Facility Assistant Maintenance Manager

Overview

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services, Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, St. Gabriel, LA. The mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services, protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and respect for rights and dignity.

This is an opportunity to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, working in a correctional facility where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women is seeking a dedicated Facility Assistant Maintenance Manager A to support the safe and efficient operation of our all-female correctional facility. This position oversees maintenance activities, coordinates repairs, and ensures compliance with institutional standards that protect staff, offenders, and visitors. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to manage diverse projects in a secure environment while upholding safety and professionalism.

DOC values employees through recognition programs, promoting opportunities, clear communication, and professional development. Benefits include a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance, holidays, leave, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, and alternate work schedules. Some positions may offer 4/10 schedules upon policy requirements.

Further information about DOC, our facilities, and our mission is available on the website.

Four years of experience in the building construction trade, building construction, building maintenance, or road or bridge construction or maintenance; OR Completion of a two-year training program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering plus two years of related experience; OR twelve semester hours in a construction field or engineering plus two years of related experience.

• Supervises and directs Maintenance Foremen, Plumbers, Electricians, HVAC Specialists, and inmate work crews, ensuring tasks are assigned appropriately and completed to institutional standards.
• Provides technical guidance, hands-on assistance, and oversight to staff and inmate workers, fostering safe and efficient work practices.
• Inspects, reviews, and approves completed maintenance and repair projects to ensure compliance with safety codes, quality standards, and facility requirements.
• Oversees maintenance and repair of facility systems during weekend on-call duty status, responding promptly to urgent needs to maintain operational continuity.
• Trains and mentors inmate workers in basic maintenance and repair skills, reinforcing safety protocols and accountability while supporting rehabilitation initiatives.
• Coordinates with other departments to schedule and prioritize maintenance projects, minimizing disruption to institutional operations.
• Maintains accurate records of work assignments, inspections, and completed projects to support reporting and compliance requirements.

Appointment Type: PROBATION, or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED LOUISIANA STATE EMPLOYEE. Current permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment. An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to permanent promotion. This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled temporarily, a permanent position may become available and the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

• 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.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience based on college credit/hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification. This is a 24-hour facility. This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy. To apply, click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application. 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 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.
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