2019
November
Earl Harris, Overhead Lineworker First Class, has retired after 31 years of service with GUC. As a Lineworker in the Electric Department, Earl worked on the “trouble...
They call themselves the “Smooth Operators” and things went smoothly for them at their first competition. This group of Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) employees competed at the 19th annual Operations Challenge at the recent North Carolina Section of the American Water Works...
GIS Upgrades, Moving Forward
Employees in Station One, as well as operations employees who use mobile devices, recently experienced an upgrade to their Geographic Information System (GIS) software. These upgrades were mostly done in the background with no major impact to...
Service Awards
Mark Williams / 25 Years
Mark Williams recently celebrated 25 years of...
Linda Hinton recently retired after 22 years of service with Greenville Utilities. As a Systems Dispatcher, Linda was one of the friendly voices our customers heard when calling Station 1, our 24/7 control center. During the day, Linda and the other dispatchers handled calls about...
A team of Water Resources employees competed in the Eastern Water and Wastewater Network Backhoe Rodeo at the Bell Arthur Water Corporation Operations Center on October 11th. This annual event gives equipment operators from Eastern North Carolina the opportunity to show off their talents...
Sandy Barnes, Director of Information Technology, has retired after 16 years with Greenville Utilities. She directed all IT departmental operations and activities, including the establishment of guidelines and directions for using information technology to serve both internal and external...
October
GUC’s Intranet, MyGUC, has been running on SharePoint version 2010 for eight years. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the end of life for SharePoint 2010 as well as their support for its server operating system. So what’s next for document sharing, announcements, and all...
Identifying and removing barriers to working safely is one of the tangible parts of the Lighthouse process. When we can “fix” something and make it work more safely, that is a win!
The small forklift at Stores is an example of a barrier that was removed recently. During an...
Stores Warehouse Technician Leonard Haddock has recently retired after 22 years of service with Greenville Utilities. He spent his first 17 years as an Equipment Operator in Water Resources, and the last five years with Stores. As a Stores Warehouse Technician, he was responsible for...
Open Enrollment is November 1st-30th. It is very important that you review your current benefit selections and understand your benefit choices for 2020, and remember that our Human Resources team is here to help.
Employees—Enrollment will be done entirely online this year...
Service Awards
Tammy Warren / 20 Years
Tammy Warren, Systems Dispatcher II in the Electric Department,...
Public Power and Public Natural Gas Week is THIS week (Oct 7-11), and we’re celebrating the benefits of being a public utility in several fun ways!
Ice Cream for Customers!
New this year is an ice cream party for our customers at the Main Office and GUC Express!...
Preparedness & Safety Fair
Greenville Utilities attended the Preparedness and Safety Fair hosted by the Pitt County Health Department at Lowe’s Home Improvement Store on 10th Street. The event happened on Saturday, September 14th, just one week after Hurricane Dorian...
Site work and building construction are well underway at our new Operations Center on Highway 43. Site work, which began in March, is part of the process that prepares a site for vertical construction. This can include land grading, excavation, driveway/sidewalk installation, and some utilities...
After a quiet summer, the first week of September was a reminder that we were at the peak of hurricane season. Hurricane Dorian came up the east coast and through our service area on September 5th and 6th, forcing us to close administrative offices early on Thursday, and all day Friday to ensure...
September
Greenville Utilities’ employees have always been committed to going the extra mile for our customers. But in September 1999, “going the extra mile” took on a whole new meaning during the flooding that followed Hurricane Floyd. GUC’s heroic battle to maintain life-sustaining services to our...
Have you ever thought about a career at GUC’s Water or Wastewater Treatment Plants, or want to grow your career and earning potential at GUC? In April, Human Resources and Water Resources launched a new program called iGrow in which GUC employees can become certified and prepared for...