Correctional Industries Manager 1 -20026834

What You’ll Do

This position works under general direction and requires thorough knowledge of penal industries policies and procedures and management:

• Implements and revises policy and procedures to comply with institutional or departmental policy and procedures to maintain security, discipline, and control in penal industries shop.
• Writes post orders, directs, and manages daily operations of assigned penal industries shop (e.g., schedules production in accordance with customer requirements and inventory levels, directs and oversees all purchasing, makes necessary priority changes to meet changes in production).
• Directs all production changes necessary to meet institutional and/or customer demands that result from lockdowns, fog counts and holiday schedules.
• Schedules and approves overtime
• Creates bill of materials/routers for all standard and non-standard items.
• Oversees and directs design of new prototypes, updates routers/BOM’s as needed.
• Reviews and approves all documents related to work status of inmates assigned to workshop
• Reviews and approves disciplinary and incident reports.
• Implements and directs training of staff and inmate workers assigned to penal industries shop
• Supervises penal workshop specialists and/or penal workshop superintendents.
• Maintains all necessary records for the operation (e.g., earned credit, inmate payroll, FAMS, tool/chemicals, inspections)
• Conducts monthly and annual inventory.
• Submits reposts as directed.
• Knowledge and experience with tools and equipment related to assigned OPI shop.
• Directs and maintains use of and/or operates ERP computer system (e.g., posts customer orders, job materials and labor, inventory receipts, and issues).
• Ensures maintenance of accurate inventories, schedules warehouse transfers and trucking.
• Monitors all transactions for packing slips, sales orders and invoices for Ohio Penal Industries and private freight carriers
• Prepares and submits reports as required.
• Meets with customers for potential special projects related production orders (e.g., special sizes, color and configurations).
• Manages and directs special projects (e.g., enters job estimates, makes necessary changes in floor production to accommodate special projects, enters job estimates).
• Attends meetings, training and participates on committees as assigned and/or required.
• Maintains ACA files.
  
  

3 yrs. trg. &/or 3 yrs. exp. in supervisory or crew leader capacity in business, manufacturing, or retailing environment; 9 mos. trg. or 9 mos. exp. in use of personal computer to track inventory &/or customer orders.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
  
  

Job Skills: Corrections, Customer Service, Management, Purchasing, Stores, inbentory, Sales, Basic Documentation, Active Learning, Attention to Detail, Creativity, Developing Others, Leading Others

Organization

Rehabilitation & Correction - Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution

Agency Contact Name and Information

Personnel Director 567-242-2362/ DRC.AOCIRecruit@drc.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Apr 19, 2026, 10:59:00 PM

Work Location

Allen Correctional Institute

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Allen County-Lima

Compensation

29.34

Schedule

Full-time

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

Exempt from Union

Primary Job Skill

Corrections

Technical Skills

Basic Documentation, Customer Service, Management, Purchasing, Stores, Inventory, Sales

Professional Skills

Active Learning, Attention to Detail, Creativity, Developing Others, Leading Others

Agency Overview

Who We Are…

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

What We Do…

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov

Are You Ready?

We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!