SENIOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

SENIOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Santa Rosa County. The Division of Administration seeks a Senior Automotive Equipment Mechanic to join the Fleet Team in the Office of Administration. The incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Automotive Equipment Maintenance Superintendent and performs primarily in auto repair and maintenance.

Job Duties:

• Instructs and supervises inmates in the highly complex skills of auto repair and maintenance.
• Provides instructional sessions on all phases of mechanical work, on all types of on-road and off-road vehicles, both diesel and gasoline, including use and interpretation of test equipment, including test results; front end alignment and wheel balancing, engine repair, transmission repair, radiator repair, auto air conditioning repair and maintenance; tire repair and maintenance; vehicle body repair and painting, tools to be used and maintenance of tools and equipment; and safety procedures to follow.
• Plans, organizes, and schedules work to be performed, orders necessary parts and supplies to ensure timely completion of automotive repairs.
• Ensures that vehicles receive scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Prepares reports of progress and performance of inmates assigned, for use by the inmate's classification team in measuring and determining the rehabilitative progress of the assigned inmate.
• Ensures that vehicle maintenance usage, cost, and expenditures are appropriately recorded and tracked, per the Department's procedures.
• Performs maintenance activities at the correctional institution and as directed by the Automotive Maintenance Superintendent, through the supervision of a working squad of inmates, carries out the position's assigned duties in auto repair and maintenance.
• Maintains custody and control of inmates assigned under the supervision of the position in accordance with accountability requirements for inmates outlined in the operational procedures.

Benefits:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop) Deferred Compensation.

Requirements:

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in automotive repair and maintenance.
• In accordance with Chapter 322, Florida Statutes and dependent upon assigned location, this position may require a Commercial Driver License.

Additional Information:

• The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes.
• The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee's eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.
• The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.
• Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on click.appcast.io). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
• The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
• Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.

Location: Milton, FL, US, 32570, 32583, 32572