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Corrections Utility Plant Operator - SCI Greene
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections
Location
Pennsylvania, 17120
Salary
$47,925 - $96,538
per year
Type
Closes
January 14, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves operating and maintaining the boiler and utility systems at a state prison in Pennsylvania, including supervising inmate workers while ensuring everything runs safely and efficiently.
You'll handle heating and cooling equipment, perform repairs, and keep the facility secure by checking for contraband and managing tools.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in plant operations who is reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a corrections environment with shift work.
Key Requirements
- Three years of experience in operating, maintaining, and repairing steam or hot water generating plants, or equivalent combination
- Ability to interpret gauges, meters, and sensing devices for manual and automatic control systems
- Skills in performing routine and non-routine maintenance, cleaning, and minor repairs on equipment
- Experience overseeing work crews, including supervising inmates and maintaining a secure environment
- Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA
- Pass a background investigation and meet CJIS compliance requirements
- Ability to work 40-hour weeks on a 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM shift with rotating days and institutional needs
Full Job Description
Requirements
As a Corrections Utility Plant Operator, you will be responsible for ensuring efficient operation of heating and cooling equipment under normal and emergency conditions, using both manual and automatic control operation systems. Work involves interpreting visual and aural gauges, meters, and sensing devices; performing routine and non-routine maintenance; and conducting operational assessments. Additional duties include cleaning and maintaining equipment, completing minor repairs to ensure proper functionality, and operating auxiliary equipment. Your job is critical in maintaining both the safety of the facility and the efficiency of its utility operations. You will have the opportunity to oversee inmate workers in the performance of work assignments while maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes conducting searches of inmate workers and work areas for contraband as well as ensuring tool control and caustic/toxic supply inventory records are maintained.Take your trades career up a notch with our maintenance department!
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 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, as institutional needs dictate, with rotating off days and a shift differential of $1.25 per hour.
- Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $47,925.00 (before taxes).
- This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Three years of experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of a steam or hot water generating plant, or a steam and electric generating plant; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Additional Requirements:
- Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
- 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.
How to Apply:
Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.
Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
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.
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