Facilities/Equipment Maintenance Technician-DCR-Denmar Correctional Center & Jail-Pocahontas Co.
State of West Virginia
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Facilities/Equipment Maintenance Technician-DCR-St Marys Correctional Center & Jail-Pleasants Co.
State of West Virginia
DHS - DCR - Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$31,533 - $53,916
per year
Type
Closes
April 9, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves maintaining the buildings and equipment at a correctional center in West Virginia, including fixing heating, cooling, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as handling outdoor tasks like mowing and snow removal.
It also requires keeping track of tools and supplies, sometimes leading inmate work teams, and stepping in for security duties if needed.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in building trades who is reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a secure environment.
Key Requirements
- Graduation from high school, GED, four-year apprenticeship, or two-year technical school (or equivalent experience in air-conditioning, heating, or refrigeration)
- Four years of paid experience in heating, cooling, ventilation, or building trades like plumbing, electrical, carpentry, welding, or masonry
- Ability to perform preventative maintenance on HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems
- Skills in general maintenance areas including refrigeration, ventilation, renovations, and groundskeeping (mowing, trimming, snow removal)
- Experience maintaining inventories, logs, charts, and handling purchase orders
- Willingness to oversee inmate work crews and work security posts during staff shortages
- Possible requirement for EPA certification as a refrigerant recycling technician
Full Job Description
County: PleasantsVacancies: 1
Under general supervision this position functions as a member of the maintenance department performing all general preventative maintenance. Performs routine maintenance of all HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems. Works in all areas of maintenance including, but not limited to, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, masonry, carpentry, ventilation, and renovations. Maintains facility grounds to include mowing, trimming, snow and ice removal, Maintains detailed tool and supply inventories. Responsible for maintaining various logs, charts, and completion of purchase orders for the department. May oversee inmate work crews. Will perform other jobs as assigned. This position is also required to work post when needed, due to staff shortages.
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Qualifications
Training: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or GED or four year apprenticeship program or two year post secondary technical school.Substitution: Experience in air-conditioning, heating or refrigeration may be substituted for the required training on a year-for-year basis.
Experience: Four years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in heating, cooling, ventilation or the mechanical or building trades such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry, plasterer, painter, welder, machinist, mechanic or masonry work.
Special Requirement: Specific positions may require certification from a federal EPA approved testing organization as a certified technician required by the clean Air Act on refrigerant recycling.
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