Mobile Equipment Operator 2

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Louisiana is seeking a Warehouse/Mobile Equipment Operator role within the Division of Administration/Louisiana Property Assistance Agency. The position involves operating various trucks and forklifts to move surplus property, load/unload items, and assist customers with purchases.

It requires at least one year of mobile equipment experience, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly. Occasionally, employees may drive statewide routes and supervise accompanying staff; most work is

Qualifications

• One year of experience in mobile equipment operations.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs. on a continuous basis
• Proficient with warehouse inventory computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Operate box trucks, flat bed stake-bodied trucks, wrecker-type vehicles, cargo vans, and passenger automobiles.
• Load, unload, tag, and arrange surplus property for sale or auction; assist customers with loading purchases.
• MEO2 may be scheduled as drivers on statewide runs and supervise staff accompanying them.
• May work Monday through Friday and may include overnight trips.

Skills

Mobile equipment operations

Forklift operation

Tools

Warehouse inventory computer systems

Job description

About This Job

The Division of Administration/Louisiana Property Assistance Agency has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-210.

The Division of Administration/Louisiana Property Assistance Agency has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-210. Louisiana Property Assistance Agency's truck drivers, laborers, contracted warehouse staff, and other warehouse workers may be regularly required to travel to locations located statewide to pick up surplus assets from state agencies that no longer need the property. The employees discussed above may be required to work longer than eight (8) hours per day, particularly when working in locations other than LPAA's Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LPAA's warehouses and most of the areas where surplus property is stored by other agencies, have unconditioned air environments that can also be dusty. Summers are hot and humid. Winters are cold and damp. LPAA staff loads and unloads items of varying weights and dimensions into/from box trucks, enclosed tractor-trailers, and stake-bodied trailers. Much work is manual even though our employees use forklifts, dollies, and pallet jacks to assist their efforts. After loading and tagging surplus property, warehouse staff arranges and displays property to sell to qualifying entities. Once sold, LPAA staff assists customers with the loading of their acquisitions.

The Division Of Administration Is The State Government’s Management Arm And The Hub Of Its Financial Operations. Division Offices Perform a Wide Variety Of Activities Including The Following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience in mobile equipment operations.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties

Job Duties and Other Information

• Operating box trucks, flat bed stake-bodied trucks, wrecker-type vehicles, cargo vans, and passenger automobiles.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs. on a continuous basis
• Loading, unloading, tagging, and arranging property for sale or auction; assisting customers with loading their purchases.
• The MEO2 may be required to possess a valid Louisiana Class D Drivers' license and is required to be proficient with warehouse inventory computer systems.
• When necessary MEO2 employees can be scheduled as drivers on statewide runs. In those instances, MEO2 incumbents are required to perform functional supervision over the staff assigned to accompany them.
• MEO2 incumbents may regularly accompany MEO1/Heavy drivers on statewide runs to assist MEO1/Heavy drivers with labor required to load/unload trucks.
• MEO2 incumbents routinely work Monday through Friday, although may be assigned to routes requiring overnight trips.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

Do you have a valid Class B or Class D drivers' license?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question

For Further Information About This Posting, Please Contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email:[e-mail]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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.

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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• 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 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

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