TOOL CONTROL OFFICER

The GEO Group • Tacoma, WA

5d

About The Position

The Tool Control Officer is responsible for the secure operation of the facility tool room. This includes issuing, receiving, storing, inspecting, and maintaining accountability for hand tools, equipment, and other controlled items. The officer maintains accurate inventory and tool-control records, conducts routine inventories, identifies missing or damaged equipment, and orders new equipment as needed.

The role also involves overseeing detainee activity in the tool room, maintaining facility safety and cleanliness, assisting inmates or detainees when needed, and performing correctional duties on any shift assigned by management. The Tool Control Officer may serve on emergency-response teams and completes required facility training.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certification.
• Possess applicable state requisites for employment.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
• Ability to report to work regularly and on time.
• Ability to remain physically alert on any assigned shift.
• Ability to work up to sixteen hours within a rolling 24-hour period.
• Maturity and flexibility, and ability to command the respect and confidence of inmates or detainees and staff.

Nice To Haves

• College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services, or a related field.
• Training in cultural diversity or sensitivity.
• Work experience in a correctional setting.
• May be required to possess a valid state driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and monitor detainee activities in the tool room area.
• Issue tools to appropriate maintenance and facility personnel; ensure tools are in good working condition and defective tools are surveyed and disposed of according to established procedures.
• Ensure employees responsible for tools conduct inventories as prescribed by policy.
• Receive, gather, track, and store incoming tools and maintain an orderly inventory of facility tools and equipment.
• Maintain lost-tool reports and monitor their accuracy, loss frequency by shop, and search efforts.
• Facilitate ordering new equipment and tools as needed.
• Apply tool-control policies and procedures and cooperate tactfully with concerned departments.
• Ensure hazardous materials and equipment remain under constant visual supervision.
• Initiate disciplinary reports on inmates or detainees.
• Prepare reports and maintain daily logs as required.
• Provide prompt and appropriate assistance to inmates or detainees in the event of injury, illness, or trauma.
• Provide emergency response as needed and serve on special teams responding to emergencies as required.
• Promote facility cleanliness and report maintenance or repair needs.
• Complete training courses required by facility training standards.
• Perform correctional duties on any shift assigned by management and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Vacation time, ranging from 80 to 200 hours based on years of service.
• Sick time accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked.
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching.
• Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Employee discounts.
• Dental insurance.
• Jury duty benefits.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Eleven paid holidays.
• Health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Reduced tuition rates.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pet insurance.
• Paid training.
• Farmers Auto Insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Legal Shield services.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Bereavement leave.
• Norton LifeLock benefits.
• Critical illness and accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED