PRISON INDUSTRIES ADMINISTRATOR Job Details

EEO

An equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, or sexual orientation.

DRUG FREE STATEMENT

It is an objective of the state of California to achieve a drug-free state work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the state, the rules governing civil service and the special trust placed in public servants.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications (entrance requirements).   This is a PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION .   Applicants must have a permanent civil service appointment with the California Prison Industry Authority as of the final filing date, to participate in this examination or must be:1) a current or former legislative employee meeting the criteria defined in Government Code (GC), Section 18990 or 2) an exempt employee meeting the criteria defined in GC, Section 18992 or 3) a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in GC, Section 18991.   (If applicable, please submit a copy of your DD214 or other official discharge documents.)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Applications (Form 678) must be filed by mail or in person with the California Prison Industry Authority, Examination Unit, 560 East Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630-2200 by the final filing date.

DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD

Applications must be POSTMARKED no later than July 30, 2010 .   Applications postmarked, personally delivered, or received via interoffice mail after the final filing date will not be accepted for any reason.

SPECIAL TESTING ARRANGEMENTS

If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the “Examination Application”.   You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION

Accepted applicants are required to bring either a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification to each phase of the examination.

SALARY INFORMATION

$7110 - $7838

POSITION STATEMENT

A Prison Industries Administrator is responsible for administering the onsite daily operations of CALPIA’s industrial enterprises in correctional institutions to achieve the mission and goals consistent with departmental policies, plans, and procedures, and within the institution’s custody and security parameters. As such, the Prison Industries Administrator reports to the Branch Manager-Operations Division, Central Office and serves on the institutional Warden’s executive staff.   In addition to the production and security responsibilities, the Prison Industries Administrator is also responsible for budget expenditure control, personnel, accounting, warehousing, procurement, and maintenance support functions pertaining to assigned operations.   A Prison Industries Administrator in Central Office typically provides program oversight, direction, planning, monitoring, technical consultation, and support to the field to facilitate carrying out onsite operational/production responsibilities.  

The Prison Industries Administrator duties include program supervision, formulation and implementation of program policies and procedures; staying apprised of new product/service technologies for potential internal application; planning, development and installation of new or modified products/services, equipment and facilities; using Enterprise Resource Planning lx (ERPlx) system to assess production status, trend and track performance; coordinate, advise and facilitate field Administrator/Lead Manager staff in achieving CALPIA mission and goals; and coordinating with inter/intra departments in achieving production objectives and/or resolving issues. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining order and supervising the conduct of persons committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; preventing escapes and injury by these persons to themselves or others or to property; maintaining security of working areas and work materials; and inspecting premises and searching inmates , residents, or patients for contraband, such as weapons and/or illegal drugs.

ELIGIBLE LIST INFORMATION

  Names of successful competitors are merged onto the existing eligible list in order of final scores, regardless of test date.   The names will remain on the eligible list for a period of 9 months.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE EXAMINATION

Qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" I "or" II, "or" III, etc.   For example, candidates possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern I, and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern II, may be admitted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirements.  Applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements for this examination by the final filing date.   All applications/resumes must include “to” and “from” employment dates (month/day/year), time-base, and official employment titles.   Applications/resumes received without this information will be rejected.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I

Experience:   In the California state service, one year of experience directing inmate work programs, in any one or combination of enterprise programs of the Prison Industry Authority, performing the duties of a class at a level of responsibility not less than that of a Prison Industries Manager (Various Parenthetical); or one year of experience in a production scheduling function performing the duties of a class at a level of res ponsibility not less than that of a Prison Industries Manager (Various Parenthetical).

Promotional Candidates:   Promotional candidates, including employees on training-and-development assignments, who are within six months of meeting the "Minimum Qualifications" for the specified promotional class, will be admitted to the examination but must complete the required experience before they can be eligible for appointment.

OR II

Experience:   Three years of experience in a large industrial service, or agricultural program as a vice president of production, plant manager, industrial or systems engineer, or a closely related managerial position.   A nd

Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college (60 semester units).   (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.)

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

This examination will consist of a qualifications appraisal interview.   It is anticipated that interviews will be conducted in August/September.   During their interview, competitors should be prepared to answer questions relating to areas shown under the Scope.   In order to obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the interview.   Competitors who do not appear for the interview will be disqualified.

