2022
October
Did you know about the “fun” benefits that GUC offers? These are benefits that you and your family can take advantage of outside of work!
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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 20th. This annual event gives equipment operators from Eastern North Carolina the opportunity to...
Kenneth Daniels has been with GUC as a Meter Technician for 27 years. He started as a Meter Technician I in 1995 and is now a Meter Technician III. He is part of the service team responsible for completing all service-related orders that come in through Credit and...
Cybersecurity is an issue that Greenville Utilities takes very seriously. Our Information Technology (IT) Department has a lot of safeguards in place to protect our systems and maintain our customers’ trust. In recognition of National Cybersecurity Month, GUC is once...
Service Awards
Allen Lyles / 25 Years
Allen Lyles recently celebrated 25 years of service with Greenville Utilities. He works in the...
UNC Chapel Hill Career Fair
Angie Fuller, Juanita Sims, and Kay Spriggs with Human Resources shared information about GUC with approximately 100 students at the UNC Chapel Hill STEM Career Exploration Fair on September 20th....
Three of GUC’s Water Treatment Plant (WTP) employees were recognized at the NC Waterworks Operators Association (NCWOA) Annual Business Meeting and Banquet in Raleigh on September 28th. The NCWOA has been the premier trainer of waterworks professionals in North...
For the seventh year in a row, our Water Treatment Plant has received the prestigious North Carolina Area Wide Optimization Award. Of the 149 water treatment plants in the state, the NC Division of Water Resources has included Greenville Utilities among the 66 honored...
September
Understanding the benefits of retirement may be a little tricky. Here are a few common misconceptions about retirement:
New hires won’t have any insurance when they retire....
Construction is underway on the headworks structure at our Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) as part of an improvement project. Years of exposure to hydrogen sulfide, a gas emitted during the breakdown of waste, have eroded areas of concrete and conduit in the...
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events at GUC...
THU OCTOBER 6: Safety & Health Fair + 1M Safe Hours Celebration
SAT OCTOBER 8: GUC Family Day
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We all work hard every day, and it’s good to receive some recognition for the outstanding job we do, day in and day out. Roy Jones, CEO of ElectriCites of North Carolina, attended our September Board of Commissioners meeting to present Greenville Utilities with Awards...
Promotions
Shawn Adams, Electric Overhead Crew Leader II
Charlie May, Electric Substations Inventory & Parts Coordinator
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Greenville Utilities' iLead program has returned with its fifth class. This group of 11 employees was initially set to begin the program in April 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented their class from starting. They finally came together for orientation on August...
Lighthouse is a peer-to-peer employee-led safety process that relies on participation from employees throughout GUC to make it work.
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GUC’s Safety Team grew this month with the addition of Samantha “Sam” Evans -- our new Safety Specialist II/Lighthouse Facilitator. Sam will be our full-time Lighthouse Facilitator, as well as provide support for our other safety activities and programs. She will be...
National Night Out
Greenville Utilities was one of the many participants in the Greenville Police Department’s National Night Out event, which takes place with police departments around...
August
GUC is preparing to launch a text notification system that will inform customers about power outages around the clock. The goals are to provide an excellent service to our customers and reduce the number of calls coming into the Call Center and Control Room during...
Every employee at Greenville Utilities is to be congratulated for providing excellent customer service! During a recent customer satisfaction survey, a vast majority of those called upon gave their experiences with GUC employees a high rating....