The below video includes a preface for next week’s Town Hall Discussion, GE’s latest announcement, and COVID vaccinations. I encourage us all to stay focused on the few things that are most important. Focus on our standards and continuing to establish our APM way. I look forward to your questions and our discussion at our Town Hall Discussion next Friday. Thank you for all you do to make our APM successful!
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Good execution thus far this outage season. With the exception of a rough couple days in early October when we had two craft injuries, we have kept our people 100% safe thus far this fall. There may be a number of reasons why, and I assure you we will dive deep in reviewing this fall to learn why in prep for the spring. One reason why that is on my mind right now is our STOP culture.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Gas Superintendent, Jorge Huitron! Jorge has been recognized as a top employee by consistently exceeding safety goals and quality objectives. An APM Superintendent manages direct labor supervision of craft site crews designated to outages. They maintain adherence to APM’s policies, procedures, standards, and overall safety and quality at a job site. We are so excited to spotlight Jorge! Continue reading to get to know his history with APM, proud moments, and some of his favorite hobbies.
Read MoreThe Dataiku Frontrunner Awards celebrate data science and artificial intelligence builders who are pushing their field forward every single day. Dataiku industry executives and experts select winners and finalists who are making impactful advances within their industry. This year, the APM Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Team was recognized for their major development in predictive analytics to push APM as a top safety leader in the construction and maintenance industries.
Read MoreAs you may have read or heard in the news, on September 9th, U.S. President Joe Biden announced an Executive Order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all U.S. federal workers and employees of companies that hold contracts with the U.S. government.
Read MoreThe Boiler U.S. team reported to Entergy’s Roy S. Nelson Plant located in Westlake, Louisiana, to perform maintenance on a pulverizer component. Throughout the outage, employees were asked to participate in the site’s Safety Observation Program that encourages site teams to share written insights regarding various observations and safety topics for the customer.
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Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features Superintendent, Henry Desroches! Henry manages the craft resources onsite assigned to a project. He maintains adherence to APM’s policies, procedures, standards, and overall fulfillment excellence at a job site. We are very proud to highlight Henry and his valuable contributions toward our mission! Let’s get to know his work history, accomplishments, and some of his favorite past times.
Read MoreAs we ramp up into the fall outage season, our core focus is execution in the Field. By keeping our focus in the Field, I am confident we will deliver excellence for our customers and employees, and we will deliver our core promise of All Home Safe 100%.
Read MoreWe are deeply proud to announce APM Steam Nuclear as the recipient of the Zero Injury Safety Award! This award is determined by the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee and is widely recognized by construction and maintenance unions. The organization will host a gala in mid-October to showcase the team’s hard work and dedication toward their zero-injury commitment.
Read MoreLabor Day
This coming Monday is Labor Day. The U.S. Department of Labor states that Labor Day “constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” APM especially values this day because it was started in the unions as a day to commemorate hard work. All of your dedication and hard work throughout this “unprecedented” (we seem to use this word a lot now) year is very much appreciated.
This day is dedicated to all of the hard workers – YOU. On behalf of our APM family, THANK YOU for your commitment in time, energy, and perseverance.
Read MoreIn July, APM Steam reported to International Paper's Ticonderoga Mill site to perform a generator field swap. Our APM Steam team consisted of nine APM Millwrights and three Certified Mechanics per shift at the site.
Read MoreAPM Team,
Please see the below video for our response to the feedback and planned actions based on our Employee Experience Survey.
Improve Work / Life Balance:
Identify Business “Periods”, including peak and blackout periods
Identify Backups for all Positions
During the Spring Outage Season, the APM Boiler Canada team deployed in Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Québec, Canada, at Nordic Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill, responding to two failing smelt spouts. Smelt spouts are extremely critical to the chemical recovery process of the pulp and paper mill industry. Restoring the functions of this critical equipment as soon as possible was vital to our new customer.
Read MoreTwo weeks past we hosted ~40 new Superintendent candidates at our LDC. It was great to have in person classes back. Even with COVID protocols in place and followed, there was an energy in the LDC I missed and quickly found.
Read MoreDuring the Lean Week that occurred globally back in January, teams joined in activities to identify and improve current standard work procedures. APM participated in approximately five kaizens that week to create improvement in efficiency within the standards in place. The teams kept safety at the forefront with every lean initiative they sought while retaining the quality of work performance. To allow for greater productivity and cost savings, team members encouraged each other to think outside of the box.
Read MoreEarlier this summer we launched our first ever employee experience survey. The goal for this process was to better understand what YOU value – where we deliver strongly on your expectations and where we could improve the experience you have in a meaningful way.
Read MoreAPM Gas, Boiler, and Specialty Services brought full force craft-power to TVA Paradise Combined Cycle Plant back in April. The heavy-hitter APM craft team consisting of Superintendents, Operating Engineers, Boilermakers and Millwrights, knocked out multiple extensive work scopes across three units and a Toshiba steam turbine generator.
Read MoreOver the past week I have been “catching up” on some actions and some reading. In my read box was this article titled On Followership from our friend and mentor Paul Balmert.
Read MoreOur business strategy for excellence is founded on the Safety Keystone philosophy, i.e., that our excellence starts and is rooted in our safety disciplines. If we deliver safety excellence, then we deliver quality, productivity, etc. And our expectation is that the Safety Keystone philosophy will deliver an excellent experience for our employees, with zero injuries (or to state it positively, all home safe 100%).
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