State Industries Production Technician
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State Industries Production Technician
Salary
$52,790.40 - $80,204.80 Annually
Location
Fort Dodge - 50501 - Webster County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
26-00369
Agency
250 Corrections - Prison Industries
Opening Date
08/13/2025
Closing Date
8/28/2025 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
LI-POST
Point of Contact
Justin.Opfer@iowa.gov
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Job Description
This position will be responsible for overseeing industries programs at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, reporting directly to the State Industries Supervisor. Supervise offenders, coordinate product development, production line layout, line flow, quality, production, training, orders and deliveries.
Lead the industries program participants in 6S, PIMMS, and LEAN Manufacturing, training, product flow, and reporting. Responsible for quality standard development, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and customer complaint evaluation.
This position will be responsible for overseeing industries programs at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, reporting directly to the State Industries Supervisor. Supervise offenders, coordinate product development, production line layout, line flow, quality, production, training, orders and deliveries.
Lead the industries program participants in Global (ERP System)6S, PIMMS, and LEAN
Manufacturing, training, product flow, and reporting. Responsible for quality standard development, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and customer complaint evaluation.
This position is responsible for training and motivating offenders in order to reduce recidivism rates using positive reinforcement, ongoing support, instilling pro-social behaviors, and by being a role model.
Work with purchasing staff to ensure purchased products meet specification. This includes managing supplier relationships, and reviewing competitive markets and material specifications.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) One year of full-time work experience in the direction of employees in one of the following areas related to the manufacture/delivery of Iowa State Industries products or services:
a. Wood Furniture Fabrication: cutting, planing, shaping, routing, gluing, staining, and assembling wood furniture.
b. Upholstery Fabrication: cutting patterns, sewing, stitching, tacking, gluing, and assembling fabric and foam upholstery items.
c. Braille Production: translation of printed documents into Literary and/or Nemeth Code Braille using the Perkins Braille writer and/or computer translation programs, thermoforming, binding, producing raised line drawings.
d. Graphics Arts Production: layout, proofing, darkroom operation, screen-printing, press operation (offset, duplicator, desktop publishing), binding, and cost estimating. e. Chemical Formulation: mixing, blending, bottling, packaging, and labeling personal care, floor care, kitchen, laundry, and bathroom chemical products.
f. Sign Fabrication: blanking, shaping, and forming metal, wood, and plastic into sign substrate. Application of reflective or non-reflective sheeting to substrate to produce traffic control signs.
g. Warehouse Operations: receiving, accounting for, storing, and disbursing raw materials, component parts, and finished products. Loading, unloading, routing, and dispatching delivery vehicles.
h. Service Center Operation: receiving, processing, recording, and fulfilling incoming telephonic calls. Initiating, recording, and servicing outgoing calls. Responding to and servicing mailed and electronically transferred requests for information; using computers to provide services.
i. Industrial Safety: implementing and administering programs to ensure compliance with the standards of regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, etc.) in manufacturing plants. Providing safety training to personnel in industrial plants.
j. Manufacturing Support Services and Production Control: coordinating the disbursement of raw materials and component parts to production shops; scheduling the output of production shops to ensure efficient final assembly; scheduling and routing delivery of finished goods; coordinating on-site installation of large projects between production, delivery, contracted vendors, and customers; inventory control; quality control; micrographics, or computer-based production control and support.
2) One year of full-time work experience in the supervision and training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture and delivery of products or services.
3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work in the Iowa Department of Corrections in a position requiring direct offender supervision.
For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\and\pay/JobClassDescriptions/StateIndustriesProductionTechnician-86467.pdf)
Additional Qualification Requirements
Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, persons in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and endorsements.
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Do you have one year of full time experience in the direction of employees in one of the following areas related to the manufacture /delivery of Iowa State Industries products or services: a. Wood Furniture Fabrication b. Upholstery Fabrication c. Braille Production d. Graphics Arts Production e. Chemical Formulation f. Sign Fabrication g. Warehouse Operations h. Service Center Operation i. Industrial Safety j. Manufacturing Support Services and Production Control ( See job class description for further details)
No. I do not have one year of full time experience in the direction of employees in one of the following areas related to the manufacture /delivery of Iowa State Industries products or services: a. Wood Furniture Fabrication b. Upholstery Fabrication c. Braille Production d. Graphics Arts Production e. Chemical Formulation f. Sign Fabrication g. Warehouse Operations h. Service Center Operation i. Industrial Safety j. Manufacturing Support Services and Production Control ( See job class description for further details)
Yes. I have one year of full time experience in the direction of employees in one of the following areas related to the manufacture /delivery of Iowa State Industries products or services: a. Wood Furniture Fabrication b. Upholstery Fabrication c. Braille Production d. Graphics Arts Production e. Chemical Formulation f. Sign Fabrication g. Warehouse Operations h. Service Center Operation i. Industrial Safety j. Manufacturing Support Services and Production Control
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Do you have one year of full-time work experience in the supervision/training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services
No. I do not have one year of full-time work experience in the supervision/training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services
Yes. I have one year of full-time work experience in the supervision/training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services
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Are you a state employee with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work in the Iowa Department of Corrections in a position requiring direct offender supervision?
No. I am not a state employee with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work in the Iowa Department of Corrections in a position requiring direct offender supervision
Yes. I am a state employee with Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work in the Iowa Department of Corrections in a position requiring direct offender supervision
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Employer
State of Iowa
Agency
250 Corrections - Prison Industries
Address
510 E 12th St
Des Moines, Iowa, 50316
Website
http://www.iaprisonind.com/
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