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Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor (General Foreman)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison SystemHonolulu, Hawaii, United StatesFull-time$56.63 - $66.11 per hourPosted Oct 23, 2026Closes Oct 30, 2026
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To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Applicants must have had sufficient training and experience to show their ability to perform the duties of the position. Qualifications will be determined by comparing your application to the responses to the Applicant Assessment Questions against the guidelines found in the Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations, WS-4749 Series.

To qualify for this position, you MUST meet the Barely Acceptable level on both screen-out elements (Ability to supervise) and (Aptitude for work with prisoners); receive at least one half of the total possible points; AND you must furnish detailed information on your resume to support your assessment responses to demonstrate that you clearly possess the experience and skills to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Failure to specifically identify skills in this field may result in your score being lowered or in being found ineligible for this vacancy. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Serves as Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor with responsibilities which include construction, repair, maintenance and inspection of all inside and outside housing units and buildings. Provides supervision to several civilian journeyman level supervisors who in turn supervise an inmate workforce involved in a variety of dissimilar trade practices.

For institutions with more than one General Foreman position, i.e., located inside and/or outside the perimeter fence, will be required to rotate through the different locations on a regular basis. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026
Pay benchmark
Average wage, United States
$86,977 average / year

This job's listed pay is 46% above the benchmark.

This job: $116,480 to 137,280

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

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  • H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
  • L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
  • O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

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