APM Good Neighbors,
Get ready to kick off a busy fall volunteer season! We have a lot of opportunities to give back to your community lined up, so be sure to mark your calendars especially for the 3 volunteer events in September!
We are partnering with Habitat for Humanity and Texas Gulf Coast Blood Center for exciting opportunities to give back to the community in September. See below for more info!
Read MoreLast summer we came together and embraced the challenge to improve our Safety & Quality … and we did. A year later, we came together again to recognize that improvement, reflect on what we did well and still strive to improve further. Thank YOU! for the improvements made after last year’s challenges and the good engagement in the Safety & Quality Culture Summit last week.
Read MoreIn April of 2024, APM Gas Power responded to an emergent outage request with unusual circumstances. Led by Maury George, Nate Christensen, and Jason Cramer, a team of 30 APM craftspersons were called to an outage at Alon Tavor Power Plant in Israel.
Read MoreThis month’s Employee Spotlight features APM Specialty Services Superintendent, Rudy Dukes! Rudy began his career with APM in 2016 and has excelled in his tenure here. As a result of his success, he was nominated for Superintendent of the year for the Specialty Services division in 2022! Read more below to get to know his career journey, valuable learnings, and insights on success and leadership.
Read MoreNext week is important for our APM – it aligns us around the key focus for the upcoming outage season. We asked Dan Reinhardt, our COO, to share a brief message as a glimpse into next week.
Read MoreIn Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, APM Canada mobilized at Heartland Muskeg River for a hot gas path inspection. The outage lasted from March 27, 2024 until April 15th, 2024 and ended with approximately 4,000 manhours completed with ZERO recordable injuries or quality issues! The team’s dedication to the Live Outage initiative impressed the customer and aided their success.
Read MoreThe first half of the year is officially closed. Some reflections I have looking behind and ahead. Some 24H1 ##s that make me proud of what we accomplished together in the Spring: Volume: We executed over ~1200 jobs in the first half, equating to 2.6M+ hours worked. Engagement: We had 4,016 open reports, 1,414 hazard hunts, and 82 STOP events.
Read MoreThe final spotlight for the month of July features APM Steam Nuclear Superintendent, Jeff Henderson! Jeff began his career as a Millwright in 1995 and has been with APM for almost 20 years. He has found much success in his tenure and was nominated as Superintendent of the Year for the Steam Nuclear division in 2022! Read more to get to know his career journey, valuable learnings, and insights on success and leadership.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence (AI) What immediately jumps in your mind when you read or hear that phrase? Excitement: The future is now! … Fear: The machines will rule the world! … Overwhelm: Where / How do I start?
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Canada Quality Leader, Zeljko Gnjatic! Zeljko started his journey here when he was hired with Alstom Power Canada in June 2009, and after 2016, it become GE Power when GE purchased Alstom. He recently reached 25 years in this industry and 15 years with APM! Outside of work, Zeljko is the father of 15 year old, Lucas (grade 10), husband to his wife, Mitra, and was an industry appointed member to the Alberta Safety Code of Council for 2 years. We are so excited to spotlight Zeljko! Read more to get to know his greatest accomplishments, favorite quote, and perspectives on success and leadership.
Read MoreIn March of 2024, a Gas Power team (along with a specialized Steam crew) traveled to Lake Whitney, Texas to conduct an outage at Calpine Bosque. The scope of the job entailed a hot gas path, rotor out, and generator inspections on two gas turbines as well as a steam turbine major with multiple upgrades. Led by APM Superintendents Andrew Sims, Chester Manymules, and Kolt Carden, the 35-man crew excelled with the tasks at hand.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe we are about to close the first half of the year. Wow! I am proud of the work we have done this spring – we have made many improvements in Safety & Quality, and it shows in our Successful Outage Scores (SOS) and the many 5* Customer survey responses we have.
Read MoreThe final Employee Spotlight for the month of June features APM Senior Quality Product Manager, Ron Mayor! Ron officially joined APM in 2016 and has an impressive 45-year career where he ascended the ranks of the industry. We are so excited to spotlight Ron and congratulate him on his upcoming retirement! Read more to get to know his career journey, valuable learnings, and perspectives on success and leadership.
Read MoreWe are excited and proud to share that APM Boiler has been recognized by The Association of Union Constructors (“TAUC”) for their dedication to safety. Edward (“Ed”) Deitman, APM EHS Manager, was crowned the first ever TAUC Safety Professional of the Year (“SPOTY”) and the APM Boiler division was honored with the Thomas J. Reynolds award!
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Maintenance and Logistics Leader, Charlie Stewart! We are so excited to spotlight Charlie and congratulate him on his upcoming retirement! Read more to get to know his career journey, valuable learnings, and perspectives on success and leadership….
Read MoreIn September of 2023, a team from Gas Power North mobilized to conduct a six-week outage. Led by Superintendents Jon Barlow and Jason Reese, the crew underwent a 21,000-hour job which comprised of a Turbine Major, Exhaust Frame Change Out, Shell Alignments, Generator Major with a Field Swap, and 60 critical lifts. Of the 60 lifts, three involved the Generator Field, while six involved the Turbine Rotors.
Read MoreRest. Reflect. Refocus. Three words that seem simple but require some strategy to be done well and deliver benefits. As we move from the spring outage season into summer, I encourage you all to consider how you will do these three things well.
Read MoreThis month’s Employee Spotlight features Renewables Superintendent, Robert Blundon! Robert started with APM in 2007 and has found much success since. In fact, he was recently nominated as Superintendent of the Year for the Renewables Division at our January Awards Gala!
Read MoreAt Entergy Little Gypsy station in Montz, Louisiana, Steam Fossil performed a HP/IP disassembly from December 1st through December 19th, 2022. They then remobilized on January 3rd, 2023 for the HP/IP Major/Outer Shell Repair and reassembly and a generator rewind. After demobilizing on July 7th, the team revisited the site for the last time on October 4th to finish the generator reassembly and concluded the job scope on November 3, 2023. Throughout the multiple remobilizations, Steam Fossil completed over 45,000 manhours with ZERO recordable injuries or quality events!
Read MoreWe are starting the descent off our 2024 Spring outage peak. We still have 2200+ craft working 130K hours on 100+ jobs. Let’s stay focused on safety & quality and avoid the summit fever. Over the past two weeks I had the privilege of representing APM at industry conferences: TapRoot’s Global Summit & TAUC’s Construction Leadership Conference…
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