Supply Technician 2 (PCN 20-8012)

State of Alaska•Seward, AK

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting a Supply Technician 2 at Spring Creek Correctional Center (SCCC) in Seward, Alaska. The position manages the facility’s procurement activities, including reviewing purchase requests, preparing purchasing documents, and ensuring compliance with state and departmental requirements. It monitors orders, reconciles invoices, maintains accurate purchasing records, and works directly with vendors to resolve discrepancies. The role also supports uniform orders, office supplies, records retention, and staff locker management, while providing general administrative support to maintain efficient facility operations. Spring Creek Correctional Center is Alaska’s only state-operated maximum-security adult male institution. It houses more than 500 inmates and is staffed by roughly 200 employees. The institution houses minimum-, medium-, and close-custody offenders, including people serving long-term sentences and some of the state’s most violent felons. The facility emphasizes safety, professionalism, positive change, staff development, reformative programming, public safety, and responsible resource management. Applicants must have two years of experience performing specified clerical, purchasing, customer service, accounting, shipping, or related tasks. Accredited college education may substitute for experience at the stated conversion rates. Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license. The successful candidate must be fingerprinted and pass a criminal history check; use of APSIN requires a security clearance from the Department of Public Safety.

Requirements

Two years of experience performing tasks such as ordering, store keeping, purchasing, sales, accounting, shipping, greeting clients, assisting customers, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, cashiering, or maintaining logs.
Accredited college education may substitute for required experience: 2.67 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience; 150 hours of vocational education equal one month of experience.
Must possess a valid driver's license; proof is required before reporting for duty.
Must be fingerprinted and pass a criminal history check.
A Department of Public Safety security clearance is required to use APSIN; the description states that DPS may deny clearance for specified criminal-history or fugitive status reasons.
Must certify a legal right to accept employment in the United States and maintain appropriate documentation.

Nice To Haves

Attention to detail and conscientiousness about accuracy in documents, records, and processes.
Analytical thinking and problem-solving, including evaluating information, comparing vendor options, identifying solutions, and handling procurement-related issues.
Clerical knowledge, including filing, typing, data entry, record maintenance, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms.
Clear oral and written communication, including accurate documentation and effective communication with staff and vendors.
Understanding of State of Alaska procurement procedures.

Responsibilities

Manage procurement activities for Spring Creek Correctional Center.
Review purchase requests and prepare purchasing documents.
Ensure purchasing compliance with state and departmental requirements.
Monitor orders, reconcile invoices, and maintain accurate purchasing records.
Work with vendors to resolve discrepancies.
Support uniform orders, office supplies, records retention, and staff locker management.
Provide general administrative support for efficient facility operations.