CASE-IN silver medalist Alexander Korotkov: "My work benefits people"

There is no job so difficult that a person cannot cope with it – this is the life principle of Alexander Korotkov. It remains to be seen whether he means a person in general or specifically himself.  Having joined Saranskaya TPP-2 at the age of 18, he had changed several positions by the age of 34. And each time such a change meant moving to a new rung of the career ladder. He still works at this company today, but now he is exploring a new field of activity. Korotkov moved from the operational staff to the manager, and for more than six months he has been working as the chief specialist of the boiler and turbine shop.

His area of responsibility includes 54 people and equipment producing 280 megawatts of electric power: two turbines of 110 megawatts each, and another of 60 megawatts. There are people among his subordinates who are much older than Alexander. But when performing production tasks, it is not age that matters, but the authority of the manager, his knowledge, and skills.

Korotkov's professionalism is unconditional. Before becoming a manager, he mastered his profession from the beginning, was a maintenance worker, machinist, shift supervisor of a boiler and turbine shop. Alexander first joined the company as a student. After the first year, I got here for a two-month internship. He studied at the Institute of Mechanics and Power Engineering of the Ogarev Moscow State University with a degree in Energy Supply for Enterprises. His choice of profession was conscious, he wanted, first of all, a technical specialty, and secondly, a job that would be useful to people. I chose between construction and energy. The example of my brother, who already worked in the energy industry, helped me make the decision.

Alexander completed an internship every year, and already in his fifth year he was hired. Then, however, I had to leave for a short time: I was conscripted into the army. Korotkov asked to join the Navy. But they offered to sign a contract for three years at once. He could not leave for so long, he knew that he was needed at CHP-2, and therefore he joined the motorized rifle troops.

Today, his area of responsibility is planning and carrying out repairs. The equipment that generates heat requires increased attention. But, working in a friendly, well-coordinated team of professionals, it is possible to cope with even the most difficult task.

— Probably, the fact is that there are many labor dynasties in the energy sector., — says Alexander Korotkov. — People at our company perceive work not as a business for which they simply receive a salary, but as a vocation, as a personal, family history. You can't act half-heartedly here, people give their best, regardless of personal time. We provide for the vital activity of the city, and we cannot leave work if something is unfinished.

He compares his job to that of a military man or a doctor: both understand what duty to society means. Similarly, power engineers know that at any time of the day, day or night, if duty calls, you need to go to work. Nevertheless, the electricity and heat that come from the CHP plant ensure the comfort of the townspeople.

But Alexander's work in the workshop does not end at the enterprise. He heads the youth council of the Mordovian branch of PJSC T-Plus, organizes various events, and involves young people in them. And there are a lot of young people at the enterprise. Korotkov has participated in corporate business trainings many times and became a coach in management competencies himself. Together with the company's team, he performed at the CASE-IN engineering championship, which involves the fulfillment of technical tasks. We took the second place in the T-Plus PJSC league!

But the main thing that Alexander Korotkov loves his work for is that it benefits people.

People at our company perceive work not as a job for which they simply receive a salary, but as a vocation. You can't act half-heartedly here, people give their best, regardless of personal time.

A source: News of Mordovia