Maintenance Mechanic

Position: Maintenance Mechanic 8-10
Location: New Haven

Employees in this job install, maintain, repair, and inspect mechanical equipment and electrical systems including specialized hospital, laboratory, power plant, and security equipment in state facilities, bridges, overpasses, and rest areas.

There are three classifications in this job.

Position Code Title - Maintenance Mechanic-E

Maintenance Mechanic 8

This is the intermediate level. The employee, under close supervision, works in a developing capacity with increased responsibility for performing a wide range of maintenance mechanic assignments.

Maintenance Mechanic E9

This is the experienced level. The employee performs a full range of maintenance mechanic assignments using independent judgment to make decisions requiring the application of procedures and practices to specific work situations.

Position Code Title - Maintenance Mechanic-A

Maintenance Mechanic 10

This is the advanced level. The employee serves as a crew leader and oversees the work of lower-level Maintenance Mechanics, Trades Helpers, and/or prisoners.

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Education

Education typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

Maintenance Mechanic 8

Two years of experience assisting skilled trades workers in the mechanical or electrical trades.

Maintenance Mechanic E9

Four years of experience assisting skilled trades workers in the mechanical or electrical trades, including two years equivalent to a Maintenance Mechanic 8.

Maintenance Mechanic 10

Five years of experience assisting skilled trades workers in the mechanical or electrical trades, including one year equivalent to a Maintenance Mechanic E9.

Completion of a recognized program in vocational training for the mechanical or electrical trades may be substituted for two years of experience assisting skilled trades workers.

Completion of a recognized program in vocational training for the mechanical or electrical trades may be substituted for Some positions in this job series may be assigned duties that require the application of pesticides, which may require certification or registration as a pesticide applicator in compliance with the Pesticide Control Act of 1976.

Some positions in this job series are assigned job duties that may require possession of the commercial driver's license issued by the Secretary of State as required by Public Act 346 of 1988 to operate a designated state vehicle.

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New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years  will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification.  All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

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Applicants that proceed to the interview process will be notified exclusively via email.  Please ensure the email address you provide is valid, and is frequently accessed.

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Applicants who fail to provide the information requested in this posting may be removed from consideration.

Applications will be screened on information provided on the application itself.  Please include your resume and cover letter for additional consideration, but it will not be accepted as a substitution for a completed application.

During the online application process any additional documentation that is required must be attached from your master profile to the individual application.

The Department of Correction may screen out individuals who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017.

An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony shall not be eligible for employment until one year after satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.  However, an applicant with a conviction for a violation of the controlled substance act or criminal sexual conduct in any jurisdiction, including the military, will be ineligible for consideration for employment by the Department of Corrections.