Corrections Maintenance Foreman - SCI Fayette

Position Overview

As a Corrections Maintenance Foreman with the Department of Corrections, you help maintain a secure and well-functioning facility at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) r role leads inmate crews in completing a wide range of maintenance and repair projects that support daily operations. Your guidance helps ensure that work is completed safely, correctly, and on schedule.

• Plan daily assignments for inmate crews, guide their work, and inspect completed tasks.
• Perform or assist with carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry, or other skilled trade work.
• Issue, track, and inventory tools and materials and conduct searches to maintain accountability.
• Determine needed supplies and submit purchase requests for materials and equipment.
• Maintain order during work details and provide instruction on safe operation of tools and machinery.
• Carry out additional tasks that support maintenance operations across the facility.

Full‑time employment, 40 hours per week.

• Work hours:
  
  7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Tuesday – Saturday.
• Telework:
  No telework option.

• Four years of experience performing building maintenance, construction, or general trades work; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.
• Pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Information regarding benefits is available in the official position description.

Pennsylvania law provides employment preference for qualified veterans. For more information, see the Pennsylvania Department of Labor‑related resources.

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request 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.