Departmental Technician-E (7-E9) at STF

State of Michigan; Saint Louis (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Department of Corrections is seeking a transportation coordinator to manage logistics and daily scheduling for multiple transportation cadres. The role involves ensuring accuracy in medication package handling, policy compliance, and cross‑department communication.

The position requires attention to detail, data analysis skills, and the ability to train new schedulers while coordinating maintenance and resource tracking.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of computer programs, databases, and data tracking methods.
• Knowledge of department policies.
• Ability to understand and utilize policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements.
• Ability to understand review and analyze resources available for transport.
• Ability to communicate with various staff and supervisors to accomplish goal and address concerns.
• Ability to develop and maintain reports and data.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage transportation logistics.
• Develop and maintain a daily transportation assignment schedule for Muskegon, St. Louis and Ionia cadres.
• Explain work instructions and revise procedures to meet needs.
• Answer inquiries via phone or email regarding transportation policies.
• Reconcile and sort medication packages for transportation and maintain the HUB worksheet.
• Coordinate and conduct orientation for new schedulers.
• Compile, review, and monitor financial and statistical data; monitor vehicle maintenance.
• Monitor staff training and update post orders and procedures.
• Create audit tools for Transportation Operations and develop data-tracking spreadsheets.
• Perform related work as assigned.

Skills

Data tracking

Policy understanding

Communication

Reporting

Education

High school diploma

Two years college substituted for experience

Bachelor’s degree substituted for experience

Job description

The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.

MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employer here.

This position coordinates Transportation logistics to manage transportation services efficiently, oversees and develops a daily transportation assignment schedule for the Muskegon, St. Louis and Ionia Transportation cadres. Explains work instructions, proposes revisions, if necessary, pertinent to general methods and procedures to meet required needs. Answers inquiries via phone or email regarding functions, rules, regulations, and policies for transportation. Reconciles and sorts medication packages for Transportation reasons when received at the Transportation HUB on specified HUB days, including maintaining the HUB worksheet for tracking resources. Maintains attention to detail of the sorting of medication packages to ensure accountability and accuracy. Coordinates and conducts orientation for new schedulers. Compiles, reviews, and monitors financial, statistical, and other programmatic data, coordinates and schedules vehicle maintenance, monitors staffs training, monitor and recommends changes for post orders and department policy and operating procedures. Develop and maintain spreadsheets to compile data for tracking resources. Create audit tools used related to Transportation Operations. Performs related work as assigned.

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Education

Education typically acquired through completion of high school

Experience

Departmental Technician 7

One year of experience performing administrative support activities equivalent to the 7-level in state service.

Departmental Technician 8

One year of experience performing administrative support activities equivalent to the 8-level in state service.

OR

One year of experience as a technician or paraprofessional equivalent to the entry level in state service.

Departmental Technician E9

One year of experience as a supervisor of administrative support activities equivalent to the 9-level in state service.

OR

One year of experience performing administrative support activities equivalent to the 9-level in state service.

OR

Two years of experience as a technician or paraprofessional, including one year of experience equivalent to the intermediate level in state service.

Departmental Technician 7

Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Departmental Technician 8

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Departmental Technician E9

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree and one year of job-related experience may be substituted for the experience requirement.

• Knowledge of computer programs, data bases, and data tracking methods.
• Knowledge of department policies.
• Ability to understand and utilize policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements.
• Ability to understand review and analyze resources available for transport.
• Ability to communicate with various staff and supervisors to accomplish goal and address concerns.
• Ability to develop and maintain reports and data.