MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2- HEAVY LAFAYETTE Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4825464) Apply  MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2- HEAVY LAFAYETTE Salary $3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly Location Lafayette, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 513-205498-25 Department Wildlife & Fisheries-Wildlife Opening Date 02/10/2025 Closing Date 2/23/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information LDWF supports a strong work ethic in its employees and incorporates the use of good science, accurate information and technology. The Office of Wildlife exists to provide wise stewardship of Louisiana's wildlife and associated habitats and increase wildlife conservation awareness. MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2- HEAVY/ COASTAL LAFAYETTE REGION This position is a Mobile Equipment Operator 2- Heavy in the Coastal Lafayette Region and reports directly to a Maintenance Foreman. This is a highly skilled position that requires a high degree of precision and safety in the operation of large mobile equipment on and off barges, in soft fluid marsh soils, as well as on solid ground; all in the support of marsh management and erosion control projects as well as facility construction. Operates heavy equipment such as cranes, bulldozers, draglines, tractors, pile drivers, backhoes, excavators, marsh buggies, trucks and boats and provides maintenance and minor repairs to this equipment. Some work requires moderate efforts and some will require brief period in which heavy muscular exertion and strenuous physical exertion in climbing, lifting objects over 50 pounds, or crouching or crawling in restricted areas is required. Travel throughout Louisiana, including overnight stay and early morning departure is required, as well as night work in boats and airboats. Incumbent will be required to stay on remote facilities, tugs and houseboats for up to 8 days and 7 nights at a time and work a revolving 8 days on 6 days off “hitch”. Travel per diem is paid for most overnight travel. VACANCY INFORMATION This position may be filled as: · Probational appointment · Job appointment · Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees) · Detail to special duty Current permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available. This position is domiciled in Lafayette Parish. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VACANCY CONTACT: Cassandra Louis Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Human Resources P.O. Box 98000 Baton Rouge, LA 70898 clouis@wlf.la.gov A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire. Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification. Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an application. The duties that you describe in the work experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experience will not be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you list in the duties section each job and the specific programs you’ve worked to receive credit for that experience. List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your application or that is only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 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. 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader) This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization. Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience in mobile equipment operations. 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 operations or laboring personnel, as needed. Location of Work: Levee Districts; Ports; Terminal Districts; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Department of Natural Resources; Office of Forestry; Department of Health and Human Resources; or other agencies throughout the state requiring the regular operation of very heavy mobile equipment. Job Distinctions: Differs from Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 1 by the requirement for operation of large mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives as the primary, regular and recurring function of the job. Differs from Foreman and other supervisory jobs by the requirement that actual operation of heavy equipment, rather than full-time supervision, constitutes the major function of the job. Examples of Work NOTE: Operation of one or more of the types of equipment enumerated must be primary, regular, and recurring function of the job. Operates mobile wheeled or tracked cranes with clamshells, hoes, load hooks, draglines, or pile drivers. Operates amphibious marsh buggy mounted mobile dragline. Operates diesel, railroad locomotive. Operates ship unloader unit. May provide guidance to, and oversee work of lower graded operators, workers, and laborers. May be required to operate any other mobile equipment or auxiliary equipment when necessary to accomplish work objectives. 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 01 Do you have a valid driver's license> + Yes + No 02 This position requires at least three years of experience in operation of mobile equipment. Please provide details of your experience in this field? 03 Are you able to travel statewide with overnight stay in remote facilities? + Yes + No 04 Are you able to work a "hitch schedule" 8 days and 7 nights at a time and work a revolving 8 days on and six days off? + Yes + No 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email