Service Technician - Onshore Wind Turbines

Service Technician - Onshore Wind Turbines

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21,000 employees working in various countries. For more than 100 years, we have been electrifying industries, delivering energy to people's homes, and modernizing our way of life through innovation and collaboration. Vattenfall aims to enable a fossil-free life within one generation. We lead the transition to a sustainable energy system. To achieve this ambitious goal, we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have a strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful company mission.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a real impact on the energy transition with their expertise. As a Service Technician at Vattenfall, you will have a job at great heights and with many responsibilities. You will work on our wind turbines within the Princes Ariane Wind Park in the Wieringermeer.

We are looking for someone who, on the one hand, has electrical technical knowledge, is not afraid of heights, and, on the other hand, is looking for a job for a long time. We invest in training so that you can work safely and also show professional competence right away.

Does this sound like a nice challenge to you and do you want to contribute to a fossil-free life in one generation? Start as a service technician and make sure our wind turbines continue to operate optimally.

Your new workplace

Vattenfall's vision is to develop a sustainable, diversified, European energy portfolio with more long-term profits and significant growth opportunities. Vattenfall aims to be one of the leaders in the development and production of sustainable energy.

Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall's onshore and offshore wind energy and for other activities in sustainable energy, except hydropower energy. Today, we develop, build, and operate wind energy in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands.

The Princess Ariane Wind Park is located in the Wieringermeer polder, in the head of North Holland, and consists of 82 Nordex wind turbines of the type N117. The service building with offices, workshop, and warehouse is located in the middle of the wind park, near the town of Slootdorp. From here we work with a team of about 15 people to make the wind park perform optimally.

What will you do as a Service Technician?

You will carry out planned and unplanned maintenance activities in teams of two according to the agreed work instructions.

Compliance with all safety and health requirements is of course expected from you, especially when working at great heights. In addition, you will make recommendations to improve safety and operational procedures.

As a technician, you will be involved in the proactive identification and reporting of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions. You will diagnose and repair turbine components. You will track down errors, solve problems, carry out maintenance and repair of all turbine systems, including mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic assembly and repair of important components.

Based on a rotating malfunction service schedule, you will also be available regularly on weekends to carry out turbine repairs.

Finally, you will keep maintenance history of wind turbines, such as service reports and report the necessary data in the Vattenfall management system (SAP).

Location:

You will work from a fixed location, namely Slootdorp in Wieringermeer. Sometimes you may also be temporarily deployed to other Vattenfall wind parks further in the Netherlands.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with electrical technical knowledge and, preferably, a completed MBO-3 or 4 work and thought level or a similar technical background.

Examples of training can be: MBO General Operational Technique, Naval Engineering, Energy Technology, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. If you have had a different education, but with a technical component in your education, read on, because this job may still be right for you! In addition, you are:

• Structured and meticulous, you like order and cleanliness;
• Part of a small and close-knit team, in which you actively contribute to the positive atmosphere and culture.
• A self-starter, able to organize your own activities and set priorities.
• In possession of a driver's license B;
• Physically fit, a medical test is part of the hiring process;
• Willing to travel for work and training, where you are resident in North Holland or Friesland;
• You possess basic IT skills (e.g. MS-office), whereby you are also able to read data on your laptop on the turbine and draw conclusions from it;
• You have no fear of heights or claustrophobia;
• Proficient in reading and writing in Dutch and English.

Do you doubt the above points? In any case, contact the Corporate Recruiter to discuss.

We offer you a market-conforming salary and good secondary employment benefits, which you can partly compose yourself. There are also many opportunities to develop your professional and personal skills. In addition, you will find yourself in a modern, dynamic, and pleasant working environment. At Vattenfall, a close team culture prevails where there is also ample room for initiative. The location of this position is Slootdorp. We attach great importance to a good work-life balance at Vattenfall, so we will continue to look at how we can contribute as an employer. More information? Sounds interesting? We look forward to receiving your application as long as the vacancy is published online until January 4, 2026. Due to the Christmas period, we will contact you in the new year and provide feedback on your application. We expect to start planning the first conversations in mid-January.

For questions about the position and/or the process, you can contact Thijs Suurmond, Corporate Recruiter, thijs.suurmond@vattenfall.com. At Vattenfall, we are convinced that diversity contributes greatly to our organization. Therefore, we constantly strive for a harmonious balance between our employees in terms of age, sexual orientation, belief, gender identity, (work) disability, and cultural or ethnic background.

The safety of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. Therefore, a pre-employment screening is part of the selection process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening is carried out by a third party, Validata. We look forward to your application!