member services representative

office assistant

administrative assistant

safety, health and environment assistant

laborer

Golden-Valley-Electric-Association

First off I will say working in a power plant that's 40+yrs old the days are never typical.  Just about the time you get the coal feed dialed in and the load on the turbine settled in for the day the temperature can change 90 degrees.  That's correct 90 degrees. I've seen the temperature go from -60 to +30 fahrenheit  in the matter of minutes causing many problems for coal combustion. 
Workplace culture can change like the seasons in Alaska. One minute you are enjoying the warm sun on your face while hunting and the next you moment your scrambling for your winter clothes so you don't freeze to death because your in a whiteout 5 miles away from moose camp and no cell service. The hardest part of the job is having to react to an emergency in the plant.  Golden Valley and the foreman do a great job of teaching and providing on the job training for 99% of the emergencies that come up but they are always the hardest to deal with. Now for the most enjoyable part I would say all of it is enjoyable.  It was like trying to manhandle an eleven story beast full of 900 degree steam and coal fire. I still miss working there.

Operational readiness review of last 24 hours (Shift Foreman)
Review and discuss daily logs and automatically generated reports
(Operations Supervisor)
Conduct plan of the day meetings (All hands)
Conduct EHS current plant equipment and personnel state meetings (supervisors)
Develop criteria for project progression meeting (Interdepartmental Managers and contractors)
Conduct advancement and PQS review boards 
Develop operational and energy production reports
Walk down entire plant and construction sites for material inspection
Meet with Plant Manager for daily brief 
Conduct LOTO Audit (Operations Supervisor)
Attend budgetary meetings (Company CPA)
Hold disciplinary review boards
Conduct warehouse and procurement inspection

GVEA has great employees and offers great pay and fair benefits. Management, to include supervisors, could make some improvements such as offering incentives and "atta boys" to lift the employee morale up which has declined in the past couple of years. Too much emphasis is placed upon a college education; longevity and employee commitment and knowledge does not seem to be considered for advancement any longer, this has made cause for much disgruntlement and a sense of job insecurity. Work hours are very convenient and manageable. The most enjoyable part of my job was assisting others.

If you want to be underpaid to work in a hazardous environment while at the same time have management lie to you and about you, the Golden Valley Electric is where you should work. 

This place has a high turn over rate of workers. 

Experienced engineering staff is willing to help the new hires and interns learn the ropes.
In addition to the engineering staff, the electricians, linemen, stakers, accounting, and HR staff are all willing to help out when their expertise is needed.

Has offered a great opportunity to learn about powerplants and gain valuable experience. We wouldn't be leaving if the area offered what we needed. Overall a good place to work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Member services representative 1 salary reported	$26.28 per hour
Office assistant 1 salary reported	$26.28 per hour
Administrative assistant 5 salaries reported	$30.51 per hour
Safety, health and environment assistant 1 salary reported	$29.07 per hour
Laborer 2 salaries reported	$29.36 per hour

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