Plant Planner

Northern States Power Co - WI; Town of Lafayette (WI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Pension

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Volunteer Paid Time Off

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Wisconsin is seeking a Maintenance Planner for standard operations, coordinating daily/weekly work, parts, and contractor activities to ensure efficient outages and overhauls. The role emphasizes cost control, reporting, and adherence to safety practices.

This position requires 3–5 years in power plant maintenance, strong leadership skills, and solid experience with budgeting, SAP, and MS Office. Hybrid work is available, with onsite weeks aligned to project needs.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of power plant experience or equivalent in heavy industry.
• Formal relevant technical education and/or military/service/training may substitute for years of experience.
• An understanding of maintenance and operations practices and procedures is required.
• Good communication skills both oral and written; leadership and human relations experience required.
• Demonstrate ability to lead people and manage projects.
• Must have excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office; Knowledge of Lockout/Tagout Processes.
• Experience with budgeting and cost control preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans daily and weekly maintenance work.
• Creates and prioritizes work orders, checks parts/materials availability, and develops work schedules for maintenance crews.
• Assigns work order operations to work orders.
• Plans and oversees overhauls and outages.
• Performs long-term and near-term outage scheduling and critical path functions to reduce outage duration.
• Schedules and manages contractors, orders parts, develops and updates work schedules, and tracks work completion during outages.
• Reallocates resources during outages to meet business needs.
• Prepares maintenance/operations reports and outage reports; develops cost estimates for outages and large projects.
• Assists in preparing plant budget.

Skills

Leadership & project management

Communication skills

Budgeting & cost control

Microsoft Office

Education

Technical education in maintenance/operations

Tools

SAP

Lockout/Tagout procedures

Job description

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy. Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary Standard Operations Position.

Assembles, groups, and prioritizes work orders, orders materials and parts, assigns long-term and near-term schedule dates for maintenance crews, and assigns work order operations to work orders. Selects and manages contractors, assists in developing the critical path for overhauls and outages, and tracks completion. Prepares monthly maintenance and various equipment reports as required. Develops cost estimates for outages and large projects, and assists in developing plant budget. Estimates labor requirements on equipment repairs, tracks actual time spent, and effectively manages cost. Tracks backlog and maintenance re-works. Develops and implements maintenance procedures and programs.

Essential Responsibilities

• Plans daily and weekly maintenance work.
• Creates and prioritizes work orders, checks on availability of parts and materials, and develops work schedules for maintenance crews.
• Assigns work order operations to work orders.
• Plans and oversees overhauls and outages.
• Perform long term and near term outage scheduling and critical path functions to reduce the duration of planned outages.
• Schedules and manages contractors, orders parts, develops and updates work schedules, and tracks work completion during the overhaul/outage.
• Reallocates resources as needed during outages to meet business needs.
• Prepares final outage report Owns various work processes, trending and tracking programs, administrative systems and plant systems in support of engineering.
• Prepares monthly maintenance/operations report, outage reports and various equipment reports as required.
• Prepares reports on maintenance back-log and equipment re-works including fuel reports, and other monthly reports as needed.
• Plans large maintenance projects.
• Estimates cost, required resources, and evaluates contractor proposals.
• Evaluates and selects contractors based on quality, timeliness and cost, as appropriate.
• Serves as coordinator and site contact for contractors performing work in the plant.
• Develops cost estimates for outages and large equipment repair jobs.
• Assists in preparing plant budget.

Minimum Requirements

• Three to five years of power plant experience or equivalent experience in heavy industry.
• Formal relevant technical education and/or military/service/training may be substituted for years of experience on a one-for-one basis up to four years.
• An understanding of maintenance and operations practices and procedures is required.
• Good communication skills both oral and written Leadership and human relations experience required.
• Demonstrate ability to lead people and manage projects.
• Must have excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Knowledge of "Lockout/Tagout Processes".
• Experience with budgeting and cost control preferred.

Preferred Requirements

• SAP work order management system experience.
• Utility business experience will be considered in lieu of power plant experience.

Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together. Our Values Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe Our Employee Commitments Work that makes a difference A team you can count of Opportunities to grow Rewards that help you thrive Xcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form

Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $73,700.00 to $104,633.33 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits:

• Annual Incentive Program
• Medical/Pharmacy Plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
• Transportation Reimbursement Account
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit programs
• Employee recognition program
• Pension
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
• Parental Leave

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