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MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1--HEAVY

Salary

$3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

Franklinton, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

62/9929/MEO1H/10.02.25NM

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 62- Hammond

Opening Date

10/02/2025

Closing Date

10/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Job Number: 62/9929/MEO1H/10.02.25NM

Franklinton, LA / Unit 760 / MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1 / HEAVY

At DOTD, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

About this Position

The primary function of this position is to operate heavy equipment for the purposes of road maintenance and construction. This position is located in District 62, Unit 760 of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the Highway Foreman 2. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties with minimal supervision and able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

THIS POSITION IS PART OF A HEAVY ROAD MAINTENANCE CREW THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR USING VARIOUS HAND TOOLS, OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND DUMP TRUCKS FOR ASPHALT AND MILLING OPERATIONS, INSTALLING LARGE CROSS DRAIN CULVERTS, ASSISTING WITH EROSION REPAIR JOBS AND VARIOUS BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

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

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training is required.

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=103460) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Operates the following heavy equipment, as needed:

+ Asphalt Distributor (truck mounted)

+ Backhoes

+ Front end loaders

+ Bucket/ladder trucks

+ Cranes/draglines (lifting capacity >20,000 lbs but <40,000 lbs

+ Dozers (<140 HP)

+ Dump truck (tandem axle or trailer dump)

+ Gradalls

+ Hot mix pavers (<40 HP)

+ Lowboys

+ Milling machines (<90 HP)

+ Road planer

+ Road widener (<90 HP)

+ Sewer Cleaners (truck mounted)

+ Striping machines

+ Sweepers

+ Track hoes (excavators)

+ Under bridge inspection units (trailer mounted)

+ Winch Truck

+ Motor Patrol/Grade

+ Operates track hoe, dozer, tracked loader, and front end loader to stockpile, spread and/or compact soils/granular materials, clear ditches and other drainage channels, remove tree stumps from highway right-of-way, clear brush and debris from under bridge decks. Operates track-hoe to install, repair or replace drainage structures, catch basin junction boxes, and load materials. Operates front-end loader to move soil, granular material, broken concrete, Rip-Rap for erosion control. Operates tandem axle dump trucks to haul asphalt, soil, and various types and sizes of granular material. Provide guidance to lower level operators and may oversee activities of the unit in the absence of the Highway Foreman 2.

+ Makes minor repairs on equipment and performs preventative maintenance in order to maintain equipment in good operating condition. Operates smaller equipment, power tools and hand tools as necessary.

+ May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/ disaster support

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary Appointment requiring 12-24 months on probation.

Work Schedule:The work schedule for this position is, 10-hour days, 4 days a week, off Monday or Friday.

Compensation: See below for starting hourly rate for the Mobile Equipment Heavy 1.

+ M OBILE 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/hour.

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.

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM #59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Michael Magee

Transportation Operations Manager

(985) 878-3228

"The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (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. Additionally, DOTD serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

"Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Main.asp) .

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

01

Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

02

To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

03

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

04

What are your career interests?

05

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

+ Yes

+ No

06

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

Required Question

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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