Corrections Utility Plant Operator - SCI Frackville

Full Job Description

Are you ready to utilize your knowledge to provide reliable, uninterrupted utility service? Do you have solid mechanical skills and proven experience with boilers? The Department of Corrections (DOC), State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Frackville is seeking dedicated Corrections Utility Plant Operators. Our team safely operates an institutional utility plant that provides heat and hot water for inmates, staff, and visitors. If you want a rewarding Commonwealth career that allows you to showcase your abilities while supporting our mission to reduce criminal behavior through accountability and positive change, then we want to talk to you! Start by applying today!

Requirements

As a Corrections Utility Plant Operator, you will perform work and oversee inmate work crews completing tasks to operate, maintain, and repair our boiler plant.

You will monitor efficient operations of two 800 HP Cleaver Brooks Boilers under normal and emergency conditions.

You will also operate auxiliary equipment such as feedwater pumps, condensate pumps, chemical feed pumps, forced draft fans, control equipment, and an ash system This role requires the ability to analyze problems and provide appropriate solutions that will ensure a continuous supply of heat and hot water.

In addition, you will test water chemistry and water softening systems, document test results, and inventory water treatment chemicals, reagents, and supplies needed to perform testing.

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 will be determined, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $47,925 (before taxes). However, a higher salary may be established in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
• 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 Requirement:

• 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).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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.