STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Correctional Industries Supervisor 2 (General Industries)

Recruitment #220512-2242CO-001

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Introduction


Are you looking to grow your career with DOC? If so, read below and apply today!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC), has an exciting opportunity for a Correctional Industries Supervisor 2 within the Correctional Enterprises Unit (CEC) at Osborne Correctional Institution in Somers.

The Role:
 The candidate selected for this position will be assigned to one of the Correctional Enterprise shops at the facility.
CEC is a unit within the Administration Division of the State of Connecticut Department of Correction. CEC’s programs offer inmates opportunities to be productive, learn new skills, be accomplished and responsible, thus aiding in the overall safety and security of the agency. This is accomplished through voluntary inmate participation in CEC’s production shops, which reduce prison idleness, instill work ethic, and promote skill development.

This position serves as supervisor to staff and inmates involved in manufacturing operations within the shop.

What you can expect:
 This opening is for a full-time, 36.25 hours per week, position working first shift, Monday- Friday from 7:45am to 3:00pm. This position will be used to support any of the Correctional Enterprise shops at the Osborne Correctional facility.

This is a hazardous duty position with many other exceptional benefits including, health and dental coverage, ample paid time off and excellent work-life balance.


Our Mission: 
DOC shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safe and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.

Selection Plan

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

To Apply:
• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

Important Information After You Apply-
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Mackenzie Coleman at mackenzie.coleman@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a Department of Correction facility or district this class is accountable for supervising staff and inmates engaged in activities of a major manufacturing production, processing or service operation in the occupational area indicated by the parenthetical title of the class.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; provides staff assistance; determines priorities and plans unit work; establishes and maintains unit procedures; develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; acts as liaison with other operating units and agencies; supervises operation and staff for unit indicated by parenthetical title of class; plans and coordinates production and scheduling; consults with department head and subordinates in development of specifications and requisitioning of supplies, materials, machinery and equipment; supervises operation, maintenance and security of all machinery and equipment; maintains production and inventory records and prepares reports; prepares cost and budget estimates; directs training of subordinates and inmates; reviews and evaluates work of subordinates and inmates assigned, preparing progress and performance reports; may physically restrain inmates, quell disturbances and otherwise assist custodial forces in emergencies; may be required to operate a motor vehicle; performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of operation, methods, materials and equipment involved in occupational area; considerable knowledge of current methods of production planning and control; knowledge of current objectives, practices and policies relating to inmate work forces in correctional institutions; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; ability to read and interpret plans, blueprints and diagrams where required; ability to keep records and make reports; ability to train, instruct and supervise inmates in methods and techniques of trade; ability to perform under stress and remain stable in pressure situations; ability to utilize computer software; supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of experience in a manufacturing environment involved in the areas of production, production planning and/or quality control which must have included responsibility for the production output of other workers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a manufacturing environment.

Note: For state employees the Special Experience is interpreted at the level of Correctional Industries Supervisor 1.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to candidates with:
  • Experience supervising within a manufacturing environment;  
  • Experience training, instructing, coaching and monitoring the production output of a diverse group of people;
  • Experience in problem solving and building positive and productive working relationships both up and down the chain of command;
  • Experience in Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel for creating/modifying spreadsheets, and Word for preparing correspondence; 
  • Experience with People Soft and CORE-CT. 
 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  1. Incumbents in this class must have reached their 18th birthday.
  2. Incumbents in this class are required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification at the time of appointment.
  3. Incumbents in this class may be required to successfully complete a formal training course in correctional work to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the class.
  4. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain either a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license, a Commercial Driver’s license or both.
  5. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  1. Incumbents in this class must have general good health, be free from any disease or injury which would impair health or usefulness and possess and retain sufficient physical strength, stamina, agility, endurance and visual and auditory acuity required to perform all the duties of the class.
  2. A comprehensive medical examination, including a controlled substance screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to danger of injury or assault by inmates who have access to tools of the trade as weapons and may be exposed to the following discomforts depending upon their industry: loud machine noises, chemical fumes, working in tiring positions, working with dangerous (high speed and/or high temperature, etc.) machinery.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.





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