Job Description

Posting number: 402-26-095

Department: DOC-Louisiana State Penitentiary

Job classification: MAINTENANCE FOREMAN

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Corrections, Maintenance

Summary

Louisiana Department of

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

https://doc.la.gov/

LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY

Angola, LA

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.

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.

The Louisiana State Penitentiary is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Maintenance Foreman. This position is responsible for supervising and coordinating maintenance personnel while ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective operation of facility maintenance activities within a correctional environment.

The Maintenance Foreman will oversee the maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance of buildings, equipment, and infrastructure; assign and inspect work; ensure compliance with safety standards and departmental policies; maintain work orders and records; and coordinate projects with institutional staff to support daily operations.

This position requires strong leadership, organizational, and technical skills, as well as the ability to supervise maintenance personnel and work effectively in a structured and secure environment.

Why work for DOC?

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC, our facilities, and our mission.

Examples of duties

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience:

Four years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR

Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering plus two years of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR

Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses plus two years of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance.

Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

• Engages in and/or supervises skilled inmate craftsmen in performing the following.
• ELECTRICAL – the repair and installation of receptacles, transformer banks, multi-breakers, electrical wiring, fans, dishwashing and cooking equipment, security lights, generators, power lines, guide wires, and any other electrical work.
• PLUMBING – the installation of commercial appliances and plumbing fixtures, water and gas lines, adjustments of gas regulators, and related appliances and fixtures.
• CARPENTRY – repairing roofs, hanging doors, installing floor tiles, sheetrock, constructing shelves, guard rails, small buildings, and the laying of concrete blocks and bricks.
• WELDING – the maintenance and repair of water lines, calderas, gates, fences, gas lines (includes heavy equipment and pressure boilers {with assistance of outside vendors}).
• MASONRY – the laying of brick, terra cotta, ceramic and hollow tile, and other building blocks.
• REFRIGERATION – the maintenance and repair of heating and air conditioning systems, refrigerators, several large walk-in coolers, ice makers and exhaust fans.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Employee will work with adult male inmates of all custody levels – minimum, medium, maximum (death row) and protective custody.

Position-Specific Details:

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 if accepted.
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

Other Important Information:

• IMPORTANT: 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 that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• This is a 24-hour facility.
• Applicants may be required to work shift work
• This Agency is a Drug-Free Workplace.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor, including disability.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Chassity Rheams

Human Resources Department

Chassity.Rheams@la.gov

Ph: (225) 655-2056

Fax: (225) 342-5968