Supervisor Orientation Callaway Plant Presented by Matthew Arri, SPHR Human Resources Fall 2007.

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Supervisor Orientation Callaway Plant Presented by Matthew Arri, SPHR Human Resources Fall 2007

Transcript of Supervisor Orientation Callaway Plant Presented by Matthew Arri, SPHR Human Resources Fall 2007.

Supervisor Orientation

Callaway PlantPresented by

Matthew Arri, SPHRHuman Resources

Fall 2007

1902 - 2002

Ameren 2006 Financials

• Revenue = $6.88 billion (#339 - Fortune 500)

– #324 in 2006

– #380 in 2004

• Net Income = $547 million

• Earnings per Common Share = $2.66

• Dividends per Common Share = $2.54

• Common Stock Shares = 206.6 million

• Total Assets (net) = $19.5 billion

Ameren’s Operating Utilities

Electric Customers = 2.3 millionGas Customers = 915,000Service Area = 64,000 sq. milesGeneration = 14,720 MWElectric System Miles = 94,500Gas Distribution Miles= 19,800Total Assets = $18.2 BillionTotal Revenues = $6.1 BillionEmployees = 9,400

60% of Ameren Customers in Illinois 2nd largest electric & gas supplier in Illinois

Operating Utility Companies AmerenUE

1.2 million Electric 123,000 Natural Gas 3,993 Employees

AmerenCIPS 323,000 Electric 169,000 Natural Gas 750 Employees

AmerenCILCO 203,000 Electric 208,000 Natural Gas 552 Employees

AmerenIP 590,000 Electric 415,000 Natural Gas 1,800 Employees

Rush Island Taum Sauk

Meramec

Osage/Bagnell

Dam

Callaway

Labadie

Sioux

Keokuk

Grand Tower

Newton

Coffeen

Meredosia

Hutsonville

EEIEEIJoppa

Duck Creek Edwards

CTGsCTGs

Ameren Generation...

CALLAWAY PLANT

• 1 of 19 Ameren-owned power plants

• Ameren’s only nuclear plant

• MO’s only commercial nuclear plant

• Operating since December, 1984

• 40-year operating license

• Gross output rated approx. 1,300 MW

• Cost to build = $3 billion

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• Provides 20% of AmerenUE’s generation

– 13% of Ameren’s total generation (MO & IL)

• Employs approx. 1,000 people (incl. contractors)

• 7,200 acre site (900 acre plant site; 6,300 acre Conservation Area)

• Generated a total of 199,392,142 megawatt-hours (lifetime generation through 2006)

– 4th in U.S. out of 103 plants

– 20th in the world out of 445 plants in 30 countries

CALLAWAY PLANT

• Has over 850 full-time employees(includes Ameren, Wackenhut & Canteen only; annual payroll = $100 million)

By City: By County:

261 = Fulton 423 = Callaway

188 = Jefferson City 195 = Cole

124 = Columbia 136 = Boone

25 = Hermann 35 = Montgomery

14 = Mexico 22 = Gasconade

255 = All other areas 15 = Audrain

867= Total 41 = All Others areas

867 = Total

• 1,200 = No. of Contractors badged for Refuel 15

CALLAWAY PLANT2006 Taxes Paid

• $8.9 million - Ameren Paid Property Taxes just in Callaway County

– Nearly $6 million went to local schools

• $21.7 million - taxes paid to the other 68 counties in AmerenUE’s MO service area based on Callaway Plant’s assessed valuation

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• Outages conducted every 18 months

• Change out 1/2 of nuclear fuel and perform thousands of mtce activities

• Refuel 14 set a world record!

• Sept. 17 – Nov. 19 = 63.5 days…a World Record for a Steam Generator Replacement Outage!

• Refuel 15 completed on May 10…38.2 days

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What we look for:

• Professional appearance

• Enthusiasm

• Direction

• Cultural fit with Ameren’s values

• Ability to contribute

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Behavior-Based Interviewing

• Past behavior can predict future performance

• Attempts to match a person’s talents and passions with an organization

• Uses open-ended questioning techniques

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Tips for answering behavioral interview

questions well:

– Practice

– Think of behavioral examples before the interview

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Tips for answering behavioral interview

questions well:

– Situation

– Behaviors/Tasks

– Outcome

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Other tips

– Bring letters of recommendation in a portfolio

– Copies of past awards

– Have questions written ahead of time

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Questions for you to ask:

1. Why is the position open?

2. What is your management style?

3. What does the training consist of?

4. How will my performance be evaluated?

5. What is your timeframe for making a decision?

CALLAWAY PLANT

Internship/Co-Op Opportunities

• The result of a partnership between the University of Missouri & Ameren

• Internships (June – August 2008)

• Co-Ops (January – May or June- Dec)

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Internship/Co-Op Opportunities

• Assigned a project/mentor

• Three credit hours given

• Paper and presentation required

• Great way to get job experience!

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Internship/Co-Op Opportunities

Applications are made through:

Dr. Tushar Ghosh

Nuclear Engineering Institute

UMC

Tel. 573-882-9736 or [email protected]

CALLAWAY PLANT

Questions & Answers