Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

Functions as a Factory Manager (Trainee) whose position is in Federal Prison Industries (FPI) in a Federal Correctional Facility. The Factory Manager Trainee will receive training and assignments in various management functions comprised in factories of multiple specializations encompassing all phases of operations including but not limited to planning, engineering, product design, testing, procurement, contracting, production, inspection, report preparation, shipping, receiving, and customer service. Responsible under the direct supervision of the Factory Manager for planning, production and scheduling of the manufacturing cycle so that equipment and manpower in all departments are properly utilized and products are manufactured to specifications. Plans and coordinates production through procurement, receiving, machining, assembly, finishing, packing, and shipping. Determines material requirements and availability, coupled with the necessary equipment and tools for the manufacturing process. Responsible for establishing and maintaining a uniform and efficient manufacturing program throughout the factory to substantiate product conformance to drawings, specifications and contractual requirements. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following: Education:Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in resolving logistical problems and providing alternative courses of action to minimize lost production time and to meet the customers' requirements. Experience in planning and coordinating production through procurement, receiving, machining, assembly, finishing, packing and shipping. Experience in reviewing and analyzing contracts, drawings and specifications. Experience in checking bid requests, cost estimates, contracts, specifications and drawings to ascertain that all characteristics therein are complied with and are compatible to each other with the process capabilities of the factory. OR Combination of Education and Experience:Combination of education and specialized experience. This experience must have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the major duties of this position as described above. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

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]