Mobile Equipment Operator​/Heavy

About This Job

Our mission is to maintain over 30 miles of levee system along the Red River within Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, extending from north of the City of Natchitoches to the lower Cane River at the southern parish line. The mobile equipment operation 1/heavy is a valuable part of the Natchitoches Levee and Drainage District. The position will be responsible for operating excavator, backhoe, motor patrol gallon 100 hp, freightliner dump truck.

Two 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.

Job Duties:

• Operates bulldozer, Komatsu 65 hp, D-6 Caterpillar 110 hp and D-4 Caterpillar 90 hp spreading and leveling dirt on levees and bayou banks, cleaning trees on bayou banks and encroachments on levees, doing repair work on levee filling in holes and dressing out slopes
• Operates Tractor, John Deere, 7405 and  hp. with 15' cutter, cutting grass on levee
• Operates Excavator, backhoe, motor patrol gallon 100 hp, freightliner dump truck
• Apply herbicides for weed control on all levees around flood gates and fences
• Paint all structures and flood gates

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probation Appointment - up to 24 months Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group. Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualification and experience. Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals 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. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Ronald

E. Corkern Jr. Natchitoches Levee & Drainage District