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Operating Engineer Foreman

Salary

$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OSB 122325 ERG

Department

Division of Administration

Division

Office of State Buildings

Opening Date

12/23/2025

Closing Date

1/6/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of State Buildings has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-215.

This position will perform work at the South Central Plant, North Central Plant, and Capitol Complex areas on 12-hour rotating shifts and considered “essential personnel” for the Office of State Buildings, and responsible for reporting for duty at all scheduled times, including building/office closures. The position oversees shift operation and after hours emergency repairs. This position must coordinate with Building Managers, Department Heads, and Staff relative to the area of assignment.

The Office of State Buildings and Grounds (OSB) is responsible for building maintenance, upkeep, and repair, and grounds maintenance and landscaping of the State-owned buildings. This position must be able to calibrate, program, troubleshoot and repair any equipment in the Central Loop Plant, including but not limited to the following: personal radio, personal pager, OSB truck, personal computer and network printer, energy management computer, microprocessor (one per chiller), electrical switch gears, variable drive units to secondary pumps, air compressors, various other electronic instruments and controls, various pneumatic instruments, and vacuum cleaner.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

+ Overseeing the state’s capital construction program

+ Working to provide state and federal grants for community development

+ Development of the state budget

+ Providing technology services

+ Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services

+ Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of experience or training in the operation or maintenance of large stationary engines or mechanical equipment.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

For those positions in which incumbents will be working with and handling refrigerants, possession of an appropriate EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification for technicians will be required (as required under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, 1990).

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=129410) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Supervises the performance of general maintenance work and preventative maintenance for the shift. Supervises the operation of six refrigerant 134a twelve-hundred-ton York centrifugal chillers, monitoring operation, logging, adjusting set points, for peak operating efficiency. Operates twelve BAC cooling towers two per chiller, monitors operation, adjusting set points, water levels, pump operations and chemical feed into and out of cooling towers. Operates six Lake wood Instrument water treatment system conductivity controllers, operation and chemical feed into and out of cooling towers. Operation of three, three hundred fifty horse power primary chill water pumps for chill water supply to the entire South Capitol Complex Loop from the Central Plant. Operates three twelve-hundred-ton Trane centrifugal refrigerant 123 chillers and one twelve hundred ton York centrifugal refrigerant 134a chiller, monitoring, operating, logging, adjusting set points to insure peak operating efficiency. Operate four twelve hundred ton BAC cooling towers monitor operation, logging, adjusting set points, water levels, pump operations and chemical feed into and out of cooling towers. Operates four Pulsatrol Series 200 microprocessors and one Lakewood Instrument water treatment system conductivity controller, twelve electronic metering pumps for inhibitor and biocide feed into the cooling towers. Operates three, 250 horse power primary chill water pumps for chill water supply to the North Capitol Complex Loop. Operates Dell process computer, adjust and installs set points to process operation. Operates JCI Metasys energy management system, making adjustments to set points, schedules, and trending equipment etc. to insure equipment peak operating efficiency.

• Coordinates any projects or construction taking place within the sector including capital outlay projects. Attends planning and construction meetings with Office of Facility Planning staff, contract architects, contractors, and other OSB personnel to take actions needed to support the construction project and conducts inspections during construction to assure work is done in accordance with specifications.

• Directly supervises one (1) Operating Engineer Master position which serves on a rotating 8/12 hour shift under this position.

• This Foreman reviews work of the employee, identifies, communicates and ensures corrective actions are taken, evaluates employee performance. Sets annual goals for subordinate Operating Engineer Master position to use in annual performance evaluations and in disciplinary actions. Responsible for all subordinate training on the shift and maintains daily communication with Facility Maintenance Manager A.

• Inspects work for completeness, quality and accuracy. Prepares and ensures the execution of orders on shift. Identifies areas in which improvement is needed, collaborates with subordinate Operating Engineer Master in making needed changes. Ensures that work orders are properly reported and completed, including insuring that employee is account for all hours work per shift, directs corrections a needed. Supervises the completion of utility production work sheets on the shift which will be charged to building tenants served.

• Performs other duties as assigned by Facility Maintenance Manager A and supervisory chain of command.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People 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). Resumes will not be acceptedin lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email:[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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