Mechanical Maint & Operations Techn I
West Liberty, KYFull-time$35K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations Technician I maintains and repairs air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and air-handling equipment at a Kentucky Department of Corrections institution. The role supports facility operations by maintaining heating and air units, coolers, freezers, and boilers; performing preventive maintenance; inspecting equipment and identifying needs; and ordering parts and supplies. Emergency repairs may be required at any time, including around the clock.
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11/15/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
2605955
Mechanical Maint & Operations Techn I
Pay Grade11
Salary
$35,326.80 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
200 Road to Justice
West Liberty, KY 41472 USA
Description
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.
The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations Technician I functions as the maintenance and repair staff of all air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating and air handling equipment for the institution.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Maintains heating and air units as well as coolers, freezers, and boilers for the operation of the institution.
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Performs all preventative maintenance for their assigned work areas.
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Inspects equipment and responsible for determining equipment needs and order parts as needed.
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Competes all paperwork for ordering parts and supplies that are needed for all areas.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:NONE
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:Two 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:NONE
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 Regina Setters [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=2605955 - Mechanical Maint & Operations Techn I)
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 6,718 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35K/yr
- US median$58–80K/yr334 salary ranges
This rate, $35K, is 50% below the US median midpoint ($70K) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 133 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Kentucky and 6,718 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,819 postings).
- Education
- 22 of the 6,718 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 November 10, 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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