Salary: $5,601.00 - $7,844.00 Monthly
Location : Canon City, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: CSTS II CI 7780 8.2026
Department: Department of Corrections
Division: Correctional Industries
Opening Date: 08/10/2026
Closing Date: 8/24/2026 4:00 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: Canon City and Buena Vista and Southern Area of Colorado
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Department Information
This position is only open to Colorado state residents. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

Position is located in the South Sector - Canon City, Buena Vista and Southern Colorado Area.
Description of Job
Colorado Correctional Industries (CCi) is responsible for programs, manufacturing goods and providing services to thousands of government and/or non-profit customers in Colorado. Business is operated in the manufacturing and service related fields.

Colorado Correctional Industries (CCi) is a cash funded, self supporting division of the Colorado Department of Corrections. This position may be eliminated at any time if funding is discontinued. The Department may be able to assist with transferring you to a position that is either comparable or below the classification that you were hired for, but if there is not a vacant position it may result in termination of employment. If the position is eliminated it may require you to relocate to another correctional facility or geographical location based on the need of the CDOC. Also, you must meet minimum qualifications for any vacant positions in order to be considered for a transfer. CCi provides services to many government and non profit organizations with an emphasis on excellent customer service.
This position provides daily oversight of the State Wildland Inmate Fire Team (SWIFT) Trails Teams and Heavy Equipment. This position provides offender employment and training, evaluates equipment and resource needs, and supervises staff in these programs with the goal to employ and train as many offenders within the work units while maintaining security in the workplace.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Directly supervises the day to day operations of the Heavy Equipment and SWIFT and Trails teams by coordinating forest management projects including wildland fires, wildfire mitigation, and rehabilitation, timber stand improvement, beetle kill management, tree planting, and trail construction;
• Supervises Heavy Equipment and SWIFT and Trails Crew supervisors and Crew bosses; participates in applicant interviews; schedules staffing patterns; approves training opportunities; and resolves complaints/grievances at the informal level;
• Trains and instructs staff and offenders in the appropriate use of all relevant tools, equipment, and procedures to ensure efficient, safe, and effective completion of assigned tasks;
• Develops, monitors, and defends business plans, operating budgets, offender pay plans, cost accounting data, and processes to ensure operations fulfill the CCI and CDOC mission;
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation and record keeping of revenues, expenditures, and inventories for assigned areas;
• Ensures compliant health and safety standards are met; maintains updated and accurate records and documentation;
• Ensures a safe and secure correctional working environment.

• Perform other job related duties as assigned or required.

**You are encouraged to print a copy of this announcement for your records**

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of one of the following wildland firefighting, forest management, trail development, general firefighting experience or sales, project management and bidding projects.

OR:

A minimum of three (3) years of experience, as described above may be combined with experience in a correctional environment for a total of at least five (5) years.
Correctional Experience - must be security related duties where primary responsibilities included detaining, controlling movement and escorting inmates in a prison facility; conducting counts and searches while monitoring inmate assignments and movement throughout the day.

Special Qualifications:
Must be able to obtain a FF2 certification(Red Card) within One (1) year of hire.
Substitutions:

• Education from an accredited college or university in fire science or a closely related field may substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis. If you are using education as a substitution, you must attach transcripts showing the degree and date awarded.
• National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certification at the Single Resource Level (Crew Boss) will substitute for three (3) years of the required experience. You must attach a copy of your NWCG certification with your application.

Ensure that the 'Work Experience" section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for. This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position. "See resume" statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the "work experience" section of the application. Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job announcement close date for compensation purposes.

Employees who are rehired or reinstated within six months of their separation will return at either their previous pay rate if hired into the same class level or based on their time in the class series, whichever is higher.

Required Competencies:

• Willingness and ability to train, coach and mentor inmate workers in order to prepare them for community reentry;
• Exceptional discernment and decision making skills;
• Excellent leadership, supervisory, and team building skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish collaborative customer relationships;
• Sales and billing/invoicing experience;
• Effective verbal and written communication and public speaking skills;
• Ability to respond to emergency situations (such as fights, fires and escapes);
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. One (1) years of supervision experience. Supervision is exercising span and control over subordinate staff to include coaching, mentoring, daily monitoring, performance management (planning, reviewing and evaluating), resolving complaints/grievances at the informal level, responsibility for scheduling and leave approval, and providing input that could affect pay, status, or tenure;
2. Experience in supervising and/or training others in wildland firefighting, forest management, trail development, general firefighting, or closely related experience;
3. Project Management that required working with multiple agencies;
4. Experience quoting and bidding projects;
5. Possess Crew Boss Certification by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG);
6. Experience working in a correctional environment supervising inmates on large projects.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Assessment Process: Your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum Qualifications (MQ's). Applicants that meet MQ's will be included in the Comparative Analysis process. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted through a comparative analysis which may include, but is not limited to, a suitability screening, eSkills Assessment, oral assessment, written performance assessment or it may include a review of your application material and your responses to any supplemental questions by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assess and rank applicants in order to establish an eligible list for referral to the hiring manager for final consideration.
Be sure the "Work Experience" section of your application is complete and specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, and accomplishments as they relate to the Description of the Job, Minimum Qualifications, Required Competencies and Preferred Qualifications as listed above. Resumes and "see resume" statements will not be accepted in lieu of the "Work Experience" section of the application. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the closing date may result in your application not being accepted and/or may affect your score, rank or inclusion in the final pool of eligible applicants.
If you have transcripts, a license or other relevant documentation regarding your qualifications, upload and attach copies to your application.
If an unofficial copy of transcripts is being submitted at the time of application, transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.
Under the Job Application Fairness Act (SB 23-058), applicants may redact information from certifications and transcripts that identify their age, date of birth or dates of attendance from an educational institution.
In order to process a background investigation, your application must include at least (10) ten years of the most current work experience unless experience related to the job for which you are applying is later than (10) years. Failure to provide this information could result in delays and/or elimination from the background investigation process

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support: If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first, ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and second, close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.
Conditions of Employment: All job offers are contingent upon a successful medical screening by a healthcare professional, certifying the candidate's ability to perform the essential functions of the position. Applicant must consent to hold harmless CDOC and its agents and staff from any liability arising in whole or in part from the testing and the use of this information in connection with CDOC's consideration of application for employment.

• Must be 21 years of age;
• Possess a valid driver's license. Drivers must maintain a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver license, obey traffic laws, and be able to safely operate a motor vehicle. State drivers are expected to maintain a safe driving record consistent with Eligibility to drive a State-owned vehicle, includes holding a valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of employment or residency change and meeting specific driving record criteria. Serious traffic violations, including DUIs or reckless driving, can disqualify drivers for up to seven years. All State Vehicles are monitored by telematics for safe operation and employees have no reasonable expectation of privacy while using an agency State Fleet vehicle.
• CDL (CTU Class B CDL Program), then it requires the below Conditions of Employment be completed PRIOR to operating any commercial motor vehicle for DOC/ the State of Colorado. All current staff