SENIOR OPERATING ENGINEER - 60009575

Requisition No: 878506 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR OPERATING ENGINEER - 60009575

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60009575 

Salary:  $34,760.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 07/06/2026 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 706-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

MULTI-HIRE OPPORTUNITY

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Senior Operating Engineer within the Maintenance Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Check the prior shift's operations report to determine what specific problems were encountered and if repairs are necessary. Monitor Operating Engineer's duties on shift.
• Makes rounds of heating plant, checking the gauges and instrument panel every two hours and logs the reading in the operations report.  Checks the alarm bell and warning lights to ensure proper operation.
• Monitor boilers by checking the temperature and pressure of the operating system, checking burning flame of the boilers and stack emissions periodically during shift.
• Blows down generators to remove dissolved solids.  Performs chemical tests on water samples by detecting the color changes of the water samples during test procedures.  Adds chemicals to keep systems within specified limits.
• Inspects, removes, cleans and repairs boiler burner tips.  If burner tip's flame is out, take immediate action to re-ignite and manually reset entire system.  Assists in servicing generators by removing heads, tube bundles, replacing or repairing leaking tubes and inspecting all seals, gaskets and connections.
• Service air compressors by changing oil and lubricating bearings.
• Inspect 3 water softeners and determine degree of softness through pH tests.  Perform chemical treatment of cooling towers at Buildings 12 & 13.  Monitor the regenerating of water softness.  Checks water gauge and adds make-up water to maintain required level.
• Monitor and log amount of natural gas to each of the three (3) HTHW boilers.  Takes gas inventory at the beginning of shift.  Service cooling tower and induced draft fans in each of the 3 boilers.
• Start 3116/125 caterpillar emergency electrical generator and check performance.  Perform routine service.  Performs all general maintenance in heating plant such as painting, plumbing & routine carpentry repair