Address:

Arizona State Prison Complex - Lewis
26700 South Hwy 85
Buckeye, Arizona 85326
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $38,880.00 

Grade: 17

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Join our team at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Lewis as a Building Maintenance Specialist! In this role, you'll handle diverse facility maintenance, repair, and construction tasks. Your responsibilities will include preventative maintenance, plumbing, electrical work, HVAC, kitchen equipment repairs, and utility service systems. You'll ensure all work complies with national and local building codes and OSHA regulations. Apply today and be part of a dedicated team!

- Schedules and plans maintenance-related projects to include pricing, material lists, equipment and needs
- Performs maintenance and preventative maintenance tasks as required and scheduled
- Completes related documentation as required by policy and as directed by supervisor
- Basic knowledge of office equipment to include computers, internet research, and completion of documents
- Inspects and maintains tools and equipment to ensure proper working order and all are accounted for
- Supervises and evaluates inmate workers’ performance
- Attends staff meetings and training as required
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Structural issues regarding building and utility service systems to include blueprints and safety practices, and codes
- All trades (i.e., electronic, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, general facility maintenance and preventive maintenance, etc.)
- Budgetary issues, including estimating costs and ordering of materials
- Common and specialized tools for performing duties
- OSHA guidelines and the national and local building codes/regulations

Skill in:
- Basic reading of blueprints and schematics, general construction, mechanical devices, electrical, preventative maintenance
- Using and demonstrating use of common and specialized tools
- Written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to:
- Lift/Carry 50lbs
- Push/Pull 50lbs
- Walk/Run .25 miles
- Work in a prison environment and supervise inmate work crews

- Technical training from specialized trade schools and/or unions

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test, and a medical/physical examination.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Correctional Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).

Current ADC Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.