Correctional Maintenance Officer Manager

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release. As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union. A Correctional Maintenance Officer Manager is the managerial level of maintenance work in a correctional facility which involves the security, custody and supervision of adult inmates who perform maintenance work. Employees in this class directly supervise Correctional Maintenance Officer Supervisors and indirectly supervise Correctional Maintenance Officers.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Correctional Training Commission regulation.
• Two years of experience involving the supervision of employees engaged in stationary engineering, maintenance or construction trades.
• U.S. Citizenship
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• A completed background investigation
• Oral interview
• Physical examination.
• Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in working with a maintenance work order system.
• Experience with implementing maintenance programs; including but not limited to, the development of maintenance schedules, cost estimates, procedure compliance, and administering a maintenance work order.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Correctional Maintenance Officer Supervisors
• Manages a staff of Correctional Maintenance Officers engaged in maintenance or repair tasks in trades such as electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, metal work, plastering, painting, masonry, locksmithing, motor vehicle mechanics, stationary engineering, and groundskeeping
• Prepares periodic employee evaluation reports
• Monitors the work of inmate workers and trains them in the proper and safe performance of maintenance tasks
• Manages the implementation of the preventative maintenance program at the institution
• Inspects work performed by outside contractors and prepares reports on findings
• Prepares specifications for the requisition of equipment, tools, parts and supplies
• Manages the control and inventory of equipment, tools, parts and supplies
• Maintains fuel consumption records and prepares energy efficiency reports
• Manages the operation and maintenance of central air conditioning plants and related auxiliaries
• May adjust, maintain and make minor repairs to refrigeration and cooling equipment and to other modern electronically operated control devices
• May operate and maintain coal, gas, or oil-fueled boilers
• May conduct maintenance staff meetings
• May act as the principal assistant to a Correctional Maintenance Services Manager
• May manage a segment of a regionalized maintenance program

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental
• vision plans
• Personal Leave - New State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• Annual Leave -Ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• Sick Leave -Fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• Parental Leave - up to Sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least Twelve (12) holidays per year
• Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees