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Consumers Energy Begins New Training Program

Consumers Energy is starting a new program to develop the next generation of field leaders, those who supervise electric and natural gas crews. “We have the expertise and ability in-house to teach the technical side of our business to those with little to no utility experience through our new Field Leader Development Program,” said Cathy Hendrian, Consumers Energy’s vice president of human resources. “We are looking to attract people with leadership and management expertise who are interested in transferring those skills to good-paying field leader careers in the energy sector.” Consumers Energy has multiple positions in Michigan to fill in the Field Leader Development Program, intended for experienced leaders who may need to develop energy operations skills. The positions are full-time and will require working outdoors during inclement weather and interacting with customers. During the 12- to 18-month training program, participants will not have direct supervisory responsibilities while receiving an overview of electric and gas operations and rotating through multiple field-based assignments. After development, the successful participants will be eligible for full-time, permanent field leader positions with supervisory responsibilities. The Field Leader Development Program is patterned after a program Consumers Energy has used reliably for years to develop engineering talent…

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Community Comes Together to Help Homeless Man

Photo of James Riddle, before and after, courtesy City of Jackson Two years ago, James Riddle was working in Albion and living in Homer with his wife and two children. After a layoff notice and a stroke of bad luck, Riddle was sleeping in front of closed businesses and on a street corners in downtown Jackson for months. Now, after a group of Jackson community leaders and residents stepped forward to offer Riddle a helping hand, the 61-year-old is back on his feet. Riddle signed his paperwork and moved into the John George Home on Tuesday, Jan. 5. “The first thing he wanted was a shave,” said Carrie Good, administrator at the home. “We got him a haircut and a shave, new clothes and a bite to eat.” Good said the John George Home isn’t a lockdown facility and residents move in under their own volition, so she was surprised when Riddle showed up after she told him about the elderly home more than six months ago. “It doesn’t happen too often,” she said. Good credits the community effort in finding Riddle his new home. John Willis, neighborhood outreach coordinator for the city of Jackson, also played a part in…

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