State of Maryland

A Maryland Correctional Enterprises (MCE) Supervisor Food Processing is the supervisory level of work involving the security, training and supervision of adult inmates engaged in technical and production work of an industrial shop located in a correctional institution. Employees in this classification supervise lower-level MCE Officers.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a MCE Plant Manager.  Employees are assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts and may be subject to call-in during emergencies and staffing shortages.  Employees may be required to work a flexible work schedule.  Work is performed in and around a correctional facility.  Employees are continually exposed to adult inmates who may be abusive and hostile.  The work may require lifting heavy objects such as chairs, tables, supplies and equipment.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The MCE Supervisor is differentiated from MCE Plant Supervisor I in that the MCE Supervisor has first-line supervisory responsibility for industries personnel in a shop operation while the MCE Plant Supervisor I has overall responsibility for a shop operation.  The MCE Supervisor is differentiated from MCE Officer in that MCE Officer performs the full range of duties in a designated trade with complete independence, while MCE Supervisor is the first-line supervisor of industries personnel in a shop operation.

Participates in or directs the training and supervision of subordinate shop personnel and inmates;

Inspects work in progress and finished products for adherence to established standards;

Prepares material estimates and price bids for potential contracts;

Supervises the maintenance of production records;

Prepares or supervises the preparation of periodic ratings on the conduct, attitude and craft or occupational efficiency of inmates;

Guides and instructs subordinate shop personnel in the production of trade items on various equipment;

Assists in reviewing and recommending the disposition of requests for purchasing, renting or leasing equipment and supplies;

Reviews reports concerning inmate complaints and infractions;

Assists in overseeing a preventive maintenance program for a wide variety of shop tools, machinery and equipment;

Performs other related duties.

Experience: Four years of experience in Food Processing or related field.

Notes:

1. Specific educational requirements and other selection standards are set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and are listed in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01.

2. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Class Descriptions broadly define groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.