Maintenance Mechanic 1
About The Position
The Washington Corrections Center (WCC) in Shelton, WA, is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic 1 for a full-time, permanent position. WCC is a reception and diagnostic center for adult male incarcerated individuals, housing approximately 1,800 individuals and processing about 500 each month. It also serves as a major transportation hub. This role supports the Department of Corrections (DOC) and WCC missions by performing comprehensive physical plant maintenance, technical equipment repairs, and managing large-scale grounds and greenhouse operations across a 250-acre facility. The position involves maintaining structural integrity, optimizing facility infrastructure, and supervising an incarcerated work crew of up to 20 individuals, contributing to staff and community safety. The incumbent will preserve the facility's physical assets to foster a secure and efficient environment.
Requirements
- High School Graduate, or equivalent.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Hold or possess the ability to obtain a valid pesticide applicator license within the first six months of employment.
- Two (2) years of experience of general work experience in building and equipment maintenance, constructions or repair.
- OR Two (2) years in building and grounds maintenance experience in a correctional environment supervising incarcerated workers.
- Cultivate an environment of integrity and trust.
- Respectful and inclusive interactions.
- People's safety.
- Positivity in words and actions.
- Supporting people's success.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to work on small motors, repair mechanical items in area of responsibility.
- Knowledge of propagating and growing large amounts of plants from seed and cuttings.
- Ability to harvest seed from plants.
- Willingness to be a strong team member.
- One (1) year supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, manage, plan, assign, physically maintain, coordinate work duties, and inspect the work of up to 20 full-time incarcerated workers.
- Enforce strict adherence to agency and institution rules, regulations, policies, operational memorandums, safety, security, and maintenance procedures.
- Conduct daily tool accountability inspections, logging in and out all tools and security-related consumables.
- Train work crews on the safe operation of technical machinery, proper handling of equipment, and facility maintenance protocols.
- Manage, plan, and coordinate operations across two greenhouses, grounds maintenance, horticulture, technical gardening, nursery operations, and floriculture.
- Maintain proper temperature, ventilation, humidity, and light sources for optimum growing conditions in the greenhouses.
- Formulate precise work crew schedules for soil mixing, seed germination, sowing, transplanting, and other horticultural tasks.
- Engineer and execute landscape projects using fill dirt, topsoil, and structural components.
- Determine the annual number and types of flowers for housing units and schedule irrigation for various areas.
- Administer supply logistics by determining requirements, calculating costs, submitting requisitions, and maintaining files.
- Assist with the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all greenhouses, buildings, equipment, and building systems.
- Service, maintain, and overhaul grounds maintenance equipment and tools.
- Diagnose mechanical issues, review and estimate the life-use cycles of equipment, and order parts for repairs.
- Conduct routine maintenance on specialized infrastructure, including automated greenhouse drip systems, sprinklers, and garden hoses.
- Operate heavy equipment and specialized machinery safely to prepare lawns, flower beds, and shrub beds.
- Manage a systematic inventory program, conducting daily tool and consumable storage inspections.
- Administer operational logistics, including estimating equipment lifecycles, calculating project costs, and generating supply requisitions.
- Maintain strict adherence to organizational safety protocols, institutional regulations, and standard operational procedures.
- Produce and complete comprehensive monthly reports containing all work completed and associated costs.
- Direct facility winterization and safety efforts, coordinating snow removal and ice-melt application.
- Operate specialized equipment for snow and ice removal from facility sidewalks and common areas.
Benefits
- Comprehensive family insurance for medical, dental, and vision.
- Up to 25 paid vacation days a year.
- 8 hours of paid sick leave per month.
- 12 paid holidays a year.
- Generous retirement plan.
- Flex Spending Accounts.
- Dependent Care Assistance.
- Deferred Compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
