MECHANIC 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4822797) Apply  MECHANIC 4 Salary $3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly Location Hammond, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 62/155961/MECH4/02.06.25NM Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 62- Hammond Opening Date 02/06/2025 Closing Date 2/20/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information DISTRICT 62 - UNIT 071 – Hammond JOB NUMBER: 62/155961/MECH4/02.06.25NM About This Position: The primary purpose of this position is to provide service for equipment repair and maintenance. The incumbent is lead worker over subordinate mechanics, providing leadership, functional supervision and logistical support. The incumbent must be self-motivated and able to work independently; must be able to perform duties with minimal supervision and able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they arise. The incumbent is required to have specialized knowledge and skills needed to safely repair light/heavy equipment including, but not limited to, small engines, tracked and rubber tired excavators, milling machines, asphalt paver, passenger cars and ½-1 ton pickup trucks, 3-16 cubic yard dump trucks, bucket truck, motor grader, sewer jet, boom mower tractor combinations, 5’-15’ rotary mowers, wheeled tractors, dozer, asphalt rollers, street sweepers, skid steer loader, forklift, small/large wheeled loaders and 40 ton cranes. 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 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* "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 availablehere (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Main.asp) . For further information about this vacancy contact: Scott Musgrove Equipment Superintendent 985-375-0162 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience as a mechanic. SUBSTITUTIONS: Training as a mechanic from a trade school, vocational-technical school, or military school will substitute for the required experience. Training will be credited in six month increments. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide assistance and guidance to lower level personnel as needed to accomplish repair work. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Direct from a Mechanic Supervisor or higher level maintenance personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Typically functional over Mechanics, Helpers, and Apprentices. LOCATION OF WORK: May be used by all state agencies. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Mechanic 3 by the presence of lead worker responsibilities. Differs from Mechanic Supervisor A by the absence of direct supervisory responsibility. Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Performs the duties as enumerated for Mechanic 3. Directs the sequence of work and assigns tasks to subordinates. Works with and sets the pace of work for assigned subordinates. Assures that adequate supplies and equipment are available for subordinates. Provides guidance and assists lower level mechanics. Performs quality assurance/analysis on repaired vehicles and equipment. May inspect work performed by contract vendors. May operate wrecker to recover and transport inoperative vehicles. 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 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 03 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 04 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA". 05 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? 06 What are your career interests? 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