You must submit Application Supplement No. 2009-043-1 with your online or paper application.

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 2009-043 ISSUED DECEMBER 30, 2009

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

Examinations

for

CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES MANAGERS

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT IS THE TEST.

Exam No,	Job Titles	Job Codes	Pay Schedule and Range
1.	Correctional Industries Manager 1	98600	CM 06
2.	Correctional Industries Manager 2	98601	CM 08

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  You will NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

NATURE OF WORK

You will plan, organize and direct the operations of Correctional Industries producing goods or providing services for customers, including local and state government, and non-profit organizations.  This involves operational and strategic plant management, fiscal analysis and planning, administration, and safety.  You will select inmate workers for vocational training and manufacturing work, and participate in the selection of staff.

Correctional Industries Managers 2 are responsible for multiple industries or locations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

You must pass a background investigation.  After you receive a conditional offer of employment, you must undergo a medical examination.

If you are not a current employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, you must attend and complete a 3-week basic training program at the Department of Corrections' Central Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA, which is located in Lancaster County.

Minimum Requirements

Correctional Industries Manager 1

One year of experience as a Corrections Factory Supervisor; OR six years of progressively responsible experience in a manufacturing or a service oriented production operation, including two years of supervisory experience; OR a master’s degree with major coursework in industrial engineering, business administration, public administration, vocational education, or industrial education, or related area and one year of supervisory experience in a manufacturing or a service oriented production operation; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training, including two years supervisory experience in a manufacturing or a service oriented production operation.  Formal study at a college or university with major coursework in industrial engineering, business administration, public administration, vocational education, industrial education, or related training may be substituted for non-supervisory experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Correctional Industries Manager 2

One year of experience as a Correctional Industries Manager 1; OR seven years of progressively responsible experience in a manufacturing or a service oriented production operation, including three years of supervisory experience; OR a master’s degree with major coursework in industrial engineering, business administration, public administration, vocational education, industrial education, or related area and two years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing or a service oriented production operation; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training, including three years supervisory experience in a manufacturing or a service oriented production operation.  Formal study at a college or university with major coursework in industrial engineering, business administration, public administration, vocational education, industrial education, or related training may be substituted for non-supervisory experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Clarification of Requirements

You may substitute related education for the required non-supervisory experience.  There is no substitution for the required supervisory experience.  Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Filled positions are distributed in State Correctional Institutions as follows:

County	C. I. Mgr. 1	C. I. Mgr. 2
Centre	2	0
Fayette	1	1
Huntingdon	1	1
Luzerne	1	1
Montgomery	1	2
Somerset	1	0

There is currently 1 vacant Correctional Industries Manager 1 position at State Correctional Institution-Rockview (Centre County), and 1 vacant Correctional Industries Manager 2 position (location to be determined).  Additionally, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections anticipates making approximately 2 appointments and promotions from lists to Correctional Industries Manager 1, and 3 to Correctional Industries Manager 2.  Also, 2 appointments or promotions from lists are anticipated in the future.

Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Bureau of Human Resources

P.O. Box 598

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania  17001-0598

Telephone:  (717) 975-4901

Internet:  www.cor.state.pa.us

For further information on the Bureau of Correctional Industries, access their website:

Pennsylvania Correctional Industries

www.pci.state.pa.us

TESTING

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement.

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after six months from the date of your "Notice of Examination Results."  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

TEST RESULTS

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

This test is different from previous tests for these job titles.  If you have taken the test before, you may get a different score on this test.

HOW TO APPLY

You may complete your application and Application Supplement No. 2009-043-1 online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2009-043-1 and further information can be obtained from:

1.	State Civil Service Commission:
	Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.
	Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text
	Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685
	Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone
	(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (215) 560-4367
	Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone
	(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (412) 565-2484
	Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us
2.	PA CareerLink offices
3.	The Human Resources Office listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section
	of this announcement

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."