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Mechanic 4

Salary

$3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Jefferson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

419-213621-KC

Department

DPS-Office of State Police

Opening Date

10/03/2025

Closing Date

10/8/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This posting is located within the Louisiana State Police, TROOP B, in Jefferson Parish.

This position will assist with State Police duties and provide a quicker response/service time, thereby eliminating downtime for public safety personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience or training as a mechanic.

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=103380) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Receives repair requests from numerous DPS and Troop personnel, along with multiple state agencies performs diagnostic tests using various detection systems to localize and trace malfunctions.

Uses mechanical and computerized testing software, electronic scanners, engine analyzers, exhaust analyzers, etc., and fleet management programs. Disassembles, re-diagnoses, overhauls, rebuilds, and/or repairs all mobile equipment's components and subcomponents.

Maintains and ensures proper operation of DPS LSP equipment to comply with applicable DEQ and EPA operations and emission requirements.

Documents in LAGOV all repair requests along with equipment identifiers, parts utilized, funding codes, updated cost, and time records for repair.

Performs varied custodial and maintenance tasks necessary for the upkeep of the buildings and grounds.

Ensures all repair orders, equipment records, requisitions, and parts are entered into LAGOV.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position will be filled asa classified position as a job appointment, probational, and/or promotional opportunity.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a career progression group.

Compensation:Depends on the qualifications of the selected applicant.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is requiredin 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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide.

For more information, please contact:

Department of Public Safety

ATTN: Human Resources/Kelsey Campbell

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Fax: 225-922-0528

[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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To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A.

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Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

05

Do you have a valid driver's license?

+ Yes

+ No

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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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