What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mobile Equipment Operator 1 - Heavy position at State of Louisiana?
Supplemental Information
No Civil Service test score or assessment is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Ellen Burke
Red River, Atchafalaya & Bayou Boeuf Levee District
eburke@rrabb.net
(318) 443-9646
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of experience in mobile equipment operations.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To operate heavy mobile equipment to accomplish transportation, maintenance, or construction tasks.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
General from a Foreman, or other higher level maintenance, supervisory, or administrative personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
Functional over lower graded equipment operators or laboring personnel as needed.
Location of Work:
May be used by all agencies, statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Mobile Equipment Operator 2 by the requirement to operate heavier mobile equipment that has more complicated operating and handling characteristics.
Differs from Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 2 by the restriction that operation of mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives is only an occasional function of the Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 1 and does not constitute the primary, regular and recurring function for this job.
Examples of Work
NOTE: Operation of one or more of the types of equipment enumerated must be the primary, regular and recur ring function of the job.
Operates bulldozers, angle dozers, front end loaders, and/or backhoes.
Operates excavator or track hoe.
Operates Gradall - graders.
Operates trenching machines.
Operates large self propelled sweepers.
Operates self propelled asphalt distribution (800 gallon or Operates striping truck.
Operates motor patrol.
Operates Tractor Trailer.
May operate mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives on an occasional basis.
Verifies, on delivery, that merchandise corresponds with shipping ticket.
May operate auxiliary equipment such as striping machine, rear of asphalt distribution truck, or auxiliary equipment listed for lower graded operators' jobs.
May provide guidance to and oversee work of lower graded operators and laborers.
May be required to operate any equipment enumerated for lower graded equipment operators when necessary to accomplish work objective.
May perform incidental repair and construction tasks such as those listed for Mobile Equipment Operator 2, as required.
Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs user maintenance necessary to keep equipment in clean, good working order.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Salary : $3,649 - $6,566
