Assistant Director Correctional Industries Operations (NY HELPS)

Corcraft is the “brand name” for the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s correctional industries program. Industries uses manufacturing as a component of the Department’s overall reentry program, which is designed to teach inmates work ethic and skills. The program puts inmates’ time to good use inside and outside prison. Corcraft uses a business model to guide decisions and balance costs, market prices and other demands from both the correctional system and outside customers. Corcraft employs roughly 285 civilian staff and 1,850 inmates across twenty-six (26) locations throughout New York State.

The Assistant Director for Operations is responsible for serving as a member of Corcraft’s leadership team in Central Office, and oversees all manufacturing and distribution operations statewide. In addition, the Assistant Director for Operations manages Corcraft’s quality control, production control, and engineering programs, in addition to the abatement program. The Assistant Director of Operations assists with the development of new policies, establishing new manufacturing shops, implementing new products and/or services for the organization, and contributing to the annual business plan and budget process.

The Assistant Director for Operations is an important part of Corcraft’s leadership team, managing the day to day Central Office and facility manufacturing and distribution operations.*This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). (*Please see below for further information).

Eligible for reassignment, transfer, must meet the following minimum qualifications;

Promotional Qualifications: Either 1. one year of permanent service as a Senior Industrial Superintendent/M-2 or Industrial Superintendent/M-1.

Or 2. two years of permanent service as a Correctional Industries Shipping Supervisor/SG-25, Industrial Quality Control Analyst/SG-23, Manufacturing Engineering Specialist/SG-23, or Production Planning and Control Manager/SG-23.

Non-Competitive Appointment: Ten years of experience in the overall management and supervision of manufacturing operations in a factory setting. This experience must have included overall responsibility for manufacturing of three or more product lines.

Substitution: Associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute for five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for seven years of specialized experience.

Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience with strategic planning and leadership of a manufacturing entity
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Strong written and oral communication
• Advanced experience with ERP systems, MS Office Suite, and CAD/CAM programs.
• LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt certification

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to complete an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.