Electrician

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) - Perryville

2105 North Citrus Rd.

Goodyear, AZ 85395

https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details

Salary: 43,200.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 01/23/2025

Job Summary

Trade-Up to a Better Opportunity with ADCRR!

Are you looking for a better work-life balance and a rewarding, fulfilling career? We have the perfect opportunity to fit your schedule!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a skilled and reliable Electrician to join our team. As an Electrician at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville, you will be responsible for installation, maintenance, and repair work, ensuring the facility's electrical systems run smoothly.

Apply now and take the next step in your career with ADCRR!

Job Duties

• Supervises and teaches new electrical skills/safety training for inmate worker
• Performs preventative maintenance on back-up generators
• Repair/replace electrical components based on the interpretation and understanding of blueprints, sketches, schematics, and drawings utilizing specialized tools of trade
• Performs repairs and service for all electrical systems and/or appliances, including ensuring all electrically controlled gates/doors are in proper working condition
• Maintains and ensures that all security lights, as well as non-security area light fixtures, are in working order
• Repair wastewater equipment when applicable
• Inspect all electrical panels and ensure they are in proper working condition
• Exercise and test all emergency transfer switches
• Track work orders and purchase requests for electrical components
• Get estimates on material costs
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Methods and practices of electrical remodeling, constructing, installing, and replacing major utility services
• Reading and understanding blueprints, sketches, and schematics relating to building and utilities
• Applying and understanding national and local building codes and common safety practices
• Commercial electrical system 227v, 480v, and above
• Using common and specialized tools, equipment, and materials
• Ordering and estimating materials and costs
• Using Microsoft Office to generate reports and charts
• Basic computer skills
  
  

Skill In

• Repairing, replacing, or modifying existing services to update or conform with new requirements
• Performing preventive maintenance by inspecting, cleaning, adjusting or replacing motors, generators, batteries, clocks, pumps, belts, public address systems, etc.
• Reading and interpreting schematics to determine standards or procedures to follow in repairing or installing electrical wiring, fixtures, and appliances
• Installing conduit, wiring, outlets, fixtures, switches, circuit boards, and services for the increased electrical power needs in state buildings
• 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

• Lift/Carry 70lbs
• Push/Pull 80lbs
• Walk/Run 0.25 miles
• 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.

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).

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.

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 Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

As a condition of participation in the CORP, you will be required to undergo a medical evaluation.

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.