Anchorage, Alaska, United States · On-site
Are you ready to be a vital part of electrifying Alaska's future? At Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, we're on a mission to light up the Last Frontier. We're in search of a Maintenance Technician/Welder who is ready …
Skills: Welding, Fabrication, Metal Repair, Blueprint Reading, Diesel Generation Systems
Anchorage, Alaska, United States • On-site
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Perform welding, fabrication, and repair of metal structures and equipment to support electrical energy supply in remote Alaskan villages. Conduct major overhauls, preventive maintenance, and instruct plant operators on safe equipment use.
Proven experience as a welder and experience with diesel generation systems are required. A welding certification from an accredited institution is preferred, along with the ability to work in remote environments.
Are you ready to be a vital part of electrifying Alaska's future? At Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, we're on a mission to light up the Last Frontier. We're in search of a Maintenance Technician/Welder who is ready to embark on a remarkable journey, is dependable, knowledgeable, self-motivated, resourceful, likes to travel, and is adventurous enough to take on rural Alaska.
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) stands as a unique electric generation and distribution cooperative, serving 59 communities across Alaska. Our operation spans 46 small, isolated grids relying on a mix of diesel, wind, and solar generation to power 11,513 meters and maintain 515 miles of distribution line.
As a Maintenance Technician/Welder at AVEC you'll play a pivotal role in the member-driven service we provide and you will be asked to perform the duties of a Maintenance Technician but with a specialty in welding. The work of a Maintenance Technician/Welder involves organizing, directing, and performing construction tasks necessary to supply electrical energy to these remote villages via diesel generation and distribution systems. Each day will present new challenges and opportunities, allowing you to engage in diverse tasks such as major overhauls, repairs, preventive maintenance, and improvising temporary replacements. While traveling to our different communities, Maintenance Technicians instruct Power Plant Operators in equipment use, safe practices, and maintenance during field operations. As part of the traveling field staff, you are the ones that our Members see so there is much value to maintaining good relations with the member-owners and village councils and building their understanding and confidence in AVEC's value, mission and goals.
The Maintenance Technician/Welder position will travel approximately 80% of the year. While traveling with AVEC, you will get to enjoy world class fishing and hunting during the hours that you aren't working and will get to see parts of Alaska that most Alaskans don't even get to see.
The successful candidate will be responsible for welding, fabricating, and repairing metal structures and equipment. This position requires a strong understanding of welding techniques, blueprints, and safety standards.
Qualifications:
Rewards: Pay and benefits include autonomy in field operations, pay starting between $32.42 to $37.20 per hour and is dependent upon experience. 401K with employer match, Retirement Pension Plan (Defined Benefit, Employer paid pension). Paid leave starting at 21 days per year. We also offer 8 paid Holidays plus 2 Floating Holidays and a Birthday.
Other benefits include Medical and RX, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, and Short- and Long-term disability.
Ready to Power Alaska's Future?
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AVEC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can shine as brightly as the Northern Lights.
AVEC is a non-profit electric utility serving residents in 58 communities throughout rural Alaska.
Vision: To be the best Alaskan utility. Values: Honesty and integrity will govern our activities. All individuals will be treated with dignity and respect. Commitments made will be fulfilled. Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) is a non-profit electric utility providing power to 58 rural communities in Alaska. AVEC began providing electric service in 1968, to only four communities. The members of AVEC are over 95% native Alaskan from diverse cultures including Athabascan, Aleut, Inupiat, Yupik, Siberian Yupik, and Tlingit. AVEC is owned by the members it serves. Our service areas are spread out over 400,000 square miles, the largest area of any retail electric cooperative in the world. We serve communities stretching from Kivalina in the north to Old Harbor on Kodiak Island in the south, and from Gambell on St. Lawrence Island in the west to Yakutat in the east. Minto is the only AVEC community accessible by road. All other communities are only accessible by air or by water. AVEC’s 48 power plants house more than 160 diesel generators which run a cumulative total of over 450,000 hours a year. Our 14 wind farms have a total of 30 wind turbines providing renewable energy to 20 communities. We maintain over 500 miles of power distribution line and purchase, transport and store over 8 million gallons of diesel per year to generate power. The rates paid by AVEC members pay for operating expenses and the fuel used to generate power, as well as finance the loans used for capital improvements. AVEC became a Denali Commission partner in 2001 and has received substantial grant funding from the Denali Commission, the Rural Utilities Service, Department of Energy, State of Alaska, and other organizations to increase efficiency, integrate renewable generation and improve the resiliency of our power generation and distribution facilities.
Offices: 4831 Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99503, US
View all jobs at Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC)AVEC is a non-profit electric utility serving residents in 58 communities throughout rural Alaska.
Vision: To be the best Alaskan utility. Values: Honesty and integrity will govern our activities. All individuals will be treated with dignity and respect. Commitments made will be fulfilled. Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) is a non-profit electric utility providing power to 58 rural communities in Alaska. AVEC began providing electric service in 1968, to only four communities. The members of AVEC are over 95% native Alaskan from diverse cultures including Athabascan, Aleut, Inupiat, Yupik, Siberian Yupik, and Tlingit. AVEC is owned by the members it serves. Our service areas are spread out over 400,000 square miles, the largest area of any retail electric cooperative in the world. We serve communities stretching from Kivalina in the north to Old Harbor on Kodiak Island in the south, and from Gambell on St. Lawrence Island in the west to Yakutat in the east. Minto is the only AVEC community accessible by road. All other communities are only accessible by air or by water. AVEC’s 48 power plants house more than 160 diesel generators which run a cumulative total of over 450,000 hours a year. Our 14 wind farms have a total of 30 wind turbines providing renewable energy to 20 communities. We maintain over 500 miles of power distribution line and purchase, transport and store over 8 million gallons of diesel per year to generate power. The rates paid by AVEC members pay for operating expenses and the fuel used to generate power, as well as finance the loans used for capital improvements. AVEC became a Denali Commission partner in 2001 and has received substantial grant funding from the Denali Commission, the Rural Utilities Service, Department of Energy, State of Alaska, and other organizations to increase efficiency, integrate renewable generation and improve the resiliency of our power generation and distribution facilities.
Offices: 4831 Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99503, US
View all jobs at Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC)