Maintenance Repair Worker 3 - 20029961

State of Ohio • Lancaster, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Repair Worker 3 works at the Southeastern Correctional Institution in Lancaster, Ohio, performing semi-skilled and skilled maintenance repair work in a correctional setting. The worker serves as a lead worker, providing work direction and training to inmates or other assigned staff. Duties include maintaining electrical, carpentry, plumbing, equipment, and building systems; custodial and groundskeeping work; inspecting facilities; and performing preventive maintenance. The role also involves maintaining tool security, assisting with related crafts, restricting and monitoring inmate movement, responding to emergencies, attending training and meetings, and participating on institution committees.

Requirements

• Formal education in arithmetic including addition and subtraction, and in reading, writing, and speaking common English vocabulary.
• Twelve months of training or experience in maintenance repair, such as basic electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and use of associated hand and power tools and equipment, or an equivalent qualification.
• A valid commercial driver's license is required only if operating motor equipment of a type and size regulated by the cited Ohio statutes; the posting specifies this condition for the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry only.

Responsibilities

• Provides work direction and training to inmates or other assigned staff performing maintenance work.
• Performs semi-skilled and skilled repairs to electrical equipment and components, including fixtures, outlets, switches, motors, appliances, circuits, fans, and heating and cooling system components.
• Performs carpentry repairs to doors, locks, cabinets, furniture, floors, walls, windows, stairways, and partitions.
• Repairs plumbing equipment and systems, including pipes, fittings, fixtures, pumps, valves, faucets, toilets, sinks, bathtubs, radiators, and chilled water lines.
• Performs interior custodial duties, including mopping, sweeping, waxing floors, and washing walls and windows.
• Performs exterior groundskeeping duties and removes snow and ice from sidewalks.
• Inspects buildings and equipment continuously for needed repairs or replacements.
• Performs systematic and routine preventive maintenance in assigned areas.
• Operates machine tools and welding equipment to repair metal parts and equipment.
• Ensures tools are securely maintained and completes tool counts and inventories.
• Assists in related job crafts as required.
• Controls or restricts inmate movement to assigned areas and conducts inmate searches when a security breach is suspected.
• Responds to emergencies.
• Attends meetings and training and participates on institution committees.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums covered after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS, and optional deferred compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed