Culinary Maintenance Specialist

The Utah Department of Corrections is looking for a Culinary Maintenance Specialist to work in their Salt Lake City, Utah Correctional Facility. Successful candidates will possess: Skilled experience in the operation, installation, maintenance, and repair of refrigeration equipment. Experience and knowledge of line voltage electrical circuits. Experience in low voltage controls and troubleshooting electrical controls. Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repair of culinary equipment. Experience with commercial, coolers, freezers, and ice machines. Experience with appliance repair. Hot Water Heaters Electrical experience Low voltage experience Controls/sequence experience Troubleshooting experience Preventative Maintenance (lubrication) Good Communication Skills Preference will be given to Universal Refrigeration CFC Certified, evacuation, and recharge of refrigeration systems. Skilled in a vocation and able to use related tools and/or equipment proficiently. This job is NOT public safety certified and does not require peace officer status or certification. Responsibilities: Performs repairs of the culinary equipment including dishwashers, ovens, coolers, freezers, kettles, mixers, warmers, exhaust hoods, ranges, hot plates, and ice machines. All equipment that makes up a functioning kitchen. Working in the culinary department of the prison, maintaining refrigeration equipment. Coordinates activities with institutional needs and enforces security regulations. Appliance Repair Work with commercial, coolers, freezers, and ice machines, and may help with HVAC equipment outside of the culinary as needed. Designs and/or prepares training/instructional materials, teaching aids, and devices. Teaches others the principles and techniques used in the specific service or trade, adherence to industry and/or safety standards, and maintenance of related equipment, tools, and/or supplies. Provide training and supervision of inmates in Culinary Kitchen Operations at a prison facility to enable them to succeed outside of the prison environment. Works in a team effort to help the maintenance or service operations become successful. Uses and operates a variety of hand tools, electrical and mechanical equipment. Troubleshoots and diagnoses problems, make adjustments, and repairs, and/or performs preventative maintenance on equipment, machinery, etc. Repairs, cleans, adjusts, and/or performs preventive maintenance on equipment, tools, machinery, etc. Position may be filled as an HVAC Technician II (Starting salary $26.00 - $41.50) or a HVAC Technician I (Starting salary $20.00 - $32.00), upon the review of the qualifications of the applicant.