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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.
ELECTRICIAN
Job Location:
Address: Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Eyman
4374 East Butte Avenue
Florence, AZ 85132
https://corrections.az.gov/
Posting Details:
Salary: $48,000.00 Grade: 17 Open Until Filled
Job Summary:
Trade up to a fulfilling career with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR)! We're looking for a skilled and dependable Electrician to join our team at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Eyman. In this vital role, you'll handle installations, maintenance, and repairs, ensuring electrical systems operate smoothly and efficiently across the facility. This position offers the chance to make an impact while advancing your skills in a supportive environment. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, apply today and become part of a team dedicated to excellence!
Job Duties:
- 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
- Inspects all electrical panels and ensures they are in proper working conditions
- Exercises and tests all emergency transfer switches
- Tracks work orders and purchase requests for electrical components, gets estimates on material costs
- Completes routine inspections
- Makes emergency service calls
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
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:
- Work in a prison environment
- Supervise inmate work crews on electrical repairs
Selective Preference(s):
- 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
Pre-Employment Requirements:
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.
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).
Benefits:
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
Retirement:
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
Contact Us:
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.