Production Specialist II or III
Listed on 2026-07-09
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering -
Energy/Power Generation
Electrical Engineering
Production Specialist II
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.
Position Summary 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.
Essential Responsibilities
- 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.
Production Specialist II: (Salary Range: $84,)
Minimum Requirements
- 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 be self-motivated and work with limited supervision.
- Experience in supervising craft employees desired.
Production Specialist III: (Salary Range: $97,600 - $138,600)
Minimum Requirements
- 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,…
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