Maintenance Mechanic IV

State of North Carolina

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections (NCDAC) is the largest state agency and is responsible for the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced after conviction for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes State Prisons, Correction Enterprises, Division of Community Corrections, and Reentry Programs and Services. We have a mission that matters! The NCDAC / Support Services / Division of Engineering, Construction, and Maintenance (DECM) is recruiting for an energized and collaborative Maintenance/Construction Technician III, to be a part of the Coastal Region Maintenance Team. This position reports to the Coastal Region Maintenance Yard in Greenville, NC and will be tasked with completing general preventative maintenance and like-in-kind Force Account system replacements. The Division of Engineering, Construction, and Maintenance (DECM) serves as the NCDAC Capital Project Coordinator (CPC) and is tasked with coordinating all capital improvement, new construction, renovation, and repair projects with the State Construction Office (SCO). DECM also acts as the DAC representative on matters involving the State Property Office and State Building Commission. Our unified purpose is to provide architectural and engineering support, sustainability, efficiency, and resiliency planning, as well as construction and maintenance services. This ensures that all statewide Institutions and Facilities comply with building codes, regulations, and legislative mandates while promoting the agency’s rehabilitation and reentry goals through offender job training in the construction and maintenance trades. We support the Institutions and Facilities directly and indirectly by installing and maintaining kitchen, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and electronics equipment. The DECM-Engineering team consists of experts in architectural and engineering design, property services, project management, and sustainability, efficiency, and resiliency (SE&R). These services support new construction, renovation, and like-in-kind and upgrade maintenance repairs to the agency’s physical plant while ensuring compliance with the NCDOA State Construction Office. Through valuable rehabilitation and training for offenders, we aim to improve recidivism rates. DECM-Construction undertakes construction, renovation, and major maintenance projects that involve longer periods of resource allocation with a focus on enhancing the department's infrastructure assets. DECM-Maintenance, which encompasses the Mountain Regional Yard, Piedmont Regional Yard, Coastal Regional Yard, and three Satellite Yards, provides essential plumbing, HVAC/R, and electrical preventative, prescriptive, and routine maintenance services to all Institutions and Facilities. Additionally, our maintenance efforts include specific areas such as telecommunications, electronic intrusion systems (EIS), fencing, cameras, fire alarms, and energy management systems, all focused on maintaining the Department’s infrastructure assets. A successful candidate for this position, shall have journeyman level experience in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of general, plumbing, HVAC, AND/OR electrical systems, equipment, and machinery; be able to work independently to complete work assignments received by a supervisor; read and interpret blueprints; and perform other assigned duties. This position requires the daily commute to Coastal Region Maintenance Yard in Greenville, NC. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits. The work schedule is Monday – Friday and may require some weekend work and overnight travel to meet the demands of the organization. If you desire a financially rewarding career that includes great work / life balance and is coupled with strong state benefits including retirement, health insurance, vacation leave, sick leave, and paid holidays, please apply today!

Requirements

Journeyman level experience in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of general, plumbing, HVAC, AND/OR electrical systems, equipment, and machinery
Be able to work independently to complete work assignments received by a supervisor
Read and interpret blueprints
Perform other assigned duties
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two (2) years of progressive experience in the assigned trade areas; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in the installation, maintenance, or repair of general, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, AND/OR electrical systems, including but not limited to general carpentry, concrete, masonry, water and wastewater piping, chillers, air handlers, pumps, ventilators, fans, piping, mini splits, lighting, building conduit and wire, kitchen equipment, etc.
Experience with the tools, methods, practices, materials, and equipment used within the general, plumbing, HVAC, AND/OR electrical construction trades relating to the maintenance of buildings.
Experience with reading schematics and blueprints.