INSTITUTIONAL TRADE INSTRUCTOR 1 METAL
Metal
Career Family: INSTITUTIONAL TRADE INSTRUCTOR
In New Jersey, Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Metal is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
It is the lowest-paid of the 2 Institutional Trade Instructor grades, a step below Institutional Trade Instructor 2 Metal, whose band tops out about $7,651 higher. Qualifying turns on 2 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $55,079 and $80,113, and state payroll currently lists about 110 people in the title, most of them at Corrections.
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Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Metal appears on the State payroll at 3 departments, most of them at Department of Corrections.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Corrections | 107 |
| Juvenile Justice Commission | 2 |
| Department of Health | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Institutional Trade Instructor series
- Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Metal — $55,079 – $80,113 (this title)
- Institutional Trade Instructor 2 Metal — $60,207 – $87,764
Promoting to Institutional Trade Instructor 2 Metal raises the top of the band by about $7,651. Its top salary lands around the 22nd percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 110 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $82,133. The agencies employing the most are:
- Corrections (107)
- Juvenile Justice Commission (2)
- Health and Senior Services (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Corrections, trains and oversees inmates in the assigned work activities in areas related to industrial work in metal or other high production press room operations like Sheet Metal, Metal Shelving and other similar metal products, etc.; does other related work as required.
Examples of work
- Directs and oversees inmates in a production environment of the specified field.
- In the assigned field, provides instruction in all facets of production and manufacturing, including providing instruction in the proper use, care, adjustment and minor repair of machinery, and tools.
- Implements an assigned production plan to include maintaining the required inventory levels of raw material and the finished goods.
- Assigns work to inmates.
- May assist in program planning and providing information used to develop the program budget.
- Takes the approved measures required to ensure the custody, safety, training, and well-being of inmates assigned.
- Requisitions the necessary materials and supplies to maintain approved production and inventory levels.
- Instructs inmates in safe practices and takes the lead in accident prevention measures and programs; enforces safety rules and regulations.
- Maintains records, reports, and files.
- Maintains records and files of inmates' time and progress, inventory management, and production statistics, and recommends program changes.
- Attends all staff meetings and in-service training programs.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience as an instructor in industrial work in metal or other high production press room operations, including but not limited to Sheet Metal Aluminum products, Metal Shelving, Metal Products, Metal product Fabrication, and/or Sheet Metal.
<b>OR</b>
Two (2) years of journey level experience in metal or other high production press room operations including but not limited to Sheet Metal Aluminum products, Metal Shelving, Metal Products, Metal product Fabrication, and/or Sheet Metal in a commercial setting.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle rather than employee mobility is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Technical knowledge of a subject area as listed above in the experience statement.
- Knowledge of the problems involved in overseeing and instructing inmates.
- Knowledge of the methods used to provide vocational training in the fields, as listed above in the experience statement.
- Knowledge and application of the machinery, and tools used in the fields, as listed above in the experience statement.
- Knowledge of the problems encountered and their potential solutions in using inmate labor with the primary purpose of providing meaningful on-the-job industrial/vocational training in a production environment.
- Ability to provide vocational training to inmates.
- Ability to take approved measures required to ensure proper training, care, custody, and safety of assigned inmates.
- Ability to develop realistic production schedules and meet the associated deadlines.
- Ability to give assignments and instructions to the inmates assigned to the work program and oversees the performance of their work.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative work relationship with superiors, associates/co-workers and with those persons interested in or concerned with the production/manufacture of product and the delivery of services.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
- Ability to oversee the maintenance and repair of the industrial/vocational program equipment.
- Ability to maintain accurate records of time, materials used costs, inmate progress and production.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
A license or a certificate of journeyman or equivalent status from a trade union or similar association in a field (those identified above) may be substituted for one (1) year of general or journey level experience.