MAINTENANCE/GROUNDS SUPERVISOR - TCC

State of Missouri; Tipton (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Retention-based pay considerations

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Missouri Department of Corrections is seeking a supervisory professional to direct maintenance and grounds staff, oversee facilities operations, and manage contractors across state facilities.

The role includes planning preventive maintenance, estimating time and materials, and ensuring timely repairs. The department promotes from within and values a strong commitment to duty and community safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: 18+ years old with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience supervising staff, contractors, and day-to-day maintenance tasks.
• Ability to estimate personnel, materials, and equipment needs.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee facility, grounds, and maintenance staff and contractors.
• Implement a preventive maintenance and repair program; plan and organize work.
• Prepare time/material estimates, requisition supplies, and maintain records.

Skills

Supervision

Maintenance planning

Time & material estimates

Staff coaching & development

Budgeting & resource planning

Job description

A position in the Missouri Department of Corrections is more than a job. It's a calling. Corrections employees transform lives, equipping Missourians in the criminal justice system with the skills they need to contribute to their communities, inside and outside our walls. More than 95 percent of people who enter the prison system ultimately are released. We want to make sure they’re good neighbors.

• This is a supervisory-level position accountable for directing and overseeing a variety of facility, grounds, specialized trade workers, and contractors in the maintenance, operations, and repair of state facilities, equipment, and grounds. This position implements a planned preventive maintenance and repair program; plans and organizes work; prepares time and material estimates; orders materials; maintains records of materials used; requisitions supplies and materials required for the operation of the maintenance department.
• Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline.
• In addition to those identified in the previous levels: Skill in the operation of maintenance and grounds keeping tools and equipment. Ability to estimate, plan, and organize personnel, materials, and equipment. Ability to train, coach, mentor, and develop skills of staff. Ability to determine cause of maintenance issues and take appropriate action.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be 18 years or older with three or more years of experience relevant/similar to the listed job functions.

All requested documents MUST be received by the closing date listed.

Contingent upon your position, you may also be eligible to receive:

• A $2.00 per hour shift differential if you are assigned to a shift that begins on or between 12:00pm (noon) and 5:00am and are employed at a 24/7 congregate care facility (i.e. institution, transition center, supervision center, or command center).
• A $0.75 per hour medium security or $1.50 maximum security differential if you work full-time at a qualifying facility.
• A $1.00 per hour restrictive housing differential if you are assigned a regular post within a restrict housing/segregation unit at any facility.

The Department of Corrections currently offers a guaranteed 1% pay increase for every two years of continuous service up to 20 years! If you are transferring from another State of Missouri agency and are receiving state retention pay, please be advised that the Missouri Department of Corrections administers retention based upon your retention anniversary date. As a result, your retention pay upon transfer may differ from what you were receiving at your previous agency until you reach your applicable retention anniversary date.

The Missouri Department of Corrections is proud to have a tradition of promotion from within for employees looking for and seeking distinctive career paths. As you work for the department, we invite you to consider your goals and make choices to actively head toward them. We seek to recognize employees who serve with distinction.

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