Heavy Equipment Operator - Marsh & Levee Construction

State of Louisiana; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries seeks a Mobile Equipment Operator Heavy-2 for the Coastal Lafayette Region. The role involves operating heavy equipment such as bulldozers, draglines, cranes for marsh management, erosion control and facility construction, with safety and precision at the core.

Positions domiciled in Lafayette Parish; travel across Louisiana with overnight stays and a rotating 8 days on/6 days off hitch; three years of mobile equipment experience required;

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in mobile equipment operations.

Responsibilities

• 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 offload 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.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Job description

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries seeks a Mobile Equipment Operator Heavy-2 for the Coastal Lafayette Region. The role involves operating heavy equipment such as bulldozers, draglines, cranes for marsh management, erosion control and facility construction, with safety and precision at the core.

Positions domiciled in Lafayette Parish; travel across Louisiana with overnight stays and a rotating 8 days on/6 days off hitch; three years of mobile equipment experience required;