Electrician

Position Title:

ELECTRICIAN

MONTANA STATE PRISON

DEER LODGE, MT

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is dedicated to creating a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. If you want to use your technical skills to contribute to public safety and support the operations of a secure correctional facility, we invite you to join our team at Montana State Prison.

We are seeking a dependable, skilled electrician to maintain the critical electrical systems that keep our correctional facility safe, secure, and fully operational. Your expertise directly supports the infrastructure relied upon by staff, inmates, and the community every day. Working in a correctional environment, you play a key part in ensuring safety, maintaining essential facility operations, and supporting a stable setting that enables rehabilitation and programming.

Your leadership also provides inmates with valuable job skills that contribute to successful reentry.

• Install and maintain facility wiring, lighting, and electrical control systems.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and diagrams to plan and complete jobs accurately.
• Diagnose electrical issues using testing equipment and perform repairs or replacements.
• Ensure all electrical components meet safety and compliance standards.
• Work independently to plan, lay out, and complete jobs across a large, complex facility.
• Supervise and train inmate workers, ensuring proper work practices and safety procedures.
• Provide leadership and guidance that supports inmate skill development.
• Coordinate closely with the Maintenance Management Team for facility needs and project planning.
• May supervise an apprentice electrician (1:1 supervision ratio).

The knowledge, skills and abilities for this position are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to:

• High School Diploma.
• Meet the licensed electrician requirements listed under 37‑68‑301, MCA.
• Completion of an approved inside wireman apprenticeship program in an electrical trade or completion of an appropriate training program conducted by a bona fide union or trade association. Third‑party verification of 8,000 hours of legally obtained practical experience in installing, and repairing electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, and power in residential construction consisting of less than five living units in a single structure.
  
  (37‑68‑305, MCA)
• Alternatively, worked in the electrical maintenance field for at least 20,000 hours, accompanied by written certification by the applicant’s employer that the applicant has attained at least 20,000 hours in the electrical maintenance field while working for the employer. A minimum of 8,000 of these hours must be practical experience. (37‑68‑305, MCA)
• Alternative combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan. Telework Eligibility:
Not Telework Eligible. Salary: $34.98 per hour.

• Criminal history check.
• Reference checks.
• Employment eligibility verification via E‑Verify and form I‑9 as required.

The State of Montana does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA):
Any person who has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or related facility, or been convicted of such, is not qualified for this position.

Tobacco Free:
The use of all tobacco products is prohibited in Department of Corrections buildings and secure care facilities.

Applicant pool statement:
If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for selection. Training assignment:
Employees may be paid below the base pay; conditions will be stated at hire.