PLUMBER OPS - 60957301

Laphcc; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 61,992,000 - 82,656,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Department of Children and Families seeks a Plumber OPS to install, inspect, maintain, and repair plumbing and heating fixtures across NFETC facilities in Gainesville. The role requires independent judgment, collaboration across the program office, and attention to safety and detail.

Minimum qualifications include two years of plumbing experience, vocational training, and a Class E driver's license.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in plumbing.
• 720 classroom hours may substitute for each year of required experience.
• Possession of a Classified Driver's License (Class E) as per Florida statutes.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains and repairs plumbing and heating fixtures and accessories.
• Maintains fixtures such as faucets, sinks, valves, vents, water coolers and fountains.
• Operates State owned vehicles as required.
• Opens clogged drains and maintains sewer lines.
• Maintains high- and low-pressure boilers and related systems; cleans equipment.
• Requisitions materials and cuts/threads pipe for installation.

Skills

Plumbing knowledge

Pipe tools

Planning & coordination

Communication

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Lifting 50 pounds

Weather tolerance

CPR/First Aid

Read blueprints

Education

Vocational/technical plumbing training

Class E Driver’s license

Tools

Pipe cutters

Reamers

Threading machines

General plumbing tools

Job description

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

Requisition No: 881962

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: PLUMBER OPS - 60957301

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60957301

Salary: $22.00 Per Hour

Posting Closing Date: 09/08/2026

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) isthe 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 a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Plumber OPS within the Maintenance Services 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:

• This position installs, maintains and repairs plumbing and heating fixtures and accessories.
• Installs, maintains and repairs plumbing fixtures such as faucets, sinks, valves, vents, water coolers and fountains, etc., in a professional manner to ensure optimum customer satisfaction.
• Required to operate State owned vehicles.
• Opens clogged drains and maintains sewer lines.
• Maintains high- and low-pressure steam boilers, ensures safety devices and controls are operating properly, cleans boilers, hot water heaters, etc.
• Requisitions materials needed to complete jobs.
• Cuts and threads pipe for installation of water and steam lines.
• Repairs Kitchen and Laundry equipment as necessary.
• Performs duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of the procedures and methods for installing, repairing and maintaining plumbing and heating fixtures and accessories.
• Skill in using pipe cutters, reamers, threading machines and other specialized tools and equipment.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to engage in physical activities such as bending, pushing, pulling, stooping and walking.
• Ability tolift 50 pounds and climb ladders.
• Ability to work in inclement weather, be exposed to loud noises, and occasionally work in close, dark areas.
• This position also has contact with people we serve, which requires the incumbent to be certified in CPR, ACT, First Aid and verbal/basic aggression control techniques.
• Ability to ambulate grounds.
• Ability to read blueprints.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of experience in plumbing
• Vocational/technical training in plumbing and pipefitting can substitute at the rate of 720 classroom hours for each year of the required experience.
• In accordance with Florida Statute 322, possession of a Classified Driver's License (Class E Driver’s license).

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety:

• Include the supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities, as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of responding to qualifying questions and entering work history.

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 employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire . For more information, please visit the SSS website:

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 required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.