Assistant Director of Correctional Industries

The Assistant Director of Correctional Industries with the Department of Corrections (DOC) plays a key role in driving high-impact manufacturing and production across statewide shop operations. This position offers the chance to lead complex projects, shape efficient workflows, and build strong teams committed to quality and performance. Your leadership will fuel progress, strengthen operations, and guide important improvements that affect multiple institutions.

This opportunity is perfect for someone who is passionate about manufacturing, excited by hands‑on production environments, and motivated to lead people and processes toward statewide success.

This position supports statewide Correctional Industries operations by directing daily activities and strengthening production across institutions. As an Assistant Director of Correctional Industries, you will perform the following duties:

• Operational Oversight: Manage daily operations across multiple manufacturing shops and resolve production issues
• Strategic Planning: Develop long-term and short-term strategies that support industry expansion projects
• Fiscal and Supply Leadership: Oversee operational budgets, allocate resources, and monitor expenditures to ensure fiscal responsibility
• Policy Administration: Create and evaluate policies that support manufacturing, operations, sales, and business practices
• Staff Supervision: Provide coaching, performance feedback, and development guidance to the Operations Manager
• Collaborative Coordination: Work with agencies, institutions, vendors, and customers to meet organizational goals

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Ten years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing or a service-oriented production operation including five years in the management functions of manufacturing or service-oriented production operations; or
• Five years of experience in a manufacturing or service-oriented production operation and a Master’s degree with major course work in business administration, vocational education, industrial education, industrial engineering, public administration, or a related area.
• Formal study at a four-year college or university, with major course work in business administration, industrial engineering, industrial education, public administration, vocational education, or related training may be substituted for the manufacturing experience on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

• You must be willing to travel to all Pennsylvania Correctional Industries (PCI) shops on a bi-annual basis.
• You must have 10 years of experience in a manufacturing operation including 5 years in the management functions of manufacturing/floor operations resolving complex issues.
• You must have 5 years of experience in production scheduling, resource allocation, and warehousing and operations in a manufacturing, operations, or production setting.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

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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.