CDOC Only/General Maintenance-Mechanical Captain CSLTS III (Canon City)

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Support Licensed Trades Supervisor III (CSLTS III) serves as the Mechanical Trades Captain at Fremont Correctional Facility, a Colorado Department of Corrections prison in Canon City, Colorado. The position helps ensure public, staff, and inmate safety and security while overseeing effective boiler plant and HVAC operations and supervising assigned staff. It supports the CDOC mission and vision through integrity, commitment, and reliable facility operations. The role participates in developing and applying security policies and procedures, including controls for keys, tools, contraband, and chemicals, and inmate-management procedures. It may involve searches, inmate escorts and transportation, inspections, physical restraint when needed, facility call-back or additional hours and shifts, and serving as facility duty officer or the Warden’s representative during emergencies. The position supervises employees who oversee inmate work crews and promotes effective, safe operations through standards, procedures, coaching, mentoring, hiring recommendations, performance management, training, work assignments, scheduling, timekeeping, and payroll documentation. It may supervise additional staff or inmate crews when another supervisor is absent, and may lead overall physical plant operations in the Physical Plant Manager’s absence. The Central Boiler Plant and HVAC systems operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and include high-pressure steam boilers, chillers, generators, and delivery systems requiring monitoring, recordkeeping, and annual state inspection and certification. The supervisor monitors and operates the Building Automatic System and other computer- or microprocessor-based systems, including electronic work-order programs. The position oversees boiler operators and HVAC specialists, including staff monitoring and repairing exhaust fans, air handlers, and other systems; participates directly in operational and technical work, projects, programs, and administrative functions; tracks work orders and maintenance deficiencies; monitors work progress, quality, and schedules; and reports on and monitors an assigned operating budget with signature authority. This recruitment is for Fremont Correctional Facility and may be used to fill future vacancies in Canon City, Colorado. It is open only to permanent employees of the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Requirements

A Stationary Engineer License or a Class II license from the American Society of Power Engineers, Inc., or EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification (Type I, II, and III); a copy of the applicable license or certificate must be attached to the application.
Six years of employment experience in mechanical trades, such as HVAC and/or boiler operations.
At least two of the six years of experience must include supervising physical plant personnel and making decisions affecting subordinate staff pay, status, or tenure.
Proficiency in mechanical trades operations and associated supporting equipment and systems.
Proficiency in supervising physical plant personnel, operations, and maintenance.
Ability to plan and implement methods and strategies for safe, compliant operations at optimal efficiency.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to coach and mentor staff and communicate goals and expectations.
Strong work ethic, integrity, dependability, and pride in work.
Computer literacy and ability to navigate electronic work-order programs.
Willingness and ability to respond quickly to emergencies such as fights, fires, and escapes.
Willingness and ability to use physical force to control a situation.
Ability to maintain security, visually monitor inmate whereabouts, and maintain accurate counts in work sites and assigned areas.
Ability to remain self-controlled, alert, emotionally stable, mentally resilient, and observant in stressful or potentially violent situations.
Tolerance for stress, confinement, and high-stakes interactions.
Ability to read and comprehend English and communicate fluently in English verbally and in writing.
Ability to create accessible documents and technical content using plain-language and accessibility guidelines.
Work experience must be clearly described in the application’s work history and job duties sections; less-than-full-time experience is prorated.
A formalized apprenticeship or qualifying degree from an accredited, non-correspondence vocational or trade school may substitute for required experience year for year if it provides equivalent demonstrated competencies; transcripts must be attached when using this substitution.
For this promotional announcement, drivers must maintain a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver license, obey traffic laws, and safely operate a motor vehicle.
Applicants must successfully pass a drug test; random drug screening occurs during employment.

Responsibilities

Help ensure the safety and security of the public, staff, and inmates.
Participate in developing security policies and ensure compliance with key, tool, contraband, chemical-control, and inmate-management procedures.
Participate in searches, inmate escorts and transportation, and inspections; physically restrain inmates when needed.
Respond to facility call-backs and additional hours or shifts as needed; serve as facility duty officer or the Warden’s representative during emergencies when required.
Supervise employees overseeing inmate work crews and develop standards and procedures aligned with security, plant operations, and the agency mission.
Coach and mentor staff; participate in hiring interviews and recommendations; monitor and document performance; prepare performance plans and evaluations; and ensure mandatory annual training is completed.
Assign work, create schedules, monitor employee time, and complete payroll documentation.
Ensure safe workplace practices and proper use of personal protective equipment.
Provide supervisory coverage for additional staff or inmate crews, and potentially lead physical plant operations in the Physical Plant Manager’s absence.
Supervise and participate in safe, compliant, and efficient boiler plant and HVAC operations.
Monitor and operate the Building Automatic System and other computer- or microprocessor-based systems, including electronic work-order programs.
Oversee staff operating, monitoring, and repairing boilers, HVAC systems, exhaust fans, air handlers, and related systems.
Ensure plant systems are monitored and records maintained, and support required annual state inspection and certification.
Plan and implement effective methods and strategies for safe, compliant, and efficient operations, consulting others and applying current industry standards.
Track work orders, maintenance deficiencies, work progress, quality, and schedules; report on and monitor the assigned operating budget under signature authority.

Benefits

Career advancement opportunities throughout the state system.
PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401(k) and 457 plans.
Increased PERA benefits for qualifying correctional officers designated as Safety Officers.
Medical and dental health plans.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Paid life insurance.
Eleven paid holidays per year, plus vacation and sick leave.
Wellness program.
Tuition reimbursement.
Training opportunities.