Maintenance Foreman

About the role

The role of Maintenance Foreman at Indiana Women's Prison involves overseeing and participating in the repair and preventive maintenance of the facility. This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 7.5 hours a day.

Responsibilities

• Solicit cost estimates or cost proposals.
• Estimate costs and work hours for maintenance projects.
• Maintain accountability of materials, tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Ensure compliance, of self and assigned personnel, with all appropriate protective and safety requirements.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
• Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees.
• Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
• Workday attendance at assigned worksite(s) is an essential function of this position.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, individuals should have broad knowledge of electrical systems, carpentry, plumbing and painting trades, ability to plan, schedule and supervise job sites, ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints and other remediation plans and documents, thorough knowledge of standard practices, processes, materials, procedures, and the ability to use tools and equipment of the various trades, thorough knowledge of the OSHA standards, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), occupational hazards and safety precautions required of the various trade areas, ability to plan and estimate project proposals in terms of equipment, man hours and costs, ability to endure exposure to inclement weather, ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow, ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets, must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License.

Qualifications

A degree is not required. Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Broad knowledge of electrical systems, carpentry, plumbing and painting trades, ability to plan, schedule and supervise job sites, ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints and other remediation plans and documents, thorough knowledge of standard practices, processes, materials, procedures, and the ability to use tools and equipment of the various trades, thorough knowledge of the OSHA standards, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), occupational hazards and safety precautions required of the various trade areas, ability to plan and estimate project proposals in terms of equipment, man hours and costs, ability to endure exposure to inclement weather, ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow, ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.

Benefits

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
• Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to: 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
• Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
• Cumulative 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Group life insurance
• Referral Bonus program
• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Free Parking for most positions
• Free LinkedIn Learning access

Pay

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $42,900.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

Schedule

This role is full-time, Monday through Friday, 7.5 hours a day.