State Industries Production Tech

Full Job Description

Assists supervisor by performing such duties as instructing employees, answering questions, distributing and balancing the workload, and checking work; may make suggestions on selection, promotions, and reassignments.
Assists in coordinating the manufacture of products/delivery of services in a state industries product division and, in the absence of the production coordinator, assumes responsibility for the overall operation.
Oversees specific production activities for an assigned zone, shop, floor, area, etc.
Enforces institutional security rules and inventories/controls the use of tools and keys in the industry work area; takes resident counts and reports absences/rule infractions; searches area for contraband and quells disturbance between residents.
Trains residents in the acquisition of specific skills in the manufacture of state industry products or delivery of services; instructs residents in the operation of machines/equipment and use of industrial chemicals; assigns work to residents under supervision.
Checks machines for proper safety equipment and adherence to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards; reports/corrects safety violations when noted, certifies only properly trained residents are allowed to operate machines/equipment and that residents use of safety glasses; inspects work area for sanitary conditions and directs residents in cleaning.
Maintains an inventory of raw materials/supplies on hand and keeps records of disbursement; participates in a physical inventory and informs program coordinator at regular intervals of inventory levels; requisitions raw materials and inspects upon receipt.
Inspects finished products for conformance to federal EPA standards, product specifications, and quality control standards.
Sets up/operates various machines and equipment used in the state industries product division; performs periodic inspections of machines/equipment and services at regular intervals; prepares written status reports to supervisor on preventive maintenance.
Prepares written performance evaluation on all residents under supervision and provides relevant feedback to counselors; keeps track of residents’ hours worked/absenteeism, processes payroll information, and recommends pay raises and job changes.
Applicants should have strong computer skills, project coordination, customer service and communication skills as well as a basic understanding of home constructions.

E-Verify and Right to WorkThe State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) One year of full-time work experience in the direction of employees in one of the following areas related to the manufacture/delivery of Iowa State Industries products or services:
a. Wood Furniture Fabrication: cutting, planing, shaping, routing, gluing, staining, and assembling wood furniture.
b. Upholstery Fabrication: cutting patterns, sewing, stitching, tacking, gluing, and assembling fabric and foam upholstery items.
c. Braille Production: translation of printed documents into Literary and/or Nemeth Code Braille using the Perkins Braille writer and/or computer translation programs, thermoforming, binding, producing raised line drawings.
d. Graphics Arts Production: layout, proofing, darkroom operation, screen-printing, press operation (offset, duplicator, desktop publishing), binding, and cost estimating.
e. Chemical Formulation: mixing, blending, bottling, packaging, and labeling personal care, floor care, kitchen, laundry, and bathroom chemical products.
f. Sign Fabrication: blanking, shaping, and forming metal, wood, and plastic into sign substrate. Application of reflective or non-reflective sheeting to substrate to produce traffic control signs.
g. Warehouse Operations: receiving, accounting for, storing, and disbursing raw materials, component parts, and finished products. Loading, unloading, routing, and dispatching delivery vehicles.
h. Service Center Operation: receiving, processing, recording, and fulfilling incoming telephonic calls. Initiating, recording, and servicing outgoing calls. Responding to and servicing mailed and electronically transferred requests for information; using computers to provide services.
i. Industrial Safety: implementing and administering programs to ensure compliance with the standards of regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, etc.) in manufacturing plants. Providing safety training to personnel in industrial plants.
j. Manufacturing Support Services and Production Control: coordinating the disbursement of raw materials and component parts to production shops; scheduling the output of production shops to ensure efficient final assembly; scheduling and routing delivery of finished goods; coordinating on-site installation of large projects between production, delivery, contracted vendors, and customers; inventory control; quality control; micrographics, or computer-based production control and support.

2) One year of full-time work experience in the supervision and training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture and delivery of products or services.

3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work in the Iowa Department of Corrections in a position requiring direct offender supervision.

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E-Verify and Right to WorkThe State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Additional Information

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, persons in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and endorsements.