Solar Panel Installer

Solar Installer Job Description

QCELLS Enable is seeking a skilled Solar Installer to join our team. As a Solar Installer, you will play a crucial role in the installation of solar arrays and solar systems for commercial properties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of solar farm construction from conception to completion.
• Transport, secure, and install photovoltaic (PV) modules.
• Assist in connecting series/parallel string connections.
• Affix wires to structure aligned with plan set specifications.
• Assist in wire pulls and labeling.
• Ability to read plan sets and wire PV array according to the plans.
• Make MC4 or similar field connections on PV wire.
• Use a machine threader for Rigid Metal Conduit.
• Ground and Bond according to the plan set.
• Perform inter-row and inverter/combiner/disconnect trenching.
• Install inter-row, inverter/combiner/disconnect, and racking conduit.
• Perform DC wire and grounding terminations.
• Coordinate construction activity and documentation for the Golden Row inspection.
• Perform tests including meggar, polarity, VOC and IV curve trace.
• Perform Quality and Safety checks.
• Attend Safety Toolbox talks, Comply with Job Hazard Analysis and Site-Specific Safety Plan.
• Select tools, materials and equipment.
• Communicate issues, production, and job status to foreman.
• Ensure quality construction standards and the use of proper construction techniques.

Requirements:

• Good attitude, eager, willing to learn, proactive.
• Working experience in construction 3+ years.
• Experience in constructing PV projects (3+ years).
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Ability to lift 50lbs and perform repetitive tasks.
• Knowledge of building products, construction details and relevant rules, regulations and quality standards.
• Basic competency with the Microsoft suite of software.
• Familiarity with or ability to learn to use Procore or other project management software.
• Ability to prioritize work activity and delegates tasks.
• Ability to travel within the New York State, up to 100% of the time;
• Ability to read plan sets.
• Ability to work within a team and work independently.
• Ability to work a variety of hours, including occasional evenings and weekends;
• Valid Drivers License & Clean Driving Record.

What We Offer:

• Benefits- medical, vision, and dental coverage starts day one, no waiting period
• 401k company match
• PTO + Sick Days + Bank Holidays
• Opportunity for career advancement
• Bonus Structure

Physical Demands:

• Able to climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding, stairways, etc.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at elevated heights as well as in confined spaces (towers, vessels, excavations, etc.).
• Able to walk or move continuously while carrying 50 lbs. of tools and/or materials. It is recommended to get assistance to lift items over 50 lbs. Check with your project supervisor or project safety director.
• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work extended hours on your feet on uneven surfaces (dirt, concrete, asphalt, mud, gravel, etc.) Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties.
• Requires repetitive movement.

Location:

Industrial construction sites and/or fabrication shop

Examples of Mobility Barriers Access to Job Site:

• Uneven ground level
• Obstructed pathways
• Work performed at low and/or high elevations
• Work performed in confined areas

QCELLS Enable is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

It is important to note that the job descriptions provided by QCELLS Enable are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions.

Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, reflecting our dynamic and evolving work environment.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, QCELLS Enable will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodations at.

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.

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