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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 integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.
About the Opportunity
This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00]              

Under directive or general directive supervision, receives, stores and disburses line material and supplies in a district storeroom; handles trouble calls and performs clerical functions in connection with storeroom and Line Section activities in a district headquarters; 

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing requisitions for material to meet the line material requirements of a district; checking such requisitions against the stock register and bin records;
• Checking received material against purchase orders; storing materials in a systematic and orderly manner; preparing material received reports;
• Loading and unloading materials and supplies; crating and uncrating material and equipment; arranging stock and properly caring for same;
• Maintaining a prescribed balance of required stock items;
• Maintaining a perpetual inventory; taking physical inventories, as prescribed;
• Issuing material to authorized persons and receiving returned material; controlling such operations through the use of issue and credit slips;
• Receiving and inspecting materials brought in by crews; determining which items to salvage or scrap; making arrangements to recondition salvageable items;
• Obtaining materials and supplies for scheduled work; placing same in boxes or bins for pick-up by crews;
• Maintaining an adequate supply of hand tools, gloves, body belts and safety devices; issuing such items; notifying designated department by letter for billing or payroll deduction; maintaining records in connection with the issuing of such items;
• Maintaining records of gasoline and oil in stock and used; reordering and receiving replenishment of such items and maintaining records in that connection;
• Following up on return of reels and containers on which there are deposits; expediting their return at earliest date;
• Receiving and maintaining files of job orders; making out material tickets for jobs to provide sufficient materials and supplies; issuing jobs in accordance with established schedule;
• Coordinating meter orders with service drop work; maintaining service drop records;
• Receiving and recording all telephone trouble calls; notifying customer of charges for fuse replacements; making out trouble tickets and issuing to servicemen or line crews;
• Making up work orders for crews for emergency work, as directed;
• Recording information on poles broken in the field or other damage to Company property; contacting police authorities to obtain information, if necessary; making out reports on such matters and forwarding them to designated location;
• Receiving money turned in by servicemen, as required; maintaining records of money received and balancing amounts received with records;
• Selling old poles at prescribed prices and receiving payment for such sales, as required;
• Accounting for all money received and turning in same to teller;
• Maintaining petty cash fund, as required; making small local purchases as required; making out vouchers for reimbursement;
• Receiving and transmitting telephone calls; referring caller to appropriate party; taking messages;
• Receiving and transmitting messages by short wave radio; logging such operations;
• Checking time sheets; making out time sheets, as required; checking that time is properly distributed to job orders or accounts;
• Maintaining personnel records such as employment record cards and employee status cards;
• Performing other clerical functions such as maintaining files, typing and keeping records in connection with the work;
• Driving Company vehicles, as required;
• Maintaining a high standard of good housekeeping in the storeroom, service building and yard; making arrangements for miscellaneous building maintenance work, as required or as directed;
• Directing and training employees as assigned to the work; and
• Performing other work, as assigned.

Qualifications include:

• Must have at least one year's experience with the Company, preferably in the Stores or Line Section;
• Must be a senior high school graduate, or the equivalent;
• Must be familiar with the materials, equipment and supplies carried in stock;
• Must have a thorough working knowledge of the record systems used in connection with the work;
• Must be able to make neat, concise and clear records and reports;
• Must have a cooperative temperament and be able to maintain harmony with employees and others with whom the work must be coordinated;
• Must be able to direct the work of others in an efficient and cooperative manner;
• Must be neat and orderly in the work; and
• Must pass motor vehicle operator tests prescribed by the Company and must possess a valid State of Ohio, Bureau of Motor Vehicles Operator's Permit and a valid Company Motor Vehicle Operator's Permit.
   

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.
 

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity
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
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.
Position Classification
Physical/Bargaining 

FirstEnergy Human Resources Team