Position Overview

The Stationary Fireman position, located at the Vienna Correctional Center, will be a part of the maintenance team working in an industrial setting to operate and maintain/fire high-pressure boilers for buildings and industrial processes at the facility. The primary role of the Stationary Fireman is to fire high-pressure boilers to maintain an appropriate amount of steam to operate facility steam components. We are looking for a dedicated candidate seeking to be an integral part of our team, a candidate that can be trusted to display professionalism, integrity, civility, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in all actions. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of manual tasks in the operation of the boiler house.
• Performs repairs, cleans, and provides maintenance of boilers and equipment.
• Consults with supervisor on daily work.
• Supervises individual in custody workers in the proper procedures and techniques of firing boilers.
• Remains up-to-date and in compliance with all applicable Departmental Rules, Administrative and Institutional Directives and Institutional Policies and Procedures including tool control, key control, toxic, safety and sanitation procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of eight (8) years of elementary school.
• Requires two (2) years of experience in the operation of high-pressure stationary boilers.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience observing and judging operating efficiency of high-pressure steam boilers.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience working with gas fired high-pressure steam boilers.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience working with auxiliary equipment associated with high pressure boilers such as: steam and electric boiler feed pumps, hot water and cooling pumps, cooling tower, vacuum pumps, chemical pumps.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience operating and maintaining tools used for high-pressure boilers and their auxiliaries.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience repairing, cleaning, and maintaining of boilers and equipment.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience working with auxiliary equipment associated with high pressure boilers to include daily and hourly reports on fuel consumption, water usage, and water level temperatures.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience communicating effectively using both verbal and written skills relaying specific job instructions.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. On January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act made it legal for residents over the age of 21 to produce, consume and sell cannabis in Illinois. Please note that although the law has changed, the Department will continue to enforce the Department’s zero tolerance Drug Testing policy. The use of unauthorized drugs, including cannabis, by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.
• Requires the ability to work overtime – may be subject to mandatory overtime.
• Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the forefront of our operations, hiring, policies and procedures, and training. We recognize the benefit of workplace empowerment, the importance of diversity and fully support an environment where ALL employees are treated fairly, respectfully, and have equal access to opportunities and resources necessary to thrive and contribute to the agency’s success. IDOC genuinely values the differences of individuals in our custody and is committed to ensuring a healthy living environment where they feel valued, respected, and included.

Through our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), we shall establish and uphold agency policies and practices conducive to eliminating all forms of exclusion including, but not limited to, racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, and religious oppression.

The IDOC team works to serve justice in Illinois and increase public safety by promoting positive change in behavior of individuals in custody, operating successful reentry programs, and reducing victimization.

Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement plan and deferred compensation; state holidays and other benefit time off; and pre-tax benefit programs. The department also offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities.

The Illinois Department of Corrections is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.