Correctional Trades Shop Supervisor- Employment Register

Correctional Trades Shop Supervisor Employment Register- Maine Correctional Center

Job Class Code: 5004

Grade: 18

Salary: $23.25/hr- $29.19/hr

Open: March 15, 2024

Close: March 28, 2024

MDOC is destigmatizing corrections for the betterment of all Maine communities. Through the 'Maine Model of Corrections,' we promote the safety of our staff and residents while reducing barriers to meaningful rehabilitative opportunities. We facilitate restorative justice practices that equip justice-involved residents and clients with the skills they need to become contributing members of society upon release, including treatment, education, and job training.

We are committed to rebuilding lives and are searching for great team players with a professional attitude, well-developed integrity, and ethics to join us in this mission.

The Bureau of Human Resources is accepting applications to establish a register to fill a vacancy located at the Maine Correctional Center, Windham

This position is structure and craft work involving resident vocational programs. As a Correctional Trades Shop Supervisor, your work includes developing vocational training programs, teaching residents trade skills and work methods, directing and assigning resident work activities, and ensuring proper security procedures are followed. An employee in this classification specializes in a specific trade (e.g. wood shop, machine shop, finishing shop, upholstery/refinishing shop, print shop, safety training). Supervision may be exercised over assistants, instructors, and/or other trades employees.

Typical Duties

• Monitors and inspects completed work in order to ensure established quality standards are met.

• Reviews designs for products, makes changes as necessary, and established product standards in order to control design and production.

• Estimates and evaluates special production jobs in order to maintain production schedules and work assignments and provide cost estimates.

• Observes and monitors resident behavior and takes appropriate action when necessary in order to maintain the safety of staff and residents, prevent escape, and maintain security.

• Prepares and submits reports on resident work performance in order to evaluate residents for increased good time.

• Takes and reviews resident count in order to make scheduled control reports and to promote prison security.

• Develops training programs in a specific trade in order to provide vocational and rehabilitative opportunities to residents.

• Instructs, directs, and monitors resident performance in order to ensure effective development of resident job skills and work methods.

• Reviews and recommends resident training and work program assignments in order to provide vocational opportunities and ensure appropriateness of vocational assignments.

• Implements production schedules in order to meet established production timelines.

• Issues and receives resident passes in order to control resident movement.

• Develops, monitors, and controls records for material and tool inventories in order to prevent unauthorized access to and ensure availability of materials and tools.

• Adjusts machinery, tools, and equipment; and schedules maintenance or repairs in order to maintain a safe, efficient operating environment and meet production schedules.

• Confers with vendors and vendor representatives regarding their commodities and services, prices, discounts, shipping methods, and changes or cancellations in order to establish and maintain working relationships, exchange information, and ensure requirements are met.

• Prepares daily time sheets and submits weekly payrolls in order to ensure accuracy and timely processing of reports.

• Evaluates assigned subordinate personnel in order to provide guidance and fulfill requirements of the performance evaluation system.

• Investigates and examines all areas of shop in order to prevent the introduction and use of contraband.

• Requisitions stock and issues materials, supplies, and tools; and inspects and evaluates raw materials in order to ensure availability and quality of required items.

• Schedules and arranges delivery of or delivers production items in order to maintain flow of completed products and meet delivery schedules.

• Serves on Disciplinary Board in order to review resident behavior and provide input on appropriate discipline.

A full description of the job, plus all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for this work, can be found on the Bureau of Human Resources website.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, training, and/or experience that demonstrates competence in the specified trade to include experience instructing and/or training others. Preference will be given to candidates with print shop experience