Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.

Duties

The incumbent works under the direction of the General Foreman as a member of the Facilities Department. Incumbent supervises between three to six inmates ranging in job skills from novice to journeyman level. The quality of work performed by this detail results in a journeyman level product. This supervision is directed toward various skills within the pipefitting/welding specialty. Incumbent is responsible for the professional maintenance of the piping and related equipment for the housing units, supportive buildings, guard towers, and the main powerhouse. When required, incumbent serves as a relief for Utilities Operators and supervises up to fifteen inmates. The activities of a three to six man inmate detail includes the performance of the following assigned duties: Lays out and installs steam lines, gas lines, domestic hot and cold systems, and related equipment from blueprints, drawings and verbal instructions. Measures, cuts, reams, threads, welds, fits and assembles pipe and pipefitting made of copper, brass, iron and steel. Installs and repairs valves, regulators, traps, and other related equipment and fittings on auxiliary equipment.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
• Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Applicants must have had sufficient training and experience to show their ability to perform the duties of the position. Qualifications will be determined by comparing your application to the responses to the Applicant Assessment Questions against the guidelines found in the Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations, WS-4204 series. To qualify for this position, you MUST meet the Barely Acceptable level on both screen-out elements (Ability to supervise) and (Aptitude for work with prisoners); receive at least one half of the total possible points; AND you must furnish detailed information on your resume to support your assessment responses to demonstrate that you clearly possess the experience and skills to successfully perform the duties of this position at the journeyman level. Failure to specifically identify skills equivalent to a journeyman in this field may result in your score being lowered or in being found ineligible for this vacancy. The screen-out elements are a critical self assessment of the applicants experience and are essential for satisfactory job performance. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]