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Maintenance Foreman

Salary

$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

NELVH-213478MAINTF-093025

Department

DVA-NE LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

10/01/2025

Closing Date

10/6/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Maintenance Foreman to provide supervision, guidance, logistical support and limited administration to a group of heterogeneous journeyman crafts and their helpers.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience:

Four years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or as a parks building and grounds attendant; OR

Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering plus two years of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or as a parks building and grounds attendant; OR

Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses plus two years of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or as a parks building and grounds attendant.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=129230) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As a Maintenance Foreman, you will be providing supervision, guidance, logistical support and limited administration to a group of heterogeneous journeyman crafts and their helpers. In this role, you will:

+ Inspect buildings, grounds and equipment to determine need for various types of repairs or maintenance work.

+ Inspect work in progress and upon completion for compliance with standards.

+ Make estimates of cost of labor and materials and requisitions supplies and equipment.

+ Make sketches of proposed changes to be made in renovation of buildings.

+ Make assignments of subordinates or crews providing a variety of maintenance construction or repair.

+ Supervise journeyman level carpentry, plumbing, electrical, plastering, painting and other maintenance work.

+ Supervise the servicing and repair of a variety of basic lawn mowers, refrigerators, stoves, hot water mechanical equipment.

+ Prepare time, work and maintenance reports.

+ Evaluate performance of employees and performs limited administrative functions, leave approval, time absentees, etc.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Jamaile Burton

Human Resources Analyst

[email protected]

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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Do you possess a HVAC EPA certification?

+ Yes

+ No

02

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

+ Yes

+ No

03

If you answered 'yes' to the question above, 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 current or former employee of the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home?

+ Yes

+ No

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Have you completed twelve (12) semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered "no", type N/A.

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Have you completed a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please list the program, institution name, and dates attended (MM/YYYY - MM/YYYY) below. If you answered 'no,' please type N/A.

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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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