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Plant Operator, Lead

Santa Fe County NM
Decatur, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2026
Career Description

RECRUITMENT/POSITION INFORMATION

This recruitment is being held to establish an Open Eligible List to fill current and future vacancies in this class until the next recruitment.

ARE YOU …

  • A Dedicated Individual with a Positive Attitude?
  • An Excellent Communicator?
  • Flexible and Creative?
  • Results-Oriented Under Pressure?
  • Interested in working in a challenging and changing environment?

If you can answer yes to the above questions and are also a high energy, motivated individual with effective team building skills, you can be considered for an immediate vacancy working with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Correctional Programs Unit.

The Unit

The Correctional Programs Unit provides inmates the opportunity for an effective rehabilitative experience while incarcerated, without cost to taxpayers. Inmate programs and services related to rehabilitation opportunities are mandated by the California Code of Regulations, Title 15 “Minimum Jail Standards” and related case law. These activities are planned, coordinated, conducted and evaluated at each OCSD jail facility by the Correctional Programs Unit staff. Typical programs include certified education in academic studies, vocational education training and “life skills” classes such as Parenting and Job Development. The Programs Unit also provides opportunities for personal change, including programs focusing on substance abuse recovery, domestic violence, anger management, fitness and exercise, general and law library services, religious and inspirational programs and pre-release preparation and assistance – all designed to maximize the chances of an inmate’s successful transition to the community at release and help to reduce recidivism.

The Position

Sheriff's Correctional Programs is looking for a qualified incumbent to work independently with general supervision and will be responsible to instruct and supervise inmates in the welding classes, taught in the Orange County Jail facilities. The incumbent will teach and supervise inmates in the use of welding materials and equipment according to local community college curriculum. In addition to classroom learning; a variety of work projects, involving welding skills, are completed on a routine basis.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience: The minimum qualifications for service as a faculty member teaching a noncredit course shall be:

A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED Certificate AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • A bachelor’s degree in any field, and two years of occupational experience related to the subject of the course taught (WELDING).

OR

  • An associate degree in any field, and six years of occupational experience related to the subject of the course taught (WELDING).

OR

  • Possession of a full-time, clear California Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential authorizing instruction in the subject matter (WELDING).

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess The Following Certification

  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Structural License issued by the State of California

Knowledge of:

  • Fundamental skills and basic principles of tack, structural, mechanical, mig, tig, oxyacetylene and gas tunsten arc welding
  • Instruction and supervision of others in the use of hand and power tools, workshop equipment and structures of welding
  • Instruction and supervision of others in a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks including but not limited to grinding wheels, sanding belts, welding torches and valves, welding stations, brass/aluminum/metal pipes and plasma cutting machines
  • Workshop safety and the proper use of tools and power equipment for welding

Ability to:

  • Supervise and instruct inmates in a vocational program with emphasis on security of the operation.
  • Evaluate inmates’ interests, aptitudes and abilities for proper placement in the program.
  • Determine effectiveness of training, performance and progress of participants.
  • Maintain files on participants, records of material usage and prepare reports.

Special Qualifications:

  • No felony convictions
  • No form of probation
  • Must be able to pass an extensive background investigation to the satisfaction of the Sheriff-Coroner.
  • Must possess a valid Drivers License
  • Must meet the minimum qualifications for faculty in California Community Colleges as established by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Dated March 1995 and all candidate’s credentials will be reviewed and approved for instructor status by Rancho Santiago College District, prior to an offer of employment.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The County of Orange is committed to providing a means for applicants who may have a disability to identify areas in which they may request a reasonable accommodation. The following is a description of the physical and mental abilities, which are customarily required to perform the essential job functions of this position. Applicants are encouraged to contact the recruiter for any questions or to request an accommodation during the selection process.

Environmental Conditions: Under supervision and monitoring, works inside jail facilities with inmates.

Physical Requirements: Incumbents are required to work inside a jail facility with inmates who have the potential to become verbally abusive or violent; must be able to withstand pressures, demands, and expectations from continuous work assignments and work activities with completion deadlines and monitoring from supervisor; must have the stamina to stand, bend, stoop, and/or sit for long periods of time, and walk on a regular basis as the work demands; must possess overall body mobility especially the repetitive use of hands, arms, and shoulders to perform in the different assignment areas; lift up to 40 lbs of various office equipment and work materials; manual dexterity to operate a variety of electronic and automated office machines; vision sufficient to read a computer screen and detailed blue prints; speak and hear well enough to converse in person, communicate clearly and understandably over the telephone and/or while addressing large groups of people.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

All applications and supplemental information forms will be screened to identify the more qualified candidates. Applications submitted without a completed supplemental information form will be disqualified from further consideration. After screening, the more qualified candidates will be referred to the next step in the recruitment process, the oral interview.

Oral Interview: (Weighted 100%) Candidates will be rated by a panel of job knowledge experts. Each candidate’s rating will be based on responses to a series of structured questions designed to elicit the candidate’s qualifications for the job.

After all the recruitment procedures have been completed, the Sheriff’s Human Resources will establish an eligible list of qualified candidates.

How To Apply

  • Only online applications will be accepted at www.ocgov.com.
  • Your application and supplemental information should highlight all of the dates and areas in which you have developed expertise, matching your professional experience with the specific qualifications listed above.
  • Please print your online confirmation page. The confirmation page verifies receipt of your online application submission.
  • If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please direct your call to Paige West at (714) 647-6153.

Additional Information

Orange County, as an equal employment opportunity employer encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Non-Management Benefits

In addition to the County's standard suite of benefits, such as a variety of health plan options, annual leave and paid holidays--we also offer an excellent array of benefits such as a Health Care Reimbursement Account, 457 Defined Contribution Plan and Annual Education and Professional Reimbursement. Employees are provided a Retirement Plan through the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS).

Please go to the following link to find out more about Defined Benefit Pensions and OCERS Plan Types/Benefits.

http://www.ocers.org/active-member-information

Click here for information about benefits offered to County of Orange employees.

01

Are you currently a credentialed Vocational Instructor with a full time, clear California Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential authorizing instruction in welding?

  • Yes
  • No

02

If you answered "YES" to Question #1, and a degree does not apply to you, please select "N/A". (You will need to provide a copy of your degree and documentation showing the required related experience upon request by the recruiter.)

  • A bachelors degree in any field, and two (2) years of occupational teaching experience related welding.
  • An associate degree in any field, and six (6) years of occupational teaching experience related to welding.
  • N/A

03

Please describe your experience, education and training in the following areas:

  • Mig, tig, oxyacetylene and gas tunsten arc welding
  • Ordering and inventorying welding supplies and preventing loss, theft or damage.
  • Required Question

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