Maintenance Foreman, Metro Youth Service Center
Listed on 2026-08-28
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Building Maintenance, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Facility Maintenance
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Job Description - Maintenance Working Foreman, Metro Youth Service Center (260005NJ)
Job Description
Maintenance Working Foreman, Metro Youth Service Center - ( 260005NJ )
Description
The Department of Youth Services is the juvenile justice agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Our mission is to protect the public and prevent crime by promoting positive change in the lives of youth committed to our custody, and by partnering with communities, families, government, and provider agencies toward this end. We accomplish this mission through interventions that build knowledge, develop skills and change the behavior of the youth in our care.
DYS runs a number of hardware secure/detention units that houses juveniles who have been adjudicated by the Court System. These Units are housed in secure and locked facility called a Youth Service Center
Maintenance Working Foreman’s primary duties include, but are not limited to the following:- Manage complex maintenance needs of the facilities
- Determine the need for maintenance or repair of building structures
- Perform routine maintenance, repairs, and janitorial services within a locked juvenile facility
- Maintain annual preventive maintenance plan and emergency plans
- Recommend repairs and acquisition of supplies or the purchase of new equipment
- This position reports to the Institutional Maintenance Foreman
- Work with Institutional Foreman to Prepare, Request, and Review Bids for services
- Communicate maintenance needs to the Institutional Foreman and Facility Administer
- Other Duties are Required
- Knowledge of safety practices, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and procedures followed in building maintenance and repair work
- Familiarity with types of equipment and materials used in building maintenance, janitorial and repair work
- Adherence to standard preventive maintenance procedures followed in building maintenance structures
- Adept at using small engines – lawnmowers, snow blowers, power tools, etc.
- Ability to operate small hand tools and power tools such as pliers, chisels and drills
- Ability to read and understand written instructions for assembly/repair
- Familiarity with Commbuys and CAMIS
- Ability to read and understand written instructions for assembly/repair
- Working knowledge/understanding of
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