Maintenance Supervisor IV - General Maintenance and Construction
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Tennessee Colony, Texas
- Full Time
JOB SUMMARY
Performs highly advanced supervisory maintenance and construction work. Work involves
overseeing maintenance and construction staff involved in the installation, care, and repair of state
facilities and equipment. Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of
initiative and independent judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
A. Oversees, supervises, inspects, schedules, assigns, prioritizes, and participates in general
maintenance and construction work; coordinates work assignments with other supervisors to
ensure efficient use of resources; and provides technical expertise.
B. Oversees the preparation of estimates for work hours, materials, and resources required for
projects; approves and initiates requisitions for materials and supplies; and prepares reports
and maintains records of repairs.
C. Trains and supervises inmate maintenance and construction workers; and ensures compliance
with applicable safety rules, regulations, and standards.
D. Assists in maintaining the security of assigned inmates.
- Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A. Education, Experience, and Training
Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
Six years full-time, wage-earning facilities maintenance, construction, or facilities
maintenance administration experience. Courses in a maintenance- or construction-related
field from a trade or technical school accredited by an organization recognized by the
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department of
Education (USDE) may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for a maximum substitution
of two years or graduation from a program in a maintenance or construction-related field from a U.S.
military technical training school may be substituted for two years of the required
experience.
- Experience in the supervision of inmates preferred.
B. Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of framing, forming, and finish carpentry, welding various metals, and sheet
metal duct work.
- Knowledge of building construction practices, methods, procedures, materials, plans, and
specifications.
- Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, codes, and safety
requirements.
- Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures,
rules, and regulations preferred.
Skill to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, plans, and specifications.
Skill in the use of carpentry, welding, and sheet metal tools and equipment.
Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the
public.
Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Skill to prepare and maintain accurate records, files, and reports.
Skill to review technical data and prepare technical reports.
Skill to plan work in order to meet established guidelines.
Skill to train and supervise others.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, crawl, twist, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull,
bend repeatedly, climb stairs and ladders, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read,
speak, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry 45 lbs. and over, perceive depth, operate a motor
vehicle, and operate motor equipment.
B. Conditions include working inside and outside, working around machines with moving parts and
moving objects, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone,
working protracted or irregular hours, excessive heat, cold, humidity, dampness and chill,
excessive or intermittent noise, constant noise, dust, fumes, smoke, gases, slippery or uneven
walking surfaces, working on ladders or scaffolding, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.
C. Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions include
computer and related equipment, calculator, copier, fax machine, hammer, drill, hand saw, electric saw, grinders, wrenches, files, air guns, air compressor, welding equipment, oxygen, acetylene torch, sheet metal fabrication equipment, telephone, dolly, and automobile.