Maintenance Specialist - Bldg/Facility/Const, Journey 2/Lead

Company: SOA/Dept of Corrections
Location: Anchorage
Posted on: February 14, 2025

Job Description:

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Maintenance Specialist, Building/Facility/Construction, Journey 2/Lead, for the Anchorage Correctional Complex (ACC), located in Anchorage, Alaska.

Please make sure you read the following details carefully before making any applications.


What you will be doing:
This position, under the direction of the Maintenance Foreman, is responsible for maintaining and repairing the Anchorage Correctional Complex's infrastructure. Duties include skilled work in plumbing, HVAC, boiler, and burner assembly maintenance, as well as diagnostics and repairs for gas-fired kitchen and laundry equipment. The role also involves basic fire suppression and alarm maintenance, electrical and mechanical repairs on locking devices, gates, and door operators, and installation or repair of pneumatic devices. Additional responsibilities include surface preparation, painting, and maintaining security systems, as well as doors, windows, floor coverings, and fencing. Independent work with minimal supervision is required to complete these tasks.


Our mission, values, and culture:
The Alaska Department of Corrections ensures public safety through secure confinement, reformative programs, and supervised community reintegration. Committed to professionalism and respect, the department upholds the rights of crime victims and treats offenders humanely while promoting daily reform efforts.

The benefits of joining our team: Work with a dynamic group of individuals.


Work with a variety of experienced DOC professionals.


Assist and promote personal growth of subordinates through training, coaching, mentoring.


Paid holidays, vacations, flexible health care coverage.


The Anchorage area has many and varied recreational activities including performing arts, bird watching, hiking, fishing, snow machining, and skiing.


The working environment you can expect:
Work in a dynamic team, gain mentorship from experienced DOC professionals, and support personal growth through training and coaching. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including paid holidays and access to Anchorage's diverse recreational activities.

Who we are looking for: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance.
Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
Learning: Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training, feedback, or other opportunities for self-learning and development.



Minimum Qualifications

This job class is part of a series of competency-based class specifications created for career areas within the Labor, Trades, and Crafts Unit. The class specification identifies the levels of work and wage grades within the career area, the core and specific competencies of the career area, required work behaviors, certifications, and physical requirements. The competency specification for this job class is available at http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/fileadmin/Classification/pdf/LTC_Specs/MAINTENANCESPECIALIST.pdf (Download PDF reader).

Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments.

Additional Required Information



REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:
Valid driver's license


EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview, at the discretion of the hiring manager.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

PREA NOTIFICATION
The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:
Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;
Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or,
Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.


CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS
Please be aware - this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.



EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.



WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

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Contact Information

Oscar Zapata

Administrative Officer 2

Phone: 907-269-4204

oscar.zapata@alaska.gov

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