Helper-Plant Hydro Warrior River System

Description: Hydro Plant Helper (Warrior River, Holt Dam near Tuscaloosa, Alabama area.

Summary of Position Duties

The Hydro Plant Helper accomplishes a wide variety of work, often physically demanding, throughout an entire shift. They lift and move heavy-duty electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic tools, equipment and materials while maintaining safe work practices. Good eye-hand-foot and motor coordination are necessary to climb stairs and ladders, to work at heights of over 100 feet, to reach, handle, grasp, to work foot controls, and to bend, kneel, crawl, stoop and stand for long periods of time. Hydro Plant Helpers perform assignments such as house-cleaning (including mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, buffing and washing), grounds keeping (including mowing, trimming, weed-eating), cleaning company vehicles, and driving trucks to pick up supplies and/or make deliveries.

Experience in or knowledge of mechanics, electricity, shop machinery, welding, boiler sheet metal and piping work is desired.

The Hydro Plant Helper must follow safety procedures and precautions, and wear safety glasses, ear plugs, hard hat, heavy duty steel toed shoes, cotton clothing and a mask or respirator, if required for the task.

Training will be offered to provide the knowledge and skills required for advancement to Journeyman classifications.

Qualifications

High School diploma with a 2 year Technical Degree (Industrial or Technical majors) preferred

2 years manual labor, construction, maintenance, electrical or working on heavy equipment is preferred.

Individuals also must demonstrate the ability and desire to work safely and display ethical behavior at all times

Able to work in confined spaces

Ability to perform physically demanding activities while working in all type of temperature extremes; Job requires candidates to bend, kneel, crawl, stoop and stand for long periods of time

Operate all equipment and hand tools as needed

Shift: Day shift (must be available for overtime, call out, weekends and holidays as required)

Requirements for employment as a PLANT HELPER include:

Must be at least 18 years of age

Possess a valid driver's license

Available to work overtime, call out, weekends and holidays as required

Live within 45 miles of the plant

Pay for a Hydro Plant Helper position is based on an hourly rate with possible overtime. Starting pay is $12.56 an hour with opportunity for raises every six months (based on performance) until the top of the pay scale is reached.

Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is an electric energy provider recognized for its quality, reliability, competitive prices and economic-development efforts.

FORTUNE magazine has named Southern Company "most admired" electric and gas utility in
America for the last three years. Southern Company brands are synonymous with excellent customer service, high reliability, and prices that are 15 percent below the national average.

We offer a competitive compensation package. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements:

Work Schedule
Shift Work

Level of Job
Individual Contributor

Expertise
Technician/Occupational - Any

Job Type
Full Time

Work Location
Alabama-Any