Assistant Director Correctional Industries Operations (NY HELPS)

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Date Posted 05/26/26

Applications Due06/26/26

Vacancy ID216791

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NY HELPYes

AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of

TitleAssistant Director Correctional Industries Operations (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade663

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $115283 to $145682 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 15%

Workweek Mon-Fri

"Other" Explanation Day shift-work hours will be discussed during interview.

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision-Industries (Corcraft)

550 Broadway

City Menands

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Duties Description The Division of Correctional Industries, more commonly known as Corcraft, is the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) industrial training program. Corcraft's mission is to employ incarcerated individuals in real work situations, produce quality goods and services at competitive prices and deliver on time at a minimal cost to the taxpayer. The Correctional Industries program is a voluntary program available to incarcerated individuals that supports DOCCS's overall mission by teaching work skills, work ethic, and responsibility in preparation for a successful re-entry to the community upon release. Corcraft employs approximately 230 civilian staff and 975 incarcerated individuals across 26 correctional facilities statewide. Corcraft's manufacturing lines and product offerings include prescription eyewear, chemical and janitorial products, textiles and institutional clothing, printed forms and logbooks, license plates, metal and wood furniture, aluminum casted items, signage for roads and highways, specialty steel products, and office panel systems.

The DOCCS Division of Industries is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Director for Correctional Industries Operations to join Corcraft's leadership team. The position reports to the Director of Correctional Industries and Industrial Training and is responsible for overseeing all manufacturing, abatement and distribution operations (including warehousing and delivery) statewide throughout the division. Corcraft has manufacturing operations in 14 correctional facilities, an abatement program in 9 correctional facilities, and 6 distribution locations throughout the state with multiple programs operating in the same facilities.

The Assistant Director for Correctional Industries Operations directly supervises Engineering, Quality Control, Production Planning and Control, Distribution and Warehousing, and all Industrial and Senior Industrial Superintendents (manufacturing plant managers) statewide. The position is a key member of the Corcraft leadership teams and provides expertise and guidance to all areas of Corcraft.

The duties for the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide leadership and oversight to managers responsible for operations area functions. Develop long-term strategic plans and initiatives including civilian and incarcerated individual workforce development, production planning and capacity forecasting, and quality assurance program.
• Assess and monitor Corcraft's overall performance through performance metrics including Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and other data driven assessments
• Draft, update, and implement policies and procedures related to operational areas while providing guidance and subject matter expertise to other functional areas.
• Conduct site visits to correctional facilities to meet with Corcraft staff and tour manufacturing, abatement, and distribution operations. Review manufacturing system and methods, and initiate engineering/design changes to simplify and/or improve the manufacturing process while encouraging an environment of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate on the establishment and implementation of new product offerings.
• Coordinate the establishment of new programs and changes to existing programs at correctional facilities throughout New York.
• Advise the Director on all matters falling within the scope of assigned responsibility and make necessary recommendations.
• Assist with special agency-wide initiatives, including those proposed by the Director and DOCCS leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). (Please see below for further information).

Non-Competitive: ten years of experience in the overall management and supervision of manufacturing operations in a factory setting. This experience must have included overall responsibility for manufacturing of three or more product lines at five or more separate plant locations. A bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of the required experience; or an associate's degree may substitute for two years of the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with strategic planning and leadership of a manufacturing entity.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Advanced experience with ERP systems, MS Office Suite, and CAD/CAM programs.
• LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to complete an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Katrina Truax, Human Resources Specialist 1

Telephone 518-457-9960

Fax 518-453-8465

Email Address Katrina.Truax@doccs.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Harriman State Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Building 4

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Notes on ApplyingTo apply, please send your cover letter, and resume, preferably as a PDF attachment to Katrina.Truax@doccs.ny.gov with the position title and vacancy ID # listed in the subject line of the email. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.

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