE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact our Human Resources department at 218-723-3921.

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