QUALIFICATIONS APPRAISAL INTERVIEW – WEIGHTED 100%

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

SCOPE

Knowledge of:   Principles of effective supervision; principles of organization and industrial management including methods, materials, processes, and equipment employed in a prison industries program; production, management, and engineering methods in the operation of a large manufacturing/service plant; equipment, methods, tools, and procedures needed to operate agricultural/manufacturing/service enterprises; principles and practices of industrial, production, and safety engineering; centralized/integrated manufacturing and accounting system with specific knowledge in bills of material, routings, materials requirement planning, shop floor control, and performance measures; fiscal management, cost accounting including direct costing methods, and budgetary procedures; production and inventory management concepts and principles, practices, and procedures; bill of material structuring techniques, forecasting techniques, and principles of organization and management; techniques of employee development and motivation; modern concepts of penology and the laws, rules, policies, and procedures affecting the Department of Corrections and the California Prison Industries Program; a manager's responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

Ability to:   Plan, organize, and manage industrial, service, and agricultural prison industry operations; plan, design, organize, and implement an agricultural/manufacturing/service operation in an expeditious manner; supervise and coordinate the installation of equipment needed to implement the enterprise; identify and correct all major production problems in the agricultural/manufacturing/ service operation; provide product and production systems analyses and design support; apply principles and practices of modern production theory to a prison program including production engineering, cost analysis, production control, quality control, and material control; make cost analyses; plan, lay out, select, and route equipment, material, and supplies; develop product and material specifications; effectively function in an automated environment; communicate effectively; maintain discipline, and obtain confidence and respect of correctional facility inmates; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; effectively promote equal opportunity in employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

VETERANS PREFERENCE

Veterans Preference credits are not granted in promotional examinations.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

SPECIAL PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Persons appointed to positions in these classes must be reasonably expected to have and maintain sufficient strength, agility, and endurance to perform during stressful (physical, mental, and emotional) situations encountered on the job without compromising their health and well being or that of their fellow employees or that of inmates.

Assignments during tour of duty may include sole responsibility for the supervision of inmates and/or the protection of personal and real property.

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Education equivalent to graduation from college.   Experience in Manufacturing Management Information Systems (MMIS).

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM or CFPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) or progress toward becoming certified as demonstrated by having successfully passed two or more APICS certification examinations.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions concerning this announcement, please contact the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), Examination Unit, 560 East Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630-2200 at (916) 358-2696.

DISCLAIMER

Please click on the link below to review the official California State Personnel Board class specification:

http://spb.ca.gov/jobs/resources/jobspecs.htm

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

For an examination without a written feature, it is the candidate's responsibility to contact the California Prison Industry Authority at (916) 358-2696 three weeks after the final filing date if he/she has not received a progress notice.

If a candidate's notice of oral interview or performance test fails to reach him/her prior to the day of the interview, due to a verified postal error, he/she will be rescheduled upon written request.

Applications are available at State Personnel Board offices, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and the Department noted on the front, and at www.pia.ca.gov

If you meet the requirements stated on the reverse, you may take this examination, which is competitive.   Possession of the entrance requirement does not assure a place on the eligible list.   Your performance in the examination described on the other side of this bulletin will be compared with the performance of the others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The California Prison Industry Authority reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change.   Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

Examination Locations : When a written test is part of the examination, it will be given in such places in California as the number of candidates and conditions warrant.   Ordinarily, oral interviews are scheduled at Folsom headquarters and correctional institutions throughout the State.   However, locations of interviews may be limited or extended as conditions warrant.

Eligible Lists : Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order:   1) Subdivisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open.   When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first.   Eligible lists will expire in from one to four years unless otherwise stated on this bulletin and under certain circumstances may be extended beyond that time.

High School Equivalence :   Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways:   1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work, 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the candidate is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Policy of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability and Equal Employment Opportunity Statement : The California Prison Industry Authority does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment or in the admission and access to its program or activities.   The Equal Employment Opportunity Office has been designated to coordinate and carry out this agency's compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).   Information concerning the provisions of the ADA , and the rights provided thereunder, is available from the ADA Coordinator at 560 East Natoma Street, Folsom, CA   95630-2200.

CALIFORNIA PRISON INDUSTRY AUTHORITY

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