Maintenance Generalist, Lead

Job Description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Maintenance Generalist, Lead for the Spring Creek Correctional Center (SCCC), located in Seward, Alaska.

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What You Will Be Doing:

Maintenance Generalist Lead position reports to the Maintenance Foreman and is primarily responsible for, but not limited to, performing general rough and finish carpentry work.  Installing and repairs carpet, flooring, tile and drywall. Prepare surfaces for painting and paint surfaces. Repairs and maintains structures and equipment deal with locks and keys for the facility. Operates heavy equipment.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development, and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management.  As the State of Alaska's only Maximum-Security adult male facility we provide confinement for minimum, medium, and close custody sentenced felons including the state's most violent and predatory offenders.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available.

Retirement programs with a wide variety of investment options.

Vacation leave of 15 hours per month with an accrual rate increased based on time served.

Eleven paid holidays’

Health benefit package, which includes employer contribution toward medical, vision and dental.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Spring Creek Correctional Center is a maximum-security state operated adult correctional institution that has a capacity of over 500 male inmates and employs approximately 200 staff.  While much of Spring Creek's inmate population serve long term sentences, we also house prisoners serving shorter sentences.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance

Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

For job seekers unfamiliar with the Seward area, the following are a few highlights about some of the features of our area:

The community of Seward is nestled against a backdrop of peaks and passes sculpted by Ice Age glaciers; Seward’s ice-free harbor has long served as a natural gateway to the vast scenic and resource riches of Alaska’s huge interior.

Residents enjoy outstanding outdoor recreation including the Kenai Fjords National Park, which is dominated by glaciated landscapes. Exit Glacier is one of the many glaciers in the park and is only a short drive from downtown Seward.

Seward is located on Resurrection Bay, a fickle body of water teeming with an abundant species of fish and frolicking marine mammals.

Seward is home to the Mt. Marathon Race which is run every July 4th. The race totals 3.1miles and climbs 3022 feet. Top finishers cross the finish line in about an hour.

Seward schools are second to none, with the Seward Elementary School being selected as a 2008 “No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.”

The region offers fantastic marine boating, fishing and hunting, cross-country skiing, bird watching, hiking, kayaking, running and biking, and much, much more.

Please see the Chamber of Commerce's website at:

http://seward.com/

for more information and visit the following sites:

http://www.cityofseward.us/

and/or

http://sewardcitynews.com

and/or

www.alaskasealife.org/

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience providing the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work and lead a group of other workers in the occupational field.

Essential Core Competencies:

Knowledge of basic mathematics and the safe and proper use and care of tools common to equipment and building maintenance.?

Ability to locate and use shop and manufacturer’s reference books and manuals;?perform limited construction and maintenance repairs using appropriate tools;?perform minor maintenance and repair on hand and power tools and equipment used in the work;?perform physically demanding work;?read and write; follow and apply written and oral directions and safety sheets;?complete written reports, e.g., time sheets, incident reports, material requests;?learn and safely handle construction,maintenance wastes and hazardous materials;?and respond to emergency situations following established procedures.?

Position-Specific Competencies:

Lead workers are required to assign, monitor, train, and evaluate daily tasks; make decisions and set and balance priorities; coordinate tasks of others and work efficiently; ensure adherence to work schedules, quality standards, safety and security rules; give clear instructions; recommend appropriate solutions to difficult situations; and motivate others.?

Additionally:

Ability to maintain inventory of tools, equipment, and supplies; and recommend alternative solutions to problems encountered in the work.

Applicable skill in organizing assignments in logical order

Other Information

Special Note:

Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral prior to posting on Workplace Alaska, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments.

Some positions may require any combination of

Driver’s License; Commercial Driver

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License, with Specified Endorsements; Current CPR Certificate; Current First Aid Certificate; Fire Alarm System Certificate; 40 Hours of Hazardous Work Operator Training; and/or Mandt Training.

Incumbents of positions that require a Commercial Driver’s License are subject to drug and alcohol testing

in accordance with federal regulations.

Some positions may require a criminal background check and/or Possession of a security clearance by State or federal agencies.

Some positions may require recognition equivalent to, or certification of fitness as a Boiler Operator, Carpenter, and/or Painter.

Added Value Competencies and Certification are categorized as follows:

BASIC typically includes Cement; Hardware; Rough Carpentry; Water Base Paint; Asbestos Worker Certificate; Interagency Qualification System red card; Incident Command system (ICS) red card.

MODERATE typically includes Masonry with tile,

ceramics and stone; Finishes; Universal Refrigeration Certificate; Finish carpenter; Boiler (Hot Water); Appliance repair; Oil Base Paint with respirator.

HIGH typically includes Boiler (Steam); Digital controls; Electrical; Plumbing; Mechanical; Electronics and controls.

HIGHEST typically includes Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Certificate (HVAC).

“Essential Core Competencies” are a common or typical set of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that reflect successful performance of all levels of the career area. These are included in the position description and performance evaluation review process.

“Position-Specific Competencies” are a common or typical set of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that reflect successful performance of the skill level and primary duties of the specific job

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“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of

acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, on-the-job, and military training), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree, apprenticeships, and trade or vocational schools) and short-duration (such as a seminar, professional development, and mircocredentials, i.e., computer science, human resources, project management) programs.

“Progressively responsible” means

indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

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