Do you want to change the world? We do, too.
SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a passionate and driven team of more than 3,660 full-time employees in North America and the Philippines. SunPower provides world-class solar solutions to residential customers across the U.S. with a commitment to a superior customer experience. We welcome forward thinkers, freedom chasers and all those demanding better, cleaner energy to join us.
SunPower needs YOU as a Site Survey Technician! Are you looking for a chance to grow in your career and an opportunity to make a difference in the way the world is powered? Then this is for you!
This position comes with great compensation and benefits!
· Competitive pay
· Medical, Dental, Vision coverage starts day one, no waiting period
· Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 100% paid for by the company
· 401k with company match
· Paid Parental Leave
· PTO, Sick and Volunteer time
· Life insurance and AD&D provided
· Unlimited digital workouts through Peloton 100% paid for by the company
· Full-Time hourly role; typically Monday - Friday (8-hour shifts), with potential weekends
· Opportunity for career advancement
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Be able to effectively and succinctly communicate with customers during the initial face to face greeting and/or on the phone
- Be able to effectively and succinctly communicate with a centralized scheduling team
- Conduct a physical site survey using a variety of company provided tools and equipment including measuring devices, hand tools, ladders, personal protective equipment, etc.
- Document the project site with photos using a company provided digital camera and a smart phone application
- Fill out, by hand, paper site surveying sheets needed by the SunPower Engineering Department to produce permit-ready documents, uploading data to the SunPower project management system
- Perform site survey activities with a team and independently
- Attend mandatory training sessions on new products, installation methodology, and safety
Minimum Requirements:
- Ability to organize and maintain paper documents and electronic photos and files
- Excellent written communication skills are required in order to prepare survey documents
- High School or Trade School degree in a discipline related to construction or building sciences
- Excellent customer service skills
- Proficiency with smart phone applications and digital cameras
- Basic computer skills including the ability to copy files and communicate via email
- Basic knowledge of residential electrical and structural systems
- Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment criminal and driving screen
- Regular, reliable and predictable attendance
- Must be able to lift heavy objects (50 lbs. or more) in addition to climbing ladders and working in high places
- Valid Driver’s license and the ability to travel between job sites
Preferred Requirements:
- Associates degree and 2+ years related experience
- OSHA 10 Certification
- Strong understanding of NEC codes with an emphasis on residential PV installations
- Proficient in the installation of grid-tied and micro inverter applications
- Excellent customer service skills in addition to solid verbal and written communication skills
Note: This job description does not contain a comprehensive listing of activities required of the employee for this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check and driving history report.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.
Accommodation for Applicants to SunPower Corporation
SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation:
[email protected]. Please indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.
NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES
Availability of Affirmative Action Plan for Review
SunPower is a federal government contractor. As a part of the Company’s obligations under law, it must develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for the Disabled, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Wartime Or Campaign Badge Veterans and for Women and Minorities as specified by law. Non-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the AAP are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the EEO Officer.
