Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District; Vacherie (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee & Drainage District is seeking a Mobile Equipment Operator 2 to help maintain the Westbank levee system along the Mississippi River. The role requires at least one year of mobile equipment experience and the ability to operate tractors, mowers, forklifts, and related attachments.

The position involves performing routine maintenance, minor repairs, and general labor on levee properties, under supervision of the Levee Foreman B and Levee Maintenance Director.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in mobile equipment operations.

Responsibilities

• Operates field tractors up to 125hp and attachments (bush-hogs, blades, loaders, etc.).
• Operates zero turn mowers along bike paths and ditches.
• Performs minor repairs and routine user maintenance on equipment.

Skills

Equipment operation

Equipment maintenance

Safety compliance

Heavy machinery

Tools

Forklifts

Job description

OUR MISSION

At the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee & Drainage District, our mission is to ensure operational, financial and maintain the integrity of the Westbank of the Mississippi Levee System, which consist of 63 miles from Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, to St. Charles Parish. Additionally, we maintain over 30 miles of flood protection in St. Charles Parish.

About this position

Mobile Equipment Operator 2 is a valuable part of the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee & Drainage District because of their ability to operate equipment on the levee slopes to maintain the Mississippi River Levee & flood protection levees. This employee will work under the supervision of the Levee Foreman B and/or Levee Maintenance Director.

One year 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 one or more of the following types of equipment as a primary, regular and recurring function of the job: field tractors with power ratings up to and including 125hp; tractors which may be equipped with attachments such as bush-hogs, belly attachment, blades, loaders, hoes, flail mowers, brooms and gang mower up to 21 feet across, etc.; forklifts with lifting capacity over 10,000 lbs. or lift height over 12 feet
• Operate zero turn mowers to cut along bike paths, ditches, etc.
• Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs user maintenance necessary to keep equipment in clean, good working order.
• Performs miscellaneous labor duties such as cleaning of maintenance yard, washing vehicles, trimming trees, graffiti removal, sand-bagging where problems develop.
• Works with weed eaters, chainsaws, pole saws, and various other hand tools to remove weeds, grass, brush and trees from levees and the properties owned and maintained by the LBCLDD.
• May perform incidental repair and construction tasks. May assist with the training and guidance of other newly hired employees.

Position Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational Appointment - up to 24 hours

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Note: Agency preferred qualification for applicants is to have valid driver's license.

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

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

For further information about this vacancy contact

Sara Long

Human Resources Specialist

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