Supervisor of Nuclear Maintenance - Welch, MN

Xcel Energy; Welch Township (MN); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy, headquartered in Minnesota, seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead daily maintenance activities for a large energy facility. You will drive safety, quality, and on-schedule work while coordinating with operations, planning, and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and strong communication as you guide crews, participate in on‑the‑job training, and contribute to continuous site improvements within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• High school diploma; two years post-secondary education or equivalent experience.
• Five years of experience in nuclear, fossil, similar industrial facility, or military.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and adapt to a changing schedule.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe execution of daily maintenance activities.
• Lead daily crew briefings and assign work.
• Review daily work and conduct pre-job briefings.
• Coordinate with operations, scheduling, planning and engineering to resolve issues.
• Attend scheduling meetings and ensure work week preparedness.
• Participate in station improvement initiatives and training programs.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Education

Post-secondary education in engineering or technical field

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 SummaryResponsible for supervising maintenance work crews. Responsible for interfacing and coordinating with the station work groups and processes to ensure smooth execution of scheduled work activities in the maintenance department.Essential ResponsibilitiesResponsible for the safe execution of daily maintenance work activities. Reviews work that is to be executed that day, leads daily crew briefings, makes work assignments, and conducts pre- job briefings. Performs observations of the job site to ensure safety and quality standards are being practiced.Works with other plant groups such as operations, scheduling, planning and engineering to resolve equipment issues. Interfaces with operations and members of the scheduling department to ensure that equipment is being worked to the schedule. Handles issues that require impromptu changes to the daily work plan. Works with engineering and procurement to ensure configuration control is being met and proper quality parts are being used.Attends various scheduling meetings in support of the work week process and other site initiatives. Individual will be assigned a work week to attend scheduling meetings that are associated with the Work Management Process. Responsible to ensure the proper execution of work within that week by ensuring all items of work week preparedness have been addressed and completed. Will also be responsible to participate on numerous station improvement initiatives such as safety, human performance and equipment improvement teams.Supports training by serving on the Training Committee and overseeing on-the-job training. Involved as a part of the ongoing training program and attends meetings to ensure training is accomplishing needed goals. Responsible for conducting On-the-Job Training/Task Performance Evaluation (OJT/TPE) programs.Minimum RequirementsHigh school diploma. Two years of post-high school education or equivalent work experience in engineering or a related technical field required.Five years of experience in nuclear, fossil, similar industrial facility, or military experience preferred. Strong oral and written communications skills.Ability to work effectively as part of a team and support a changing work schedule as required. Demonstrated leadership skills.Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.Our ValuesConnected, Committed, Trustworthy, SafeOur Employee CommitmentsWork that makes a differenceA team you can count ofOpportunities to growRewards that help you thriveXcel 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-BargainingThe anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $112,200.00 to $159,400.00 per yearThis 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 LeaveBenefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information including but not limited to dates of school attendance and graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.Deadline to Apply: 10/22/26EEO is the Law (PDF) | Equal Opportunity Statement (PDF) | Employee Rights (PDF)All Xcel Energy employees and contractors share responsibility for protecting the company's information and systems by adhering to cybersecurity policies, standards, and best practices, recognizing that cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility.Accessibility StatementXcel Energy endeavors to make https://www.xcelenergy.com and https://jobs.xcelenergy.com accessible to any and all users. 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. For any other application related questions, including application follow-ups or technical issues, please use our Recruiting Assistance, Electra, for assistance. Electra can be found in the lower right-hand corner of our Xcel Energy Careers site.