**About the Company**:
Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership and operations platforms.
With an industry-leading team of in-house energy experts, we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and function as Canadian Solar's global development and power services business.
**Location**:
Piripiri, PI
Jaguaretama, CE
**Responsibilities**:
- Possess a high degree of safety training and awareness and adhere to all health and safety rules and company policies**.
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- Troubleshoot daily project system issues to meet uptime goals**.
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- Understand hourly and daily solar farm production output targets.
If there is any risk of not meeting them, execute a plan for correction or elevation of the situation**.
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- Perform routine maintenance (PMs, start-up tests, etc.)
on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed before elevating any problems or issues**.
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- Identify potential problems and suggest changes or corrective actions**.
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- Work with other members of the O&M team, sub-contractors, and other groups to continuously improve system performance, drive product quality and maintenance cost improvement.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot various solar farm systems such as PV arrays, inverters, switchgear, transformers, breakers, communications, and CCTV equipment, etc.
- Follow the maintenance schedules and conduct equipment preventative maintenance**.
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- Assist in developing standard operating documents for equipment maintenance, operations, and training**.
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- Assist with project commissioning and testing providing knowledge expertise**.
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- Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Canadian Solar Solutions Code of Business Conduct**.
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- Adhere to all environmental, health and safety rules and policies**.
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- Complete other duties and projects as assigned**.
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**Requirements**:
- Minimum 1 year work experience as a maintenance technician in the renewable energy field (solar, wind or similar).
- Experience maintaining and operating MV and HV equipment.
- A secondary school technical education.
- Experience in troubleshooting and repairing various types of electrical machinery and equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, drawings, manuals, and specifications.
- Knowledge of computer systems and networking would be a valuable asset.
- Strong work ethic, positive team attitude and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be willing to work outside of normal daytime hours of 8am to 5:00pm responding to emergency service or equipment issues.
Some nights and weekend work will be required.
- ONS operator certification is a plus.
- Must be willing to travel for extended periods up to a week on occasion.
- Must have a valid Brazilian driver's licence with a clean abstract.