Occ. Code 7946900

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, M-3

New York State Department of Civil Service

Classification Standard

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CLASS

          The Assistant Director Correctional Industries Business Development is responsible for the identification, evaluation, design, implementation, and central direction during the development phases of potential new businesses, as well as managerial duties related to facility Waste Management and Agri-Business programs.  The incumbent develops procedures aimed at assisting in the identification of potentially profitable business ventures; provides a continuing review of waste production, disposal quantities, and costs by correctional facilities; and provides direction for Agri-Business operating units.

This position is classified only at the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:  one position class; supervisory; under the general direction of the Director Correctional Industries and Industrial Training; manages all facility Waste Management and Agri-Business programs; responsible for development phases of potential new businesses.

RELATED CLASSES

Assistant Director Correctional Industries Management, is responsible for all budgeting, fiscal, cost accounting, general ledger accounting, shipping and warehousing, and personnel and labor relations activities within the Correctional Industries Program.

Assistant Director Correctional Industries Operations, is responsible for all manufacturing within the Division of Correctional Industries.

Director Correctional Industries and Industrial Training, directs the activities and administration of manufacturing plants at correctional facilities and multi-facility recycling, construction and asbestos operations.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

Develops specific procedures aimed at assisting in the identification of potentially profitable business ventures.

• Conducts initial evaluations of projects identified to determine the profit potential, and whether these projects fall within the goals, legal limitations, and general capabilities of the Division of Correctional Industries.

• Conducts on-site evaluations of ongoing programs to determine actual content, limitation, and productivity potential.

• Re-evaluates programs on a scheduled basis which do not initially appear appropriate for Correctional Industries oversight.

• Prepares detailed recommendations for presentation to Correctional Industries and agency management.

Takes control of overall program.

• Acquires responsibility for program management through assignment of this responsibility by the appropriate Deputy Commissioner.

• Reviews operational standards and goals, and revises such to ensure that Correctional Industries standards are met.

• Arranges for necessary funding increases, training, and staffing needed.

• Works with facility staff to ensure their understanding of program goals.

Develops evaluation methods for determining program success.

• Works with staff to develop informational requirements.

• Provides training of facility staff and necessary hardware and software to ensure timely and accurate transmittal of information.

• Ensures that material is presented in reports showing the progress of the operation.

• Develops a full scale proposal with supporting documentation recommending either acquisition or abandonment.

• Defends proposal to the Commissioners executive team.

Provides a continuing review of waste production, disposal quantities, and costs of facilities.

• Gathers data for all sites on types and quantities of refuse and recyclables.

• Gathers data for all sites identifying all costs associated with waste disposal.

• Provides review of facility waste disposal contracts for budget and finance departments.

• Identifies locations and necessary rehabilitation areas for separation and storage of recyclables in each facility.

• Identifies equipment and supplies needed to perform adequate source separation and storage activities.

• Develops models for differing security level facilities to supervise and carry out source separation and processing activities.

• Assists facilities in developing operating procedures and directives for recycling activities.

• Provides relevant goals and targets for individual facility and DOCCS recycling quantities and avoided costs.

• Develops a monthly reporting system for individual facilities to gather data relevant to waste disposal costs, recycling activities, and calculation of avoided costs.

• Provides central budget requests to Facilities Planning and Support Operations to fund construction and equipment expenditures related to waste management initiatives.

• Provides guidance and technical assistance to individual facilities in implementing comprehensive waste management practices.

Develops and implements organic waste composting programs in correctional facilities.

• Identifies facilities where composting of organic waste is appropriate in regard to site, quantity, and potential avoided costs.

• Provides technical guidance to facilities to implement composting activities regarding methodology, siting, equipment, and operations.

• Develops central budget requests for Facilities Planning and Support Operations for construction and equipment to implement effective organic waste composting facilities.

• Monitors the quality and quantity of composting activities to improve cost avoidance.

• Provides liaison with regulatory agencies and DOCCS facilities for waste management activities.

Provides direction, design, and funding for regional DOCCS secondary material processing facilities.

• Identifies areas of the State where regional processing of DOCCS secondary materials is warranted and provides significant cost avoidance and revenue generation.

• Identifies individual facilities where processing of recyclables is warranted due to distance from markets, quantities produced, or cost avoidance potential.

• Prepares central budget requests to provide equipment and facility modifications to implement regional and facility processing activities.

• Identifies and secures markets for DOCCS processed recycled materials.

• Coordinates transportation of recyclables between DOCCS facilities and to markets.

• Provides ongoing technical assistance for processing centers to augment the value of materials processed and increase efficiency.

