Green Collar Vets

           Linking Military Veterans 
                         with Green Collar Careers

   

 

Sample Wind Technician Job Description: 
While an emerging industry, such as wind energy, has careers opportunities at all levels – entry, skilled and professional – there is a strong demand for wind technicians around the country at this time.  Here is a sample job description for a wind tech.  As with most jobs, you must pass a drug test and background check, have a valid drivers license and a clean driving history,

Responsibilities:  Troubleshoot complicated mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems on variable pitch, variable speed turbines.   Perform diagnostic analysis and all mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical component maintenance, repair or replacement of parts to correct malfunctions.  Document work using computer based reporting procedures.
Qualifications:   Technical electrical/electronic degree or min 3+ years work experience in electrical/electronic repair industry.  Mechanical / diesel engine maintenance experience.  Handle repetitive weight - 50 lbs; climb 250 feet towers; willingness to work in all weather conditions.  Ability to: read, and interpret technical manuals, procedures, and regulations; to write reports; to subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.  Ability to take initiative, and work without direct supervision.


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WIND ENERGY CAREERS

Please contact us through our website for direct links to hiring HR personnel in various wind companies, who value the experience and training that your military service brings.  If you have a completed resume, please email a copy to georgia@greencollarvets.org.  We require these extra steps to ensure that we are sending this information to qualified military personnel. 




WIND SUPPORT COMPANIES

Concrete Mobility - Sweetwatre, TX  www.concretemobiliy.com
Provides contractors with on-site concrete production.  With over five years of experience in the wind business we have what it takes to make your project a success.

Cummings Electrical - Fort Worth, TX  www.cummingselec.com
We hire the best electrical technicians in the market, provide them with ongoing training and give them top-notch support.   Email your resume to gmay@cummingselec.com



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Recently separated First Lieutenant, Keith Willeford, had this to say from a recent wind energy site visit:

           On January 11, 2008, Green Collar Vets conducted an area reconnaissance in Sweetwater, Texas and vicinity in order to determine the status of green collar job opportunities for veterans.  The mission focused on conditions in the local wind energy industry.

            Wind power generation centers around the wind turbine – basically, a huge airplane on a stick.  A wind turbine catches the wind with enormous blades and converts the movement, through a generator, into electricity.  Arranged in large groups, called wind farms, turbines generate large amounts of clean, renewable, utility-scale energy.

            Texas is the nation’s largest wind energy producing state – already producing twice as much as the next largest producer, California.  Increasingly, the place to get in on the ground floor of this rapidly expanding and cutting edge industry is West Texas.

            Sweetwater, Texas sits at the epicenter of Texas’ wind energy expansion.  Job opportunities abound for service members with technical backgrounds such as diesel and generator mechanics, electronics, avionics, and hydraulics.  These skills could easily translate into a job as a wind energy technician – the person responsible for installing, inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing wind turbines.  Many wind energy companies with local operations are looking for qualified individuals, and seem particularly veteran-friendly.

Veterans without a technical background, or those looking to get a leg up on the competition, should consider Texas State Technical College (TSTC) West Texas, located in Sweetwater.  TSTC West Texas offers an Associate’s Degree in Wind Energy Technology which is unlikely to be found anywhere else.  The degree, designed with the input of wind industry managers, prepares a student for employment as a wind energy technician.  These skills could then lead to employment in the wind industry anywhere in the world.

The demand for technical workers in West Texas is unlikely to slow anytime soon.  The labor pool in the local area, including the larger city of Abilene, has provided as many qualified workers as it can.  In fact, the movement of people into the wind energy industry has opened many positions in traditional fields such as construction and manufacturing.  The strong demand for workers coupled with wind energy expansion plans in Nolan County – from 3,000 to over 6,000 wind turbines – equals outstanding job opportunities for veterans.  

For more information, contact us from the Military Veterans page of this website.


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Mail to: Green Collar Vets, P.O. Box 7708, Fort Worth, TX 76111

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