Corrections Utility Plant Operator

As a Corrections Utility Plant Operator at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Fayette, you will help maintain and operate the systems that provide heat and hot water to the facility. Each day brings new challenges as you monitor equipment, complete maintenance, and oversee inmate workers. This role allows you to develop your technical skills while contributing to a safe environment.

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This position operates and maintains boiler plant systems while overseeing inmate workers to ensure safe and efficient facility operations. As a Corrections Utility Plant Operator, you will perform the following duties:

• Boiler Operation:Maintain efficient operation of high temperature hot water and steam boilers under normal and emergency conditions
• System Monitoring:Read gauges, meters, and sensing devices and perform scheduled and non-routine equipment maintenance
• Auxiliary Equipment:Operate and maintain pumps, fans, control systems, and related support equipment
• Water Testing:Test boiler water chemistry and maintain logs and inventories for water treatment supplies
• Inmate Oversight:Monitor inmate workers, maintain safety, conduct searches, and ensure tool and supply control
• Daily Communication:Report concerns to supervisors and complete required paperwork and inventories

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

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Monday
  - Friday or Tuesday
  - Saturday.
• You will receive a shift differential of $1.25 per hour.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework:You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $49,010.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Three years of experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of a steam or hot water generating plant, or a steam and electric generating plant;
  or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• 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.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

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.