The work we do matters! Hiring Agency: Correctional Services - Agency 46 Location: Lincoln, NE Hiring Rate: $22.327 Job Posting: JR2026-00027761 Maintenance Specialist I - Reception and Treatment Center (Open) Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): 07-16-2026 Job Description: The Reception and Treatment Center is seeking a maintenance worker to perform daily and routine maintenance throughout our facility. Information about the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov DUTIES: • Maintain the physical plant with repairs and preventive maintenance. • Perform skilled carpentry work in the major renovation and construction of building structures; construct, alter, maintain, and repair buildings, floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, walls, ceilings, doors, windows, screens, furniture and cabinets. • Schedule and perform specialized preventative maintenance and repairs for equipment, systems, and machinery to ensure the necessary inspection, adjustment, and replacement of parts. • Responsible for supervising inmates working in the maintenance department. • Maintain accurate inventory of all stock and commonly used maintenance parts. • Maintain accurate tool logs. • Maintain an extensive array of tools and follow all policies and procedures relating to tool control and purchasing of tools, equipment, and parts. • Responsible for maintenance related purchases and statement reconciliation. Requirements/

Qualifications

Minimum

Qualifications

Associates degree or equivalent vocational education in construction, industrial engineering, HVAC, welding, or other building trade.

Experience

in building maintenance, a mechanical trade, or performing safety inspections, investigations or training may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis as determined appropriate by the agency. Other: Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program. If you're currently employed by the State of Nebraska, please don't apply through this external career site. Instead, log in to Workday and open the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page. You can access Workday anytime through the Link web page: https://link.nebraska.gov/

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