In April of 2024, APM Steam Nuclear travelled to Newport, Michigan for an outage at Fermi Nuclear Station. Led by Superintendents Joel and Matt Smith, a team of 18 Control Rod Drive (CRD) Technicians was assembled for the assigned task. The scope entailed removing and replacing 20 Control Rod Drives.
Read MoreAPM Team, Our fall outage season has quickly ramped up. This past week we had ~2300 craft working ~132K hours on ~150 jobs. Now is when we need to leverage the Safety & Quality Leadership Training we did this summer to empower our crews to work safely and with quality. With that in mind, we asked John Collins, our Gas Ops Director, to share a brief message on his reflections from the Training.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Safety Champion, Gerald “G” Allee! G was led into this industry and to APM through his cousin who was a Millwright that had worked with APM for a long time. After, he got into the hall, his first job was with APM on the Gas side. Now, he will reach 9 years with APM on October 1st! At work, G is a Subject Matter Expert and Safety Champion. Outside of work, he is a husband, parent to 5, and soon to be Grandpa! We are so excited to spotlight G! Read more to get to know his surprising fact, favorite quote, and perspectives on success and leadership.
Read MoreOver the past 3 years, Gas West has kept safety as a top priority on jobsites resulting in 0 severe recordable injuries from 2022 till now! What an incredible achievement!
Read MoreAPM Team, Thank YOU! once again for the engagement in our significant focuses this summer – the S&Q Leader Training, the EX Survey – as well as your continued job execution with SQDC excellence. Based on your EX Survey feedback, we continue to focus on strategies to help all of us balance the demands of our business model with our personal lives, particularly during heavy outage seasons. All of us feel this stress at times each outage season.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Steam Fossil Superintendent, Eli Clark! Eli always loved working with tools and being around friends, which made this industry perfect for him. He later learned about APM from James Ratliff and began working with APM in 2014. This means he will reach 10 years with APM this November! Some roles Eli has had at work are Superintendent, Safety Champion, Millwright, and General Foreman. Outside of work, Eli is a loving husband and parent. We are so excited to spotlight Eli and congratulate him on his APM award win! Read more to get to know about him and what his manager would like to share about Eli.
Read MoreAPM 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!
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