Senior Overseer – Engineering Powder Coating 5D
Cessnock Correctional Centre
Location – Cessnock Correctional Centre, Cessnock NSW
Employment type – Ongoing, Full Time
Salary - $101,986pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation
Corrective Services Industries is currently seeking a trade qualified candidate for the Engineering Senior Overseer role at Cessnock Correctional Centre. You must have experience across any of the following trades: Surface Preparation and Coating Application or relevant trade qualifications, Industrial painting and/or spray painting.
What you’ll do
As the ideal Senior Overseer for this role, you will supervise and develop inmates through managing, coaching, instructing, and encouraging them, as members of a team, in order that they may improve their work skills, enhance their post-release employment prospects, and contribute productively to Service/Business Unit objectives.
As part of this role, the duties include however are not limited to:
- Contribute to the business unit operations through the delivery of work related inmate training
- Provide detailed input to case management reporting through the Work Readiness Program.
- Create and maintain a safe working environment for staff, contractors, inmates and visitors to comply with Work Health & Safety legislation.
The successful candidate will be paid to undertake Primary Training for Certificate III in Correctional Practice.
What we’re looking for
As a standout candidate you will have:
- 3 years proven trade experience
- Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description.
- Current NSW Driver Licence
- Willingness to work across varying trades and ability to multitask to achieve operational goals
- Must be willing to undertake relevant training as required (paid by CSI) within set timeframe
Essential Requirements
- Relevant trade qualifications: Minimum Certificate III in Surface Preparation, Engineering and Coating Application or relevant trade qualifications, Industrial painting, spray painting and Engineering.
- Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified timeframes
- Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive to locations as required
- General understanding of capabilities around the use of computers and electronic platforms to access relevant departmental programmes and applications
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Applications close 29th Augus 2025 at 11:59pm
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