MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central
Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.
(NYSE: FE), has hired 36 new graduates from the Power Systems
Institute (PSI), the company's award-winning, two-year educational
program that helps train the next generation of line and substation
workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric companies.
The new employees include 23 line workers and 13 substation
electricians who are graduates of the PSI training programs at
Brookdale Community College in
Lincroft and Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg.
"For 20 years, our PSI program has strengthened our diverse
workforce pipeline and instilled safe work practices, proper work
methods and teambuilding by developing the well-educated men and
women needed to provide reliable power to customers," said
Jim Fakult, president of JCP&L.
"We welcome these graduates who join our workforce to help continue
providing safe and reliable electric service to communities in
New Jersey."
JCP&L's new graduates include:
- Matthew Brander, Califon
- Brad Emley, Oceanport
- Brendon Evans, Belford
- LaVerne Finley, Tinton Falls
- Shayne Lauter, Great Meadows
- Matthew Manno, Barnegat
- Nicholas Masia Jr, Hazlet
- Dain Mazzeo, South Amboy
- Jake Monticello, Clifton
- Conor Murphy, Leonardo
- Christopher Shapiro,
Bayville
- Jesse Verrastro, Asbury
- Jake Dvorsky, Washington
- Izameek Harris, Neptune
- James Lovenberg Jr.,
Hopatcong
- Sherrod Middleton Sr.,
Somerset
- Joseph Sorrentino, Spotswood
- Chad Toth, Phillipsburg
All the graduates will be assigned to line and substation shops
across JCP&L's service area. Their work assignments will rotate
to provide new hires additional exposure in different areas of
field work.
The PSI curriculum requires two and a half days each week spent
between the college classroom and JCP&L training facilities in
Farmingdale and Phillipsburg to focus on safe work practices
and procedures in the electrical environment.
PSI was originally developed by FirstEnergy in 2000. Students
who successfully complete the program earn an associate degree from
an affiliated community college in their area. Since the
program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,000 line and
substation personnel who completed PSI programs in Maryland, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For information about the PSI program, call 1-800-829-6801, or
go to www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.
JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of
Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union
and Warren. Follow JCP&L on
Twitter @JCP_L, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL or
online at www.jcp-l.com.
FirstEnergy Corp. is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability
and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies
form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving customers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and
New York. The company's
transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of
transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com.
Follow FirstEnergy and its utilities on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp,
@ToledoEdison, @IlluminatingCo, @OhioEdison, @MonPowerWV, @JCP_L,
@Penn_Power, @Penelec, @Met_Ed, @PotomacEdison, @W_Penn_Power.
Editor's Note: Photos of FirstEnergy Power Systems
Institute graduates are available for download on Flickr.
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