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Mobile Equipment Operator - Light

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Mobile Equipment Operator - Light

Salary

$2,272.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly

Location

Statewide, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

208342

Department

SE LA Flood Protection Auth-East

Opening Date

04/29/2025

Closing Date

5/10/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

About this position:

The positions may be located in the following parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East (SLFPA-E) operates the regional flood control system and associated facilities in St. Bernard Parish, east-bank of Orleans Parish, and the east-bank of Jefferson Parish within its control to protect lives and property from tidal flooding by natural weather events.

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

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.

*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:

Sage Celestin

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East

[email protected]

(504) 286-3112

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To operate light mobile equipment to accomplish transportation, maintenance, or construction tasks.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from a Foreman or other supervisor or administrator or higher level maintenance personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

May exercise leadworker responsibility over laborers or other lower graded personnel.

Location of Work:

May be used by all agencies, statewide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from laboring classes by the requirement to operate light mobile equipment and/or vehicles as a primary, regular, and recurring duty.

Differs from Mobile Equipment Operator 1 by the restriction to primary operation of lighter mobile equipment.

Examples of Work

The incumbent in this position performs a physical effort to accomplish a variety of tasks in the Maintenance Department of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East (SLFPA-E) under the supervision of a Levee Foreman A, or higher authoritative supervision, as follows:

35% Cutting and trimming grass within the Flood Protection Authority right-of-way, including, but not limited to, floodwalls, poles, dead-end streets, and trees. The incumbent must use gas/diesel-powered tools and cutting equipment. The incumbent will operate one or more of the following types of equipment as a primary, regular, and recurring function of the job, including but not limited to weed eaters, pole saws, chainsaws, lawnmowers, edgers, loppers, hand pruners, and self-propelled cutting equipment.

35% Cuts grass with self-propelled equipment.

15% Removes trash and debris from the SLFPA-E right-of-way. Operate all vehicles and equipment required by your position in a proper and safe manner. Secure a trailer and self-propelled equipment/mowers to jobsites in a proper and safe manner.

10% Performs miscellaneous labor duties such as cleaning of maintenance yard, washing vehicles, trimming trees, and graffiti removal and sandbagging where problems develop.

5% Fills and handles sandbags as required.

The incumbent will perform any and all related duties as required or assigned.

The incumbent must have a valid Louisiana driver’s license.

NOTE: SLFPA-E is an emergency-oriented agency. Part of the SLFPA-E’s mission is to protect the residents of the east-bank of Jefferson Parish, St. Bernard Parish, and the east-bank of Orleans Parish from tidal surge, wind-driven water, and river flooding.

In emergencies during Mississippi River flooding and Hurricane / Tropical Storm events, the incumbent will be on call and must report for duty if so required, remaining on duty in such situations until released from duty by the Appointing Authority.

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

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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