Facility Locksmith
APPLETON, MNJob$29.76/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
CoreCivic seeks a Facility Locksmith to install, maintain, and repair locks and related hardware at a correctional facility. The role includes troubleshooting commercial and industrial security door hardware, maintaining master keying systems, and performing preventive maintenance and repairs. Candidates must meet education, experience, driver’s license, and age requirements; locksmith certification or Architectural Hardware Certification training is preferred.
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Full job description
$29.76 per hour
At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good. We are currently seeking a Facility Locksmith who has a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional, secure setting. Come join a team that is dedicated to making an impact for the people and communities we serve.
The Facility Locksmith installs, maintains and repairs facility locks and related hardware for correctional facility. Troubleshoots, repairs and installs commercial and industrial security door locking hardware. Maintains master keying systems for both standard and small formats.
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Performs preventive maintenance, diagnoses and corrects problems involving various components. Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, latches, keepers and hinges.
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Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, welding equipment, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
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Inspects and listens to equipment to diagnose malfunctions. Dismantles defective or malfunctioning machines and equipment, installs new or repaired parts, and tests operation following repair.
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Prepares and maintains a variety of standard operating records and reports, as required. Process all work orders, reports, and other documents in a timely manner.
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Completes assignments based on urgency and scheduled needs. Coordinates with facility Maintenance Supervisor in completing high priority repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure safe and secure facility system operations.
Qualifications:
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High School diploma, GED certification or equivalent is required.
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Two years of experience with detention, commercial and industrial, mechanical and electronic locking systems hardware installation is required.
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Locksmith certification and/or completion of Architectural Hardware Certification training preferred.
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A valid driver's license is required.
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Minimum Age Requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.
CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace& EOE including Disability/Veteran
How this job compares
Set against the 14,333 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$29.76/hr
- Minnesota median$18–21/hr150 hourly ranges
- US median$17–20/hr5,529 hourly ranges
This rate, $29.76/hr, is 49% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Maintenance hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 225 open Maintenance jobs in Minnesota and 14,333 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,640 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,740 of the 14,333 open Maintenance jobs (19%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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