• Develops a reporting system for processing centers.

Guides the purchasing practices of DOCCS, the Office of General Services (OGS), and Correctional Industries to encourage the use of recycled, recyclable, and reusable equipment and supplies.

• Provides technical information for the purchase of recyclable materials in food service, office products, copying equipment, and bulk quantities.

• Stays informed of new developments in reusable, recyclable, and recycled products.

Provides education and training for facility staff, offenders, and central office personnel to enhance the effective implementation of waste management activities.

• Develops a training program for individual facilities to share with all facility staff and offenders detailing the global, economic, and local impact of recycling and waste management.

• Serves as a resource for facility training days and special events.

• Maintains a database for use with individual facilities and in Central Office reports containing information documenting the efficiency of the DOCCS waste management initiative.

• Conducts annual HUB recycling meetings to update and address concerns of individual facilities in all HUBs.

• Consults with individual facilities to address concerns and problems related to waste management activities.

• Produces monthly and annual reports for use by DOCCS, Correctional Industries, OGS, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Division of the Budget (DOB), and other agencies to document the effectiveness and progress of the waste management program.

• Stays informed of developments in waste management technology, regulations, and practices through periodicals, professional meetings, professional associations, and voluntary advisory boards.

Actively explores opportunities for DOCCS to provide assistance, labor, and expertise to agencies, municipalities, and educational institutions in waste management programs.

• Attends speaking engagements to promote DOCCS programs to the general public and other agencies.

• Cooperates with municipalities to enhance waste management and recycling activities.

• Develops guidelines for DOCCS participation in cooperative waste management programs.

• Serves as a liaison between DOCCS and regulatory agencies concerning waste management including DEC, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Health (DOH).

• Serves on voluntary advisory committees to gain insight into public policy and waste management research, such as Cornell University Waste Management Institute, Cornell Compost Club, Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, and the Department of Economic Developments Office of Recycling Market Development.

Develops long range strategies for DOCCS farm operations that can be translated to daily operations for efficient production of farm products.

• Completes and updates a long range objective statement for operating Agri-Business units.

• Develops an annual business plan with production, economic, and physical plant objectives for the DOCCS Agri-Business program.

• Conducts semi-annual site visits and evaluations for each operating unit.

• Selects and implements a computerized farm management system to analyze production, costs, and labor efficiency.

• Provides ongoing assistance and guidance to facility personnel and farm management staff in daily operations.

Provides training and guidance for farm personnel to utilize current production and cultural practices in order to produce farm commodities competitively with the private sector.

• Develops annual goals and targets for the production units in the areas of milk, beef, and vegetable production.

• Develops a monthly reporting system and database to provide regular production and inventory reports for Main Office, DOB, and DOCCS budget and finance departments.

• Provides semi-annual training events for farm managers and relevant administrative staff to keep them abreast of current issues and provides in-depth technical training for increased production.

• Provides current technical information for farm staff through participation in Cornell Cooperative Extension and other organizations.

• Consults with professionals in the areas of animal health, nutrition, crop production, and equipment.

• Provides coordination of the processing and distribution of DOCCS farm processing and distribution of DOCCS farm products throughout the State.

Provides central direction for the operating units in administration of farm units and serves as a liaison with Main Office.

• Develops suggested civilian and offender staffing levels for all units to provide adequate seven-day coverage of milking and crop activities.

• Develops offender wage and training incentives.

• Works with Classification and Movement to supply adequate offender staffing for all units.

• Encourages Farm Managers to attend relevant training opportunities for increased production and improved management efficiency.

• Develops an equipment replacement schedule and submits annual central budget requests.

• Surveys physical plant needs and develops annual central budget requests for rehabilitation and new construction.

• Initiates and supervises a milk processing plant upgrade program for all facilities.

• Maintains a database providing accountability for Agri-Business enterprises and provides economic reports to indicate profit and loss positions.

• Develops adequate funding support for farm operations.

• Provides leadership for new initiatives in the Agri-Business program.

• Serves as a liaison between DOCCS and regulatory agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Open Competitive: a bachelors degree and ten years of progressively responsible management experience, of which three or more years must have dealt with the start up of new business enterprises and the evaluation of their profitability.

Revised:  7/18

NOTE: Classification Standards illustrate the nature, extent and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe.  Standards cannot and do not include all of the work that might be appropriately performed by a class.  The minimum qualifications above are those which were required for appointment at the time the Classification Standard was written.  Please contact the Division of Staffing Services for current information on minimum qualification requirements for appointment or examination.