Material Processor - Local 270 - Cleveland

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of 3,780 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

The Material Processor is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

Under direct supervision, performs manual and routine work in the handling, reclamation and processing of materials and equipment and, as qualified, performs shop work requiring a minor degree of skill; performs duties such as:

- Performs safe operation of the scrap chopper and all other automated equipment and tools for the r eclamation of cable, wire, and other materials;

- Loads and unloads trailers using Bobcat loader;

- Lifting, moving, unloading/receiving and placing materials such as line hardware, crossarms, cable, wire, lamp brackets, casting, mill parts, tools, work supplies, etc., by means of forklifts; driving Company motor vehicles, including trucks, as required.

- Transferring able and wire from reel to reel and performing simple measuring and cutting operations; recoiling and cutting wire to required len gths.

- Repairing items and fixtures of simple con struction and such as pallets, racks, bins, shelving, crates and boxes; assembling units such as splice and dead end assemblies, cutout brackets, lam . brackets and temporary meter units.

- Performing simple mechanical operations on wood and metal; using power and hand tools and ordinary power shop equipment where templates or layouts are provided, or where close tolerances are not required.

- Fitting and dipping mast-arms; painting items such as lamp bra ckets , reels and drums , pipe, conduit and barricades with brushes, spray guns and/or dipping tanks.

- Checking, adding water and charging batteries as required for industrial trucks.

- Performing a I other similar and/or less skilled work as directed by the Company.

Qualifications include:

Must meet the Company's requirements as to General Qualifications; be able to rm all the perform duties of a Material Processing Helper; and in addition:

- Must beab le to understand instruction andlearn simple, routine procedures.

- Must be a h i gh school graduate, or the equivalent.

- Must have practical knowledge of the correct, safe use and care of common mechanic’s tools and hand tools.

- Must understand the function, operation and care of simple machinery and show aptitude for, as well as interest in, mechanical work.

- Must be able to make calculations in arithmetic involving fractions and decimal ; know common weights and measures; take accurate measurements.

- Must be able to drive a passenger car and truck and have the ability to pass the Company's training fork lift, Bobcat loader and operation of both.

- Must have a valid driver's license as prescribed by the Company.

EEI Testing

We administer selection tests for a variety of positions. The required tests have been developed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies. We strongly encourage potential employees to review all information, including the sample test brochures, and to use the available practice tests before taking the actual tests. Click this link to access the practice tests. You will be prompted for a name and password. Use firstenergy for both.

https://secure.eei.org/eeitests/onlineproducts/Login.aspx

Practice tests provide sample questions and detailed discussions of the correct answers. It's important to take the practice test as you would the actual one, with similar intensity and concentration. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Note: EEI website does not allow access to actual tests. Testing is held at various locations throughout our service territory based on where the job is located.

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

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FirstEnergy Human Resources Team