Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1

Job Description

Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1 – SCI Smithfield | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections, located in Smithfield, PA (SCI Smithfield, Huntingdon County). This critical management position ensures the facility’s ongoing safety and operational stability by effectively overseeing all essential maintenance operations. As a Corrections Facility Maintenance Manager 1, you will play a central role in shaping procedures, providing guidance to staff and inmate workers, and managing important projects that directly contribute to the facility’s smooth functioning. This position offers a rewarding career path for a leader who thrives on significant responsibility and excels in a collaborative team environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Huntingdon County, PA
• Team: Leads a team of staff and inmate workers in facility maintenance operations.
• Mission: Manages maintenance work to support facility safety and stability.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Daily Operations: Plan and coordinate routine operations for maintenance and trades tasks.
• Staff Development: Provide direction, training, and review of staff and inmate worker performance.
• Record Keeping: Maintain essential reports, inventories, and personnel records in line with facility standards.
• Safety Assurance: Inspect work areas and equipment to meet safety rules and respond to emergencies.
• Asset Control: Monitor tools, equipment, and work areas to ensure security and proper use.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Managerial level with core domain knowledge in the construction, maintenance, or repair of buildings, or the operation, maintenance, and repair of utility services equipment.
• Experience:
* Minimum of two years of experience as a Building Maintenance Foreman, Utility Plant Supervisor, or Corrections Tradesman Instructor, with a specialty in one of Carpentry, Electrical, Refrigeration, Plumbing, Sheet Metal, Machinist, Welding, Painting, Automotive, Electronics, or Masonry; OR
* Six years of experience in the construction, maintenance, or repair of buildings, or the operation, maintenance, and repair of utility services equipment, including two years in a managerial or supervisory capacity; OR
* An equivalent combination of experience and training.
* Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• Skills: Expertise in maintenance operations planning and coordination, strong leadership for staff and inmate worker guidance and performance review, diligent record keeping and inventory management for compliance, thorough safety enforcement including inspections and emergency response, and robust tool and equipment control to ensure security and proper use.