MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1,2 OR HEAVY 1 (BRIDGE MAINTENANCE)

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MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1,2 OR HEAVY 1 (BRIDGE MAINTENANCE)

Salary

$2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly

Location

Lake Charles, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

07/168746/meo/2.14.25-sl

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 7- Lake Charles

Opening Date

02/17/2025

Closing Date

2/24/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

DISTRICT 07/ UNIT 720

POSITION # 168746

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1-HEAVY 1

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Mobile Equipment Operator 1, 2 or 1/Heavy depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1:

Class D, Chauffeurs License will be required upon appointment. Starting salary for MEO-1 is $16.06/hourly; this job title receives Premium Pay in the amount of $1.00/hour for all hours worked. Additionally, a 10% base pay increase will be granted upon attainment of permanent status.

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2:

Class A, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) will be required upon appointment. Starting salary for MEO-2 is $17.18/hourly; this job title receives Premium Pay in the amount of $1.00/hour for all hours worked. Additionally, a 10% base pay increase will be granted upon attainment of permanent status.

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1/HEAVY:

Class A, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) will be required upon appointment. Starting salary for MEO-1/HEAVY is $21.05/hourly.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed applications. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. 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.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Name: Derek Domingue

Job Title: Bridge Engineer

Number: 337-437-9143

“The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.”

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

NOTE:

May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license or commercial license.

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.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

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 athttps://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.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

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  Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

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  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

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  If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

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  Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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