Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1 - SCI Smithfield

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Smithfield Township (Bradford County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking a Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1 at SCI Smithfield to lead a skilled maintenance team and ensure safe, reliable facility operations.

Responsibilities include planning daily work, supervising trades staff, maintaining records, and upholding safety standards while coordinating with security duties and tool control for secure environments.

Qualifications

• Two years of supervisory experience in maintenance trades.
• Six years in construction, maintenance, or repair of buildings.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Responsibilities

• Plan, assign, and coordinate daily maintenance operations.
• Supervise maintenance and trades staff; enforce regulations.
• Prepare reports and manage records and budgets.
• Inspect work areas; ensure safety compliance.
• Serve as Tool Control Officer and Duty Officer; monitor areas.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Safety Compliance

Staff Supervision

Record Keeping

Tools

Tool Control

Job description

As a Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1 with the Department of Corrections (DOC), you will take on an important leadership role in supporting repair, construction, and maintenance work at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Smithfield. This position gives you the opportunity to guide a skilled team, manage resources, and help keep the facility safe and fully operational. Your problem solving and decision making will shape the success of daily maintenance efforts. Step into a role where your leadership strengthens both the people you supervise and the systems that keep the institution running.

This position oversees maintenance operations, supports trades staff, and helps ensure that facility systems run safely and effectively. It requires strong leadership, planning skills, and a commitment to safe and efficient maintenance practices. As a Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Operational Planning: Plan, assign, and coordinate daily maintenance operations, establish priorities, and support training for staff and inmate workers
• Staff Supervision: Provide oversight to maintenance and trades staff, review regulations, offer instruction, and carry out supervisory responsibilities
• Record Management: Prepare reports, review requisitions, and maintain personnel, budgetary, and operational records
• Safety Oversight: Inspect work areas, ensure compliance with safety standards, document findings, and support emergency responses
• Security Duties: Serve as Tool Control Officer and Duty Officer, monitor work areas, search for contraband, maintain secure work environments, and review findings

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience as a Building Maintenance Foreman, Utility Plant Supervisor, or Corrections Tradesman Instructor (Commonwealth job titles or equivalent Federal Government job titles, as determined by the Office of Administration) with a specialty in one of the trades of Carpentry, Electrical, Refrigeration, Plumbing, Sheet Metal, Machinist, Welding, Painting, Automotive, Electronics, or Masonry; or
• Six years of experience in the construction, maintenance or repair of buildings; or the operation, maintenance and repair of utility services equipment, including two years in a managerial or supervisory capacity; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.