MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - 60010920

Requisition No: 854612 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - 60010920

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60010920 

Salary:  $33,760.00 - $54,092.40 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/24/2025 

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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.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

 

NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY 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.

 

THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY.

 

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Maintenance Mechanic at North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Locate, repair/replace all plumbing problems. Examples: remove porcelain toilets and replace with stainless steel penal type toilets. Repair/replace penal type flush valves. Replace all gate valves with ball valves. Repair/ replace all water coolers. Unstop sewer lines from sink drains to 2", 4" and 6" sewer lines. Be able to use a sink auger, K50, K60, 1500 sewer machine along with a 3" jet machine. Repair/replace broken underground cast iron pipe. Repair all roof drains. Repair/replace all pool pumping equipment, maintain irrigation well and sprinkler system. Maintain all hot water heaters (gas & electric). And repair other plumbing related equipment.
• Locate repair or install electrical circuits, high and low voltage and electronic. Examples: wire pulling, placement of conduit transformer installation. Replacement of any or all parts. Maintain, repair, and install all types of machinery, appliances, electronic equipment, bulbs. All other duties related to electrician position.
• Repair or install items related to heating and refrigeration. Some examples: locate refrigeration leaks and recharge units. Trouble shoot refrigeration or heating unit and replace necessary parts. Perform routine maintenance on equipment as necessary. Other related duties assigned to refrigeration mechanic.
• Repair, install or build items related to wood, glass, or masonry. Some examples: repair doors, install or finish sheet rock, build shelves, partitions, replace windows, lay brick or block, concrete work. Other related duties assigned to carpenter.
• Serves in an on-call rotation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of th