Maintenance Mechanic

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Miami (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

USDA APHIS is recruiting for a journeyman level maintenance position at a Plant Inspection Station in Florida. The role covers electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical maintenance, with duties ranging from wiring and panel work to refrigeration service.

The candidate must perform at heights and lift up to 50 lbs, contributing to safe, reliable facility operations. Start date listed as 09/25/2026 with a close date of 10/01/2026; the position is full-time, on-site at the Miami area, under

Qualifications

• Experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical circuits and equipment.
• Ability to work at heights and on scaffolds or ladders.
• Capable of lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Experience preparing scope of work statements and cost estimates.
• Experience with carpentry and plumbing maintenance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical circuits, fixtures and equipment up to 3-phase 208V.
• Installs electrical panels, replaces motors and compressors as needed.
• Works on scaffolds and rooftops, with heights up to 20 feet.
• Prepares scope of work statements and cost estimates using appropriate software.
• Maintains wooden structures and framework (e.g., rafters, columns, trusses).
• Maintains cooling and refrigeration equipment and recharges systems with proper refrigerant charges.
• Performs routine maintenance for Plant Inspection Station including carpentry, electrical, and plumbing.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Scaffolding work

Tools

Electrical testing tools

Refrigeration tools

Vacuum pumps

Job description

Find Your Future With Us at USDA – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to perform the full range of journeyman level structural, electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical maintenance work for a Plant Inspection Station.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Major Duties

Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical circuits, fixtures, and equipment from low voltage up through 3 phase 208 volts, 400 amp circuits from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions. The position requires the knowledge and physical strength to install electrical panels, replace burned out motors and compressors, and the ability to work off tall ladders as required. Performs work on scaffolds and rooftops, which require awkward positions. Ability to work at heights of up to 20 feet and lift loads of 50 lbs. is required. Prepares scope of work statement for variety of maintenance project and prepare the cost estimates utilizing appropriate software. Constructs, alters, repairs, and maintains wooden and wood substitute items and structures such as framework, rafters, load bearing columns and trusses. Services cooling and refrigeration equipment, including recharging systems with proper charges of refrigerant by use of gauges, vacuum pumps, and other tools associated with the trade. Performs routine maintenance for Plant Inspection Station and its associated equipment to include carpentry, electrical, and plumbing.

Position Start Date

09/25/2026

Position Close Date

10/01/2026

Salary Offered

28.66 - 41.12 USD Per Hour

You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS.