Mobile Equipment Operator 1-2

Grambling State University; Jackson (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ELMHS in Jackson, LA is seeking a Mobile Equipment Operator to drive a truck/van and deliver items across campus and to nearby locations. No experience required; training provided. The role includes unloading, stocking, and ensuring accurate deliveries with proper temperature control for perishables.

Tasks include operating a forklift/pallet jack, rotating stock, and pickups/deliveries to areas such as Baton Rouge and Villa Feliciana Medical Complex as needed.

Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid, unencumbered driver's license.
• No experience or training is required.

Responsibilities

• Drives truck/van to deliver items to patient care and support service buildings across campus.
• Delivers office supplies to campus buildings and packages for clients from the warehouse.
• Unloads truck and ensures quantities match orders; operates forklift and electric pallet jack as needed.
• Keeps stock rotated to issue older items first and maintains proper temperature in refrigerator/freezer.
• Delivers merchandise to surrounding areas and to locations such as LPAA and Villa Feliciana Medical Complex; handles pickups/deliveries.

Job description

Division: Within the Fiscal Department in the Warehouse at ELMHS, located in Jackson, LA.

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana

ELMHS is looking for a detail-oriented, motivated individual to join the team as a Mobile Equipment Operator, where they will utilize their skills in driving a truck/van to deliver items!

No experience or training is required.

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

Job Duties

In this role, you will:

• Drives truck/van to deliver such items as medical supplies, housekeeping supplies, etc., to the patient care and support service buildings.
• Delivers miscellaneous office supplies, etc., to all the campus buildings.
• Delivers packages for clients that are delivered to the warehouse to direct care/support staff as needed
• Unloads truck, delivering merchandise to the warehouse. Ensures quantities delivered match the quantities ordered.
• Operates forklift and electric pallet jack as needed.
• Maintains and ensures proper tracking of large items.
• Keeps stock rotated to ensure older items are issued first.
• Rearranges stock as necessary to make room for new merchandise. Ensures proper temperature is maintained in the refrigerator and freezer.
• Responsible for picking up and delivering merchandise to surrounding areas, such as Baton Rouge, Jackson, etc.
• Responsible for going to various locations (LPAA, Villa Feliciana Medical Complex, etc.) for pickup/delivery of equipment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid, unencumbered driver's license.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Job Appointment

Career Progression: This position may be filled as Mobile Equipment Operator 1 or Mobile Equipment Operator 2 based on experience.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.