operations
Posted 18 hours agoOperations Manager - Distribution
at Xcel Energy
Fargo 58102, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Supervise a high performing, safe operations team across multiple functions, facilities, or commodities while driving the efficient and cost-effective use of numerous resources through consistent and effective application of policies and procedures.
- Assure safe, reliable, and compliant operations, drive continuous improvement, and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Drive attainment of corporate and business unit strategies, goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics. Essential
- Drive real time safety accountability by engaging the team through safety meeting participation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive adoption of process changes through effective collaboration and expectation setting.
- Maintain a continuous presence in the work environment and assist in removing barriers with pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues.
- Ensure correct crew composition and skills are in place to meet operational, reliability, customer and financial objectives.
- Enable crews to provide solutions to issues and improve customer/stakeholder satisfaction.
- Regulatory & Compliance: Oversee and coordinate the execution and documentation of work in accordance with Xcel Energy policies and procedures, labor agreements, and regulatory standards.
- Support and ensure required compliance and technical training is completed.
- Establish, monitor, and track processes to ensure regulatory compliance. Minimum
Requirements
- Provide strong working knowledge of necessary systems and resources to assist employees, other work groups, and/or customers and stakeholders.
- Operational knowledge of work and asset management and analytical/reporting applications.
- Effective change leader with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate company and business area strategies and objectives to a variety of stakeholders.
- Preferred Characteristics Associates or technical degree preferred.
- Completion of an approved apprentice program in an appropriately related craft.
- Demonstrated understanding of utility finance. Demonstrated
- experience working as or with bargaining unit employees.
- Will be required to work rotating shifts and/or be on call.
Experience
- Three years of supervisory experience.
Benefits
- Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $112,200.00 to $159,400.00 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
Contact
- Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .
- ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT Xcel Energy endeavors to make https://www.xcelenergy.com/ accessible to any and all users.
- If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Xcel Energy Talent Acquisition at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.
Additional details
- 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.
- Responsibilities Provide visible safety leadership and actively contribute to the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong, sustainable safety culture in partnership with Safety Consultant.
- Business Optimization & Strategy: Evaluate team performance based on operational efficiency, reliability and quality metrics and take corrective action where appropriate, focusing on process adherence and data integrity.
- Operational Effectiveness: Provide direct leadership over crew effectiveness, quality and productivity.
- Assist in preparing resource forecasts and providing input to longer-term work plans.
- Talent Management: Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning efforts, establish clear expectations, and effectively and manage performance.
- Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement.
- Effectively represent the organization in bargaining unit discussions, grievances, corrective actions and development.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships with areas that support Operations.
- Requirements Five or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent.