Production Specialist II or III

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Applies knowledge and utilizes advanced technical expertise in a specific specialty area in support of operations and maintenance across the Xcel Energy fleet. Specialty areas include, but are not limited to Process Controls, Operational Technology (OT), Electrical, Turbine-Generators/Rotating Equipment, Boilers/Heat Recovery steam generators, and/or Non-Destructive Testing (NDE/NDT). Provides technical support consisting of diagnostics analysis, short and long-term maintenance/outage planning, resource development, documentation, and reliability centered operations and support.

Responsibilities are generally 50% in technical support, 30% in outage support, and 20% in maintaining fleet-wide programs and processes. Interfaces extensively with other departments, plants, and OEMs and may oversee craft employees. Extensive travel within a geographic region and across the fleet is required.

• Provide technical support in specialty area for Energy Supply generation assets, includes supervision of craft employees. Provide start-up assistance and coordination for maintenance, modifications, and new systems.
• Provide major facility maintenance project management for scheduled and unscheduled outages. Function in a lead role for minor O&M and capital projects related to area of expertise. Develop computerized scheduling techniques for major component outages.
• Provide technical direction and alternatives for control systems and major equipment problems. Coordinate and evaluate generating asset maintenance programs to improve generation reliability. Make recommendations for corrective action when necessary.
• Partner with plant personnel and coordinate fleetwide maintenance programs in area of expertise to improve generation reliability. Assist with Energy Supply's preventive maintenance and reliability programs.
• Assist in conducting periodic audits of Quality Assurance programs/procedures. Assist with the development of standards and procedures to support consistent methods to improve equipment/generation reliability.
• Act as a liaison between contractors/service providers and the Company. Interface with State Inspector, authorized insurance agents, and other regulatory agencies. Write specifications and purchase requisitions to support Production Resources activities.
• Write specifications and purchase requisitions for services to support fleet reliability activities.

• Minimum of six (6) years of work experience in power generation, or equivalent industrial manufacturing/power generation setting, or OEM operations/maintenance that demonstrates knowledge of standard engineering principles/practices/techniques and power generation operations/maintenance processes with expertise in one or more of the following areas: process control, operational technology (OT), electrical, turbine-generators/rotating equipment, boilers/heat recovery steam generators, and/or non-destructive testing (NDE/NDT).
• Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) experience is helpful.
• Some college coursework in engineering is desirable.
• Must have the ability to travel extensively and work non-typical schedules.
• Must have self‑motivation and work with limited supervision.
• Experience in supervising craft employees desired.

• Minimum of nine (9) years of work experience in power generation, or equivalent industrial manufacturing/power generation setting, or OEM operations/maintenance that demonstrates thorough knowledge of standard engineering principles/practices/techniques and power generation operations/maintenance processes with expertise in one or more of the following areas: process control, operational technology (OT), electrical, turbine-generators/rotating equipment,…