MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1 - HEAVY (RAYVILLE) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4671029) Apply  MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1 - HEAVY (RAYVILLE) Salary $3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly Location Rayville, LA Job Type Classified Job Number DVA200468-MEORAYVILLE-092524 Department DVA-Department of Veterans' Affairs Opening Date 09/25/2024 Closing Date 10/4/2024 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Incumbent provides assistance with burial operations at the Louisiana State Veterans Cemeteries. Each cemetery consists of thirty (30+) acres of land with minimal of 12,122 graves sites for eligible veterans and dependents. Incumbent performs cemetery caretaking and interment related tasks required for operations of the cemetery. The required tasks include heavy equipment operation and manual labor. Incumbent receives direct supervision from the Horticultural Attendant Superintendent. This position is located in Rayville, LA at the Louisiana Veterans Cemetery This position offers PREMIUM PAY of $2.00/hr (for hours PHYSICALLY worked) Premium Pay is paid in addition to regular base pay **Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire. A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application. 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. DISQUALIFICATION: While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to: 1. Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed) 2. Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered. 3. Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position). 4. Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement. For further information about this vacancy contact: Tierra Butler Human Resources Analyst Tierra.Butler6@la.gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of experience in mobile equipment operations. NOTE: May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license or commercial driver's license. Job Concepts Function of Work: To operate heavy mobile equipment to accomplish transportation, maintenance, or construction tasks. Level of Work: Advanced. Supervision Received: General from a Foreman, or other higher level maintenance, supervisory, or administrative personnel. Supervision Exercised: Functional over lower graded equipment operators or laboring personnel as needed. Location of Work: May be used by all agencies, statewide. Job Distinctions: Differs from Mobile Equipment Operator 2 by the requirement to operate heavier mobile equipment that has more complicated operating and handling characteristics. Differs from Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 2 by the restriction that operation of mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives is only an occasional function of the Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 1 and does not constitute the primary, regular and recurring function for this job. Examples of Work NOTE: Operation of one or more of the types of equipment enumerated must be the primary, regular and recur ring function of the job. Operates bulldozers, angle dozers, front end loaders, and/or backhoes. Operates excavator or track hoe. Operates Gradall - graders. Operates trenching machines. Operates large self propelled sweepers. Operates self propelled asphalt distribution (800 gallon or Operates striping truck. Operates motor patrol. Operates Tractor Trailer. May operate mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives on an occasional basis. Verifies, on delivery, that merchandise corresponds with shipping ticket. May operate auxiliary equipment such as striping machine, rear of asphalt distribution truck, or auxiliary equipment listed for lower graded operators' jobs. May provide guidance to and oversee work of lower graded operators and laborers. May be required to operate any equipment enumerated for lower graded equipment operators when necessary to accomplish work objective. May perform incidental repair and construction tasks such as those listed for Mobile Equipment Operator 2, as required. Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs user maintenance necessary to keep equipment in clean, good working order. 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 Agency 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email