TDCJ - Maintenance Supervisor I, II, III - Plumber

Responsibilities

• Performs highly complex supervisory maintenance and construction work.
• Oversees maintenance and construction inmate staff involved in the installation, care, and repair of state facilities and equipment.
• Equipment repairs include plumbing, boilers, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), locking mechanisms, electrical, water plant operations, wastewater plant operations, carpentry, laundry and food service equipment repair, and general maintenance and construction.
• Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

Requirements

• Full-time wage-earning experience in a maintenance field.
• Ability to multi‑task.
• Organized.
• Skills to communicate ideas and instructions clearly.
• Outside applicants must submit to pre‑employment drug testing as a condition of employment.
• Position requires access to critical infrastructure (Governor’s executive order GA‑48).
• Designated as a hazardous duty/longevity position.
• This is a career ladder position.

Skills

• Completed an applicable program from a trade or technical school (preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, plans, and specifications (preferred).
• Plumbing or pipefitting experience (preferred).
• Knowledge of basic components of boilers and water and wastewater treatment facilities (preferred).

Pay

Maintenance Supervisor I (0‑12 months experience): $3,871.51 per month

Maintenance Supervisor II (13‑24 months experience): $4,103.81 per month

Maintenance Supervisor III (25+ months experience): $4,352.39 per month

Maintenance Supervisor IV (48+ months and HVAC license): $4,903.13 per month

Schedule

Travel required: position may spend 16+ nights away per month (approximately 100% travel).