Plant Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Xcel Energy•Mankato, MN

21d

About The Position

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 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. Performs 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

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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
An extensive working knowledge of SAP is strongly preferred.
Technical drawing experience and familiarity with interpreting P&IDs, mechanical/electrical/structural/civil, and instrumentation diagrams.
Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness.
Ability to anticipate and accept changes in the organization and adapt to meet new requirements.

Responsibilities

Assembles, groups, and prioritizes work orders
Orders materials and parts
Assigns long-term and near-term schedule dates for maintenance crews
Assigns work order operations to work orders
Selects and manages contractors
Assists in developing the critical path for overhauls and outages
Tracks completion
Prepares monthly maintenance and various equipment reports as required
Develops cost estimates for outages and large projects
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
Plans daily and weekly maintenance work
Creates and prioritizes work orders
Checks on availability of parts and materials
Develops work schedules for maintenance crews
Plans and oversees overhauls and outages
Performs 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
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