The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Maintenance Specialist, Plumbing, Journey 2/ Lead for the Spring Creek Correctional Center (SCCC), located in Seward, Alaska. Watch Alaska DOC's video here:DOC Extended Cut.mp 4 (vimeo.com) Watch Alaska DOC Facilities video here: Facilities 30 Second Cut. What You Will Be Doing: Install, maintain, and repair all facility plumbing at the Spring Creek Correctional Center in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code and local plumbing code. Properly select and perform work at a professional level with steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, cast iron pipe and composting materials. Provide assistance to other maintenance staff, and perform other duties as assigned. Our Mission, Values, and Culture: The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development, and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management. As the State of Alaska's only Maximum-Security adult male facility we provide confinement for minimum, medium, and close custody sentenced felons including the state's most violent and predatory offenders. Benefits of Joining Our Team: Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available. Retirement programs with a wide variety of investment options. Vacation leave of 15 hours per month with an accrual rate increased based on time served. Eleven paid holidays. Health benefit package, which includes employer contribution toward medical, vision and dental. The Working Environment You Can Expect:Spring Creek Correctional Center is a maximum-security state operated adult correctional institution that has a capacity of over 500 male inmates and employs approximately 200 staff. While much of Spring Creek's inmate population serve long term sentences, we also house prisoners serving shorter sentences. Who We Are Looking For: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:Architecture: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and practices used in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of buildings or other structures, taking into consideration aesthetic and functional concerns. Plumbing and Pipefitting: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to install, maintain, or repair pipelines, pipe systems, and fixtures, including water, air, steam, gas, chemicals, or sewage. Communications Security Management: Knowledge of the principles, policies, and procedures involved in ensuring the security of communications services and data, and in maintaining the communications environment on which it resides. For job seekers unfamiliar with the Seward area, the following are a few highlights about some of the features of our area:The community of Seward is nestled against a backdrop of peaks and passes sculpted by Ice Age glaciers; Seward’s ice-free harbor has long served as a natural gateway to the vast scenic and resource riches of Alaska’s huge interior. Residents enjoy outstanding outdoor recreation including the Kenai Fjords National Park, which is dominated by glaciated landscapes. Exit Glacier is one of the many glaciers in the park and is only a short drive from downtown Seward. Seward is located on Resurrection Bay, a fickle body of water teeming with an abundant species of fish and frolicking marine mammals. Seward is home to the Mt. Marathon Race which is run every July 4th. The race totals 3.1 miles and climbs 3022 feet. Top finishers cross the finish line in about an hour. Seward schools are second to none, with the Seward Elementary School being selected as a 2008 “No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.” The region offers fantastic marine boating, fishing and hunting, cross-country skiing, bird watching, hiking, kayaking, running and biking, and much, much more. Please see the Chamber of Commerce's website at: for more information and visit the following sites: and/or and/or Minimum Qualifications Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments. This job class is part of a series of competency-based class specifications created for career areas within the Labor, Trades, and Crafts Unit. The class specification identifies the levels of work and wage grades within the career area, the core and specific competencies of the career area, required work behaviors, certifications, and physical requirements. Classification/pdf/ LTC - Specs/ MAINTENANCESPECIALIST.pdf.