Manager Store and Purchasing (350482) - Tasmania Prison Service

The Department of Justice has a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies in place, and our recruitment practices aim to facilitate full participation from all population cohorts. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and faiths, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform TPS Recruiting at TPSRecruiting@justice.tas.gov.au as soon as possible. 

Details of Appointment

This role is a permanent, day work position working 73.50 hours per fortnight.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements - talk to us about how this could work for you.

*Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and/or casual vacancies.

Benefits

Salary of $99,482 to $104,352 pa. starting salary negotiable within range subject to experience in a similar role. Annual salary increases within this range in accordance with the Tasmanian State Service Award and Public Service Union Wages Agreement

In addition to the salary: 

• Correctional Facility Allowance of 7.5% 
• 11% super from 1 July 2023, access to salary sacrifice and salary packaging.
• 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus access to purchased leave, leave without pay and State Service accumulated leave scheme.
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a range of other service via our dedicated Wellbeing and Support team.
• Learning, development and career progression opportunities across Tasmania.

Working Environment

Tasmania Prison Service (TPS) has prison facilities located at Risdon Vale, Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania. This position is based at Risdon Vale.

The Risdon Vale site offers a corporate working environment without the hustle and bustle of city centre offices, free on-site parking and access to the on-site staff gym (or head across the road to Risdon Brook Dam for a walk at lunch time).

Duties

• Management of the Tasmania Prison Service Store, Canteen and Warehousing operation ensuring compliance with policy and procedures in accordance with Government procurement requirements.
• Ongoing development of Canteen and Store policy, procedures and operations in accordance with regulatory and operational requirements.
• Development and ongoing management of training for all staff within the stores output.
• Provision of supervision, leadership and guidance for all staff within the stores output.
• Management of prisoner labour and associated vocational training within the Stores output.
• Manage the ongoing development and review of stores information and control systems.
• Develop, negotiate and maintain preferred supplier agreements on behalf of the TPS in accordance with Treasury requirements and operational policy.
• Manage the maintenance and development of the inventory control system to ensure goods which are ordered, received, stored and dispatched are appropriately managed.
• Liaise with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure processes are delivering optimum efficiency and customer service within the outputs capacity.
• Provide technical advice to internal stakeholders in relation to the ongoing development of stores, Canteen and Warehousing operations.
• Perform other tasks as directed by your line Manager.

Pre-employment Checks

The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justi