Mechanical Maint & Operations Techn II
Lexington, KYFull-time$39K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations Technician II acts as a lead worker in maintaining and operating associated systems and equipment at a correctional institution. The position is located at a new medical facility in Lexington, Kentucky. The role includes inspecting assigned areas and equipment, performing preventive maintenance, coordinating work with other skilled trades, ordering parts, and supervising support teams.
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10/28/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
req82112
Mechanical Maint & Operations Techn II
Pay Grade12
Salary
$38,854.56 Annually
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)
Hiring Agency
Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections
Location
3111 Spurr Road
Lexington, KY 40511 USA
Description
Creating a better, safer Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates correctional facilities that house Kentucky's adult inmate population.
The mission of DOC is to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out the mandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquire skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior.
This position is located at the new medical facility in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations Technician II acts as a lead worker in the maintenance and operation of associated systems and equipment at the institution.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Inspects assigned area projecting maintenance needs in consultation with the appropriate department heads.
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Performs all preventative maintenance for their assigned work area and coordinates work with other skilled trade areas (plumbers, electricians, etc.).
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Inspects equipment and responsible for determining equipment needs and order parts as needed.
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Supervises the support teams that perform work within assigned area.
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Prepares reports and ensures documentation as needed.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:High school graduate.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:Four years of experience in the maintenance or repair of HVAC, refrigeration, ventilation, or electrical systems.
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:Formal training in one of the above or related fields will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis.
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:Experience in one of the above or related fields will substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):Must be 18 years of age.
Working Conditions
May be required to take care of emergency repairs twenty-four hours a day.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kasey Schank [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=req82112 - Mechanical Maint & Operations Techn II) .
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 6,979 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$39K/yr
- US median$58–80K/yr308 salary ranges
This rate, $39K, is 44% below the US median midpoint ($69K) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 123 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Kentucky and 6,979 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Carrols Corporation20 open
- Kroger Family of Companies10 open
- McDonald's9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,834 postings).
- Education
- 29 of the 6,979 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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