Address:

Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Phoenix
2500 E. Van Buren St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $43,200.00 

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 07/09/2024

Are you looking to Trade-Up to a better opportunity? Want to balance both personal time at home and have a rewarding, fulfilling career? We have the opportunity to suit your schedule!
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is searching for an observant and dependable Electrician to perform installation and restoration work. This position is routinely involved in skilled electrical duties in the installation, inspection, maintenance, and repairing of prison facilities and equipment at Arizona State Prison Complex – Phoenix. Apply now!

- Supervises and teaches inmate work crews on the installation, inspection, maintenance, and repairing of state facilities and equipment
- Performs preventative maintenance by inspecting, cleaning, adjusting, or replacing motors, generators, batteries, pumps, belts, etc.
- Performs skilled electrical duties in the repair and service of facilities and equipment
- Interprets/reads blueprints, schematics, drawings, and/or standards for the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring, fixtures, and appliances
- Ensures work performed is completed in compliance with national and local building codes
- Completes routine inspections
- Makes emergency service calls
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Methods and practices of electrical remodeling, constructing, installing, and replacing major utility services
- Commercial electrical system 227v, 480v, and above
- Using common and specialized tools, equipment, and materials
- Ordering and estimating materials and costs
- Using Microsoft Suite to generate reports and charts

Skill in:
- Repairing, replacing, or modifying existing services to update or conform with new requirements
- Testing electrical apparatuses with various meters to detect short, worn out, or weak components and defective connections
- Operating articulating boom lift equipment for the repair of any pole lights
- Written and verbal communication
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships

Ability to:
- Lift/Carry 70lbs
- Push/Pull 80lbs
- Walk/Run 0.25 miles
- Work in a prison environment
- Supervise inmate work crews on electrical repairs

- Four (4) or more years of experience in the commercial electrical industry
- Minimum two (2) years of hands-on training working with a licensed contractor and a combination of training and experience that meets the knowledge, skills, and abilities may be substituted
- One (1) year of journey-level electrical experience

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.

An active Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) certification are required within one year of appointment.

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 Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).

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

As a condition of participation in the CORP, you will be required to undergo a medical evaluation.

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.