Maintenance Specialist, Plumbing, Journey 2/Lead

State of Alaska; Alaska; On-site; USD 45,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4/10 schedules

On-site gym

Low-cost lunches

Parking

Job summary

The Goose Creek Correctional Center in Mackenzie Point, Alaska, is seeking a skilled Maintenance Specialist, Plumbing to ensure safe, reliable operation of all plumbing systems under supervision. You will lead an inmate crew, perform journeyman-level work, and maintain boilers to support facility heating and operations.

Starting salary is up to $37.36 per hour with 4/10 schedules available; a Certificate of Fitness is required within 3 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Journeyman-level plumbing and pipefitting skills as per job description.
• Ability to lead an inmate work crew with safety and tool usage guidance.
• Strong preventive and corrective maintenance skills for plumbing fixtures.

Responsibilities

• Perform skilled plumbing work in accordance with code.
• Lead inmate crew and assign tasks, ensure tool accountability.
• Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance on plumbing fixtures.
• Install, maintain and repair boilers, burners and mechanical components.

Skills

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Oral & Written Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Maintenance Specialist, Plumbing, Journey 2/Lead for the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC), located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska.

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What You Will Be Doing:

Under the General Supervision of the Maintenance Foreman, this position plays a vital role in ensuring the safe, efficient and reliable operation of all plumbing systems at GCCC. Primary responsibilities include:

• Performing skilled, journeyman‑level work, including the inspection, installation, modification, maintenance and repair of new and existing plumbing distribution and collection systems, in full compliance with the Uniform Plumbing Code and local code amendments.
• Leading an inmate work crew by assigning tasks, providing hands‑on guidance, promoting safe and proper tool usage and ensuring all equipment and tools are properly accounted for, inspected and maintained.
• Conducting preventative and corrective maintenance on plumbing fixtures ensuring optimal performance and longevity.
• Installing, maintaining and repairing boilers, burners and associated mechanical components to support facility heating and operational needs.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• Flexible work schedules – 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs.
• On‑site amenities including a free on‑site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only.
• Low‑cost lunches available 7 days a week.
• Convenient parking in a well‑lit & maintained lot with winter plug‑ins and a scenic drive to work while avoiding the congested commute to Anchorage!

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in an institutional setting with inmates daily.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

• Plumbing and Pipefitting: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to install, maintain, or repair pipelines, pipe systems, and fixtures, including water, air, steam, gas, chemicals, or sewage.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments.

This job class is part of a series of competency‑based class specifications created for career areas within the Labor, Trades, and Crafts Unit. The class specification identifies the levels of work and wage grades within the career area, the core and specific competencies of the career area, required work behaviors, certifications, and physical requirements. http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/fileadmin/Classification/pdf/LTC_Specs/MAINTENANCESPECIALIST.pdf

RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES

Starting salary may be approved up to Step C - $37.36, if criteria are met.

SPECIAL NOTICE

Applicants must possess a valid Certificate of Fitness, or the ability to acquire one within 3 months of hire.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

EDUCATION

If post‑secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges, universities, or high schools may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post‑secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post‑secondary institution or high school. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part‑time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

PREA NOTIFICATION

The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS

Please be aware – this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE

All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1‑800‑587‑0430 or 465‑4095 in Juneau or (907) 465‑3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at the address above. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

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Dorothy Anderson

Administrative Assistant 2

907-864-8123

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