DTE Energy

Summer Student Gas Union - Escanaba

Posted on: 3 Apr 2021

Escanaba, MI

Job Description

Job Summary

THIS POSITION IS REPRESENTED BY LOCAL 799 INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION COUNCIL BARGAINING UNIT. Students in this position will be performing union work, will be subject to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and may be subject to union dues.

Key Accountabilities

Work consists of those tasks traditionally completed by the unionized work force for the applicable area. Tasks are mainly focused around maintaining the condition of DTE Energys assets. This position may be physically demanding requiring working outdoors in incremental weather, walking and standing for 6 hours or greater.

Qualifications

* All students must be at least age 18 years of age by the time they begin working to be eligible
* Positions may require driving. Students will be required to have a valid drivers license, a reliable means of transportation and an acceptable driving record.
* College students will be asked to provide an official college transcript as proof of eligibility prior to receiving an offer letter of employment. Graduating High School students must provide official high school transcripts and copy of college/university acceptance letter prior to receiving an offer letter of employment
* Have a 2.0 minimum, cumulative GPA
* Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate in the program.
* Students must be actively enrolled in school and accepted to college for fall of that year

Other Requirements:

* Returning summer students must be eligible to return
* Time limit per student is three years, unless there are not enough eligible students

DTE Energy

Detroit, MI

DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric utility serving 2.2 million customers in Southeastern Michigan and a natural gas utility serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio includes non-utility energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects, natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage, and energy marketing and trading. As one of Michigan's leading corporate citizens, DTE Energy is a force for growth and prosperity in the 450 Michigan communities it serves in a variety of ways, including philanthropy, volunteerism and economic progress.

DTE Energy has more than 10,000 employees in utility and non-utility subsidiaries involved in a wide range of energy-related businesses. The company's growing non-utility businesses are built around the strengths, skills and assets of DTE Energy's electric and gas utilities. DTE Electric generates, transmits and distributes electricity to 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan. With an 11,084 megawatt system capacity, the company uses coal, nuclear fuel, natural gas, hydroelectric pumped storage and renewable sources to generate its electrical output. Founded in 1903, DTE Electric is the largest electric utility in Michigan and one of the largest in the nation.

At 1.1 million kilowatts, the company's Fermi 2 nuclear power plant represents 30% of Michigan's total nuclear generation capacity. This single plant is capable of producing enough electricity to serve a city of about one million people. Fermi 2 has been providing reliable, cost-effective power to DTE Electric customers for more than 20 years. The plant also has been designated as one of the nation's best-performing nuclear facilities.

DTE Gas is engaged in the purchase, storage, transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas to approximately 1.2 million customers in Michigan. The company owns and operates 278 storage wells representing approximately 34 percent of the underground working capacity in Michigan. There is more gas storage capacity in Michigan than in any other state. Founded in 1849, DTE Gas is one of the nation's largest natural gas utilities.