Plumber/Pipefitter Foreman

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections

Corrections Services

LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN

St. Gabriel, LA

• Oversees installation, alteration, maintenance, and repairing of plumbing fixtures and equipment at a state correctional facility.

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10s or work from home MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements .

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience: Four years of experience or training in pipefitting, steam fitting, or plumbing. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here . Inspects damaged buildings and structures and reviews new plans to determine the materials and plumbing and piping time needed to estimate the cost of repair or construction.

Will work with inmate population to perform maintenance duties.

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT or

PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF

LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)

This position may be filled as:

• DETAIL : The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT : Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.
• TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT : This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

• Exams and License Requirements
  • No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

• To apply for this vacancy , click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

• REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

  • IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment , by answering YES to the PREA question.
  • Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
  • There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
  • Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
    • Applicants may be required to work shift work
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    The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

    For further information about this vacancy contact:

    Dave Besse

    Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women

    Human Resources Department

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