Mobile Equipment Operator​/Heavy

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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.

The incumbent of this position will operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, draglines, tractors, pile drivers, backhoes, excavators (land-based, amphibious), trucks and boats and provides maintenance and minor repairs to this equipment.

Some work requires moderate efforts and some will require brief periods 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.

Three years of experience in mobile equipment operations.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here .

The incumbent is responsible for the following (note excavators may be land-based or amphibious)

• Operates excavators, draglines and cranes to dig channels in waterways and to build levees.

• Operates excavators in marsh areas to rebuild and repair levees, marsh terraces, and drainage ditches.

• Operates bulldozers and backhoes to clear land, new excavation, spreading dirt and aggregates, and for land leveling.

• Operates farm tractors in clearing brush, mowing, moving dirt and aggregates, grading roads and fields.

• Operates pile driver and vibratory hammer to drive pilings and sheet piles for various structures.

• Operates excavators and cranes to load and off load equipment and supplies at remote facilities and docks.

• Operates excavators, trucks, dump trucks, and boats to transport material, supplies and equipment to job sites.

• Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs user maintenance which is necessary to keep equipment in clean, good working order.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position will be domiciled in Lafayette Parish.

Appointment Type: Job appointment, probational appointment, promotional, or detail to special duty.

If filled as a job appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available. Current permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if selected.

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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification. A criminal background…