Corrections Maintenance Foreman - SCI Phoenix

About the role

Step into a leadership role as a Corrections Maintenance Foreman with the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Phoenix. This position combines hands-on maintenance work, team supervision, and training responsibilities that support daily facility operations. Your guidance and technical knowledge will help keep projects on track and work areas running efficiently. Build a career where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to lead—apply today!

This position supervises inmate work crews as they complete maintenance, repair, construction, and janitorial assignments throughout the facility. Duties include work planning, training, inspections, inventory control, and coordination of materials needed for projects. As a Corrections Maintenance Foreman, you will perform the following duties:

• Crew Supervision: Direct inmate work crews and assign daily tasks for maintenance, janitorial, lawn care, and snow removal activities
• Work Inspections: Review completed assignments and verify work meets established expectations and requirements
• Equipment Training: Provide instruction on the operation and preventive maintenance of machinery and vehicles
• Inmate Oversight: Maintain order and discipline during work assignments while documenting attendance and training progress
• Tool Control: Issue, track, inventory, and account for materials and tools used for assigned projects
• Project Planning: Determine material and tool needs for carpentry and maintenance work and submit purchase requests when necessary

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
• 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). A higher salary may be established in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Four years of experience performing building maintenance, construction, or general trades work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

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

Additional information

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.