Salary : $4,784.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly
Location : Angola, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 402-26-053
Department: DOC-Louisiana State Penitentiary
Opening Date: 07/10/2026
Closing Date: 7/15/2026 11:59 PM Central

Supervising and coordinating maintenance work at LSP which includes responsibility for approx. 3,424,522 square feet of maintained building space in 489 buildings.

Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) is the state's only Class 1A facility and the only correctional facility providing custody and control of adult male inmates who have been sentenced to death.

Minimum Qualifications
Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience:

Four years of experience in the building construction trades; maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment; building construction; building maintenance; or construction, maintenance, or repair of roads or bridges; OR

Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering plus two years of experience in the building construction trades; maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment; building construction; building maintenance; or construction, maintenance, or repair of roads or bridges; OR

Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, engineering, or any combination of these courses plus two years of experience in the building construction trades; maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment; building construction; building maintenance; or construction, maintenance, or repair of roads or bridges.

Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Supervises all maintenance and repairs of utilities, sewer systems, water lines and valves, electrical appliances, electrical wiring, plumbing, security fences, gas lines and hookups, refrigeration equipment and any other maintenance related operation in assigned area of responsibility.
• ELECTRICAL - the repair and installation of receptacles, transformer banks, multi-breakers, electrical wiring, fans, dishwashing and cooking equipment, security lights, generators, power lines, guide wires, and any other electrical work.
• PLUMBING - the installation of commercial appliances and plumbing fixtures, water and gas lines, adjustments of gas regulators, and related appliances and fixtures.
• CARPENTRY - repairing roofs, hanging doors, installing floor tiles, sheetrock, constructing shelves, guardrails, small buildings, and the laying of concrete blocks and bricks.
• WELDING - the maintenance and repair of water lines, calderas, gates, fences, gas lines (includes heavy equipment, and pressure boilers {with assistance of outside vendors}).
• MASONRY - the laying of brick, terra cotta, ceramic and hollow tile, and other building blocks.
• REFRIGERATION - the maintenance and repair of heating and air conditioning systems, refrigerators, several large walk-in coolers, ice-makers and exhaust fans.

Work Environment:

Work with adult male inmates of all custody levels - minimum, medium, maximum (death row) and protective custody.

Work for (support) Facility Maintenance Manager A

Supervise lower level jobs and inmates.
Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: PROBATION, or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED LOUISIANA STATE EMPLOYEE

• Current permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted.
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

Other Important Information:

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
  • This is a 24 hour facility.
  • Applicants may be required to work shift work
  • This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

Chassity Rheams

Human Resources Department
Ph: (225) 655-2056

Fax: (225) 342-5968