Coal Handler - J at Ohio Valley Electric Corporation / Indiana - Kentucky Electric Corporation
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation / Indiana - Kentucky Electric Corporation · Madison, United States Of America · Onsite
- Junior
- Office in Madison
Perform routine work, on assigned shift, in and about the plant, yard, docks and coal conveyor system.
Expected to align personal goals with OVEC/IKEC Strategic Business Plan, it’s the Mission, Vision and Values, as well as its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts.
Employees are expected to actively support the OVEC-IKEC Strategic Plan. Listed below are the five sections of the plan and a brief overview of each.
Expected to align personal goals with OVEC/IKEC Strategic Business Plan, it’s the Mission, Vision and Values, as well as its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts.
Employees are expected to actively support the OVEC-IKEC Strategic Plan. Listed below are the five sections of the plan and a brief overview of each.
- Zero Harm
- Follow our Safety Guiding Principles
- All injuries are preventable
- All employees are responsible for preventing injuries
- Plan safety into your work
- Look out for one another
- Follow our Safety Guiding Principles
- Provider of Choice
- Commit to being a good steward of the environment and satisfy our environmental compliance obligations
- Be mindful of fiscal responsibilities
- Provide quality work for a reliable and efficient product
- Culture of Engagement
- Be positive and open to new ideas
- Be an active listener
- Be accountable for your position
- Operational Excellence
- Be an active participant in training sessions and meetings
- Be proficient at your job and know its role in how it impacts the company’s performance
- Actively pursue and/or provide training and developmental opportunities for yourself and others
- Continuous Improvement
- Continuously seek and embrace change
- Create solutions to problems
- Be engaged and take an active role in continuous improvement activities
Employees are expected to follow the content of the Gears for Success booklet, including embracing Our Values. The Gears for Success contains the following five “gears” and describes our cultural expectations at OVEC-IKEC.
- Vision
- Promote a safe, reliable and cost-effective culture
- Be a collaborative team player
- Understand what excellence looks like and strive to reach it
- Leadership
- Understand that everyone has a leadership role
- Cast a positive shadow
- Be professional and respectful of others in your behaviors and communications with others
- Employee Engagement
- Be coachable – accept coaching and feedback to improve not only your performance, but that of the entire team. Utilize the OVEC coaching model.
- Be self-motivated, adaptable, actively engaged and proactive
- Cooperate with others
- Accountability
- Be accountable – take pride, ownership and responsibility in the work that you do
- Be timely and punctual
- Be productive
- Continuous Improvement
- Develop and maintain a cross-functional, helping behavior
- Bring solutions to problems
- Relentlessly pursue improvement to our production processes
Employees are expected to follow the contents of the OVEC-IKEC Code of Business Conduct. The Code defines both the ethical and legal standards by which employees are expected to operate every day. It is the responsibility of each of us to maintain the highest level of personal integrity in all of our work efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Clean up spilled coal, limestone, and gypsum around conveyors, hoppers and dock areas.
- Unplug coal, limestone, and gypsum hoppers and chutes.
- Clean coal bunkers.
- Clean and perform routine lubrication of conveyors and other yard equipment.
- Assist, as directed, in cleaning of coal yard equipment, yard and plant areas, and similar work.
- Assist in installing cables on cranes and winches.
- Assist and perform other manual work pertaining to yard construction, maintenance and repair work.
- Assist employees of equal or higher classification.
- Operate Company vehicles as assigned.
- Perform similar maintenance work for temporary periods, as assigned, at other plants and stations.
- Maintain equipment, tools and work areas in a clean and orderly condition; clean equipment, tools and work areas after completion of job.
- Report irregularities and abnormal conditions.
- Instruct and direct the work of other employees assigned to assist in the work.
- Perform duties in accordance with operating instructions, safety regulations, and current practices.
- Perform similar or less skilled work, as assigned.
- Perform duties in accordance with all applicable federal and state safety laws and regulations, and all applicable company safety rules and operating procedures.
- Carry out within the assigned area of responsibility the Company's program of Equal Employment Opportunity including its Affirmative Action obligations.
- Responsible for knowing and complying with the laws and Code of Business Conduct related to the performance of the aforementioned duties.
The work is performed primarily in a field and/or plant setting.
The duties and responsibilities listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Through a combination of education and/or experience must have sufficient knowledge and skills to perform the duties and/or responsibilities listed above as well as the ability to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the duties and/or responsibilities of higher classifications in the line of promotion.
- Must have demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
- Must be able to understand and follow routine instructions and practices; learn routine operations and procedures; learn the location and layout of yard equipment.
- Must pass a qualifying examination as determined by the Company.
Job Benefits
As a full-time employee, the successful candidate will receive full benefits, including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account (with Employer contribution if enrolled in a qualifying medical plan)
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Pension & Savings Plan
- Paid Days Off
- Holidays
- Vacation
- Sick Pay
- Monetary incentives/Employee Incentive Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Additional Voluntary Benefits
