Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor - SCI Huntingdon

About the role

Are you an energetic, enthusiastic, self-motivated person with refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade experience? The State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Huntingdon is looking for a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor to provide vocational training to inmates. We need your help to prepare inmates with skills they can use for employment upon reentering society. Apply today and start a rewarding career with the Commonwealth!

As a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor, you will supervise and train inmate workers while helping ensure the reliable operation of refrigeration and cooling equipment throughout SCI Huntingdon. This position combines technical trade work, vocational instruction, inventory accountability, recordkeeping, and security responsibilities. As a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor, you will perform the following duties:

• Equipment Maintenance: Inspect, repair, and maintain refrigeration units, freezers, coolers, air conditioners, and related food service equipment
• Inmate Work Training: Plan, assign, instruct, and review refrigeration mechanic work while teaching trade practices and job skills to inmate workers
• Preventive Programs: Schedule maintenance activities, monitor equipment conditions, and maintain accurate operational logs and records
• Security Oversight: Maintain order in work areas, conduct searches, use metal detection procedures, and ensure compliance with institutional security requirements
• Tools And Materials: Issue, collect, inventory, and account for tools, supplies, equipment, and controlled materials used in work assignments
• Records And Requisitions: Maintain training, attendance, wage, maintenance, and inventory records, and submit requests for needed materials and equipment

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 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $53,036.00 (before taxes).
• This position is eligible for full benefits at age 50 or 55.
• 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

• Five years of experience in the repair and servicing of refrigeration systems or air conditioning systems; or
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey level work in the refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade.

Special Requirement

• This position requires possession of an active Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certificate issued by an approved provider.

Other Requirements

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• 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.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.