Corrections Maintenance Foreman - SCI Pine Grove

Are you looking for a career where you can utilize your leadership skills and trade knowledge? As a Corrections Maintenance Foreman with the Department of Corrections, you will take on an important role in maintaining the grounds and buildings at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Pine Grove. This position allows you to lead crews, teach hands-on skills, and support the facility's daily needs. Bring your dedication to our facility to help keep our operations running smoothly and safely!

As a Corrections Maintenance Foreman, you will be leading inmate work crews in a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks while also performing hands-on work in various trades. You will have the opportunity to play a key part in keeping the facility safe, clean, and in good working order. Responsibilities include:

• Crew Supervision: Direct inmate workers in completing construction, maintenance, groundskeeping, and janitorial tasks
• Work Planning: Plan daily schedules, assign tasks, and inspect completed work for quality and safety
• Trade Assistance: Perform or assist with skilled work in trades such as carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, or welding
• Tool Management: Issue, track, and inventory materials and tools used for maintenance assignments
• Safety Oversight: Conduct searches of inmates and work areas to ensure tools and materials are accounted for
• Supply Coordination: Determine needed materials and submit purchase requests to support work assignments

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $46,986.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience performing building maintenance, construction, or general trades work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.