SENIOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

SENIOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - 67070088

Date:  Aug 12, 2026

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Requisition No: 879236 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: SENIOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - 67070088

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67070088 

Salary:  $1,470.84 Biweekly / $38,241.84 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/25/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator 

AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: Senior Maintenance Mechanic - Career Service

POSITION NUMBER: 67070088

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.  

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click ).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit  .
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$38,241.84- $41,316.55 Annually $1,470.84 - $1,589.09 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

Perform a full plumbing program here at Sunland. This is to include but not limited to installation, repair or replacement of plumbing, fixtures, sinks, valves, commodes, water heaters, water coolers, thermal lines, steam lines, steam traps, drain lines, sewage lines, floor drains, steam kettles, dish machines, etc.  This is to be done on a daily and on-going basis.

The Work You Will Do

Perform a full preventative maintenance program on all plumbing related equipment.  This is to include but not limited to hot and cold-water lines, water heaters, coolers, thermal lines, steam kettles, dish machine, sewage lines, valves, pumps, boilers, chillers, etc. on a daily and on-going basis.

Maintain and carry out preventative maintenance program in relationship to the buildings at Sunland.  Example but not limited to repairing, installing, and changing windowpanes, repairing roofs and gutters, wash walls, clean and paint mechanical rooms, any task deemed necessary to preserve the life of the buildings on a daily and on-going basis.  Perform other related duties as specified by supervisor.

Keep material on hand to maintain Sunland's plumbing.  This is to be done on a daily and on-going basis.

Operate a backhoe and other related equipment to keep Sunland operating on a daily and on-going basis.

Perform welding and soldering as needed to keep Sunland operating on a daily and on-going basis.

The position will be required to work shift hours as needed.  Shift hours include evenings, weekends, and holiday hours.

Maintain tool control and tool control logs.  Process work orders.

Perform other related duties as required.

Complete all assigned staff training deemed mandatory.

Minimum Qualifications

• Preferred: At least one year of experience in the maintenance and repair of buildings, plumbing or electrical or mechanical equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of the skilled building trades or mechanical repair work.
• Knowledge of safety procedures required in maintenance and repair work.
• Skill in using tools and equipment in maintenance and repair work.
• Ability to perform a variety of skilled trades functions.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Ability to install, maintain and repair electric motors, generators and other mechanical equipment.
• Ability to take accurate measurements.
• Ability to follow instructions.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Recruiting Contact:

Mary Fisher

Personnel Technician II

Division of Administration and Facility Operations

View email address on jobs.myflorida.com

Fax:View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com

Sunland Human Resources

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL 32446

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 jobs.myflorida.com). 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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.   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.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here .  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

Location:  MARIANNA, FL, US, 32446 MARIANNA, FL, US, 32447 MARIANNA, FL, US, 32448

Nearest Major Market: Panama City