Power Plant Mechanic-WERDCC

State-of-Missour; Vandalia (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid leave

Uniforms provided

Pre-service and in-service training

Direct deposit of paycheck

Most 529 College Savings Program

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Corrections is hiring for a boiler and facilities maintenance role. Responsibilities include repairing and maintaining boilers and related equipment, monitoring water treatment systems, and servicing electrical components within power plant equipment.

Qualified candidates have extensive trade training or related technical education and may hold relevant certifications. This position contributes to the safety and reliability of correctional facilities and offers

Qualifications

• Must have four or more years of on-the-job training in a trade area or completion of a relevant technical program or certification in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Repairs/maintains boilers and related equipment such as feed water pumps/circulating pumps/valves and regulators/steam and water lines.
• Repairs/replaces steam and water lines, unions, regulators, strainers, steam traps, and related equipment; replaces seals and gaskets in a variety of power plant equipment.
• Tests and monitors the water treatment system of boilers.
• Maintains/repairs electrical and/or electronic components such as replacing parts in control panels, repairing broken wires and related work.

Skills

Boiler maintenance

Electrical repair

Piping & steam systems

Education

Trade training or equivalent

Technical program completion

Certification in relevant field

Tools

Control panels

Water treatment systems

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.
We offer great benefits!Missouri State Employee Retirement System / Deferred compensation plan / Health insurance (medical, vision, dental for employees and family) / Paid life insurance / Long-term disability insurance / Cafeteria plan / Paid holidays / 10 hours annual leave per month / 10 hours sick leave per month / Uniforms provided when required / Pre-service and in-service training / Access to credit union / Direct deposit of paycheck (required) / Employee health, wellness and safety initiatives / MOST 529 College Savings Program. The Missouri Department of Corrections is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

• Repairs/maintains boilers and related equipment such as feed water pumps/circulating pumps/valves and regulators/steam and water lines
• Repairs/replaces steam and water lines, unions, regulators, strainers, steam traps, and related equipment; replaces seals and gaskets in a variety of power plant equipment
• Tests and monitors the water treatment system of boilers
• Maintains/repairs electrical and/or electronic components such as replacing parts in control panels, repairing broken wires and related work.
• Reads sketches and diagrams in performing maintenance and repair work

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be 18 years or older with four or more years of on-the-job training in a trade area, or completion of a relevant technical program, or certification in a relevant field.

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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