State Industries Production Coordinator
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State Industries Production Coordinator
Salary
$57,844.80 - $88,067.20 Annually
Location
Newton - 50208 - Jasper County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
26-02096
Agency
250 Corrections - Prison Industries
Opening Date
02/09/2026
Closing Date
2/19/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
LI-POST
Point of Contact
Chad.Squires@iowa.gov OR (641) 841-7221
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Job Description
This position is with Homes for Iowa.
In this position you will assist supervisors by performing such duties as instruction of employees, answering questions, distributing and balancing the workload and check work.
You will lead a team of 4 production technician.
Work closed with immediate supervisor regarding issues.
Communicate with customers as necessary to assist with questions and concerns.
Analyze income/expense for each project and adjust procedures to improve profit margins.
You will supervise, manage and train an incarcerate individual crew in one of the following areas:
HAVC/plumbing, electrical, carpentry, windows, siding, roofing or drywall.
Work with office staff in the use of the Global Shop ERP system to oversee inventory transactions and business processes.
Ensure accuracy of inventory through coordination and communication with both the Anamosa business office and production technicians on site
Works with purchasing staff to ensure that raw materials/capital items purchased for use in the home building operation meet established specifications and are cost effective, communicate with vendors to obtain needed goods and service.
Work closely with office staff regarding coordination and planning/sequencing of house builds and home moves, route checks, permits and route approvals.
This position will give highest priority to security functions on order to ensure the safety of offenders, staff and the general public.
Enforce all rules and safety procedures.
Monitor safety in the shop, tool control, key control and searches.
This position will work 6:00 am until 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday.
E-Verify and Right to Work
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
Three years 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:
Wood Furniture Fabrication: cutting, planing, shaping, routing, gluing, staining, and assembling wood furniture.
Upholstery Fabrication: cutting patterns, sewing, stitching, tacking, gluing, and assembling fabric and foam upholstery items.
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.
Graphics Arts Production: layout, proofing, darkroom operation, screen-printing, press operation (offset, duplicator, desktop publishing), binding, and cost estimating.
Chemical Formulation: mixing, blending, bottling, packaging, and labeling personal care, floor care, kitchen, laundry, and bathroom chemical products.
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.
Warehouse Operations: receiving, accounting for, storing, and disbursing raw materials, component parts, and finished products. Loading, unloading, routing, and dispatching delivery vehicles.
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.
Industrial Safety: implementing and administering programs to assure compliance with the standards of regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, etc.) in manufacturing plants. Providing safety training to personnel in industrial plants.
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 assure 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; micro-graphics, or computer based production control and support.
Three years of full-time work experience in the supervision/training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services.
Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Senior State Industries Technician or to years of full-time work as a State Industries Technician.
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/StateIndustriesProductionCoordinator-86469.pdf)
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Do you have three years 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 which includes: 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 assure 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: coordi
I have no experience in the direction of employees in any of the State Industries areas listed
I have less than three years of experience in the direction of employees in any of the listed areas
I have three or more years on experience in the direction of employees in at least one of the areas listed as related to the manufacture/delivery of Iowa State Industries products or services.
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Do you have three years of full-time work experience in the supervision/ training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services?
I have no work experience in the supervision/training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services
I have less than three years of full-time work experience in the supervision/training of correctional residents or employees in the manufacture/delivery of products or services.
I have three or more years 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 current state of Iowa executive branch employee with one or more years of full time work as a Senior State Industries Technician or two years of full time work as a State Industries Technician?
I am not a current State of Iowa executive branch employee
I am a State of Iowa employee but do not have one year experience as a Senior State Industries Technician or two years experience as a State Industries Technician
I am a State of Iowa employee and have one year of continuous full time work as a Senior State Industries Technician and/or two years of continuous full time work as a State Industries Technician
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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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