Mobile Equipment Operator 2/Heavy

Mobile Equipment Operator 2/Heavy

Salary

$3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Bossier City, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

04/50625576/MEO2/H/07.03.25-PT

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 4 - Bossier City

Opening Date

07/03/2025

Closing Date

7/10/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

Minimum Qualifications

Three years 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 and Other Information

Job Duties:

The purpose of this position is to operate a variety of heavy equipment for the purposes of road/bridge construction and maintenance. This position is located in DISTRICT 04/Gang 721 of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to a Highway Foreman 2. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties with minimal supervision and able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks.

The incumbent is required to possess the following specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as maintain the following licensing:

• Class A CDL license is required
• Drug test is required
• Will need working knowledge of mobile device tablet and light computer work
• May require work involving nighttime operations or call outs for emergencies that occur outside of normal work hours
• Lifting: a maximum of 50 pounds will be required, due to servicing equipment, removing debris from roadway, and other routine maintenance work being performed. Manual lifting of more than 50 pounds requires assistance from others.

60%Operates Mobile Crane/Draglines (lifting capacity >40,000 lbs. but 20,000 lbs but

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• 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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To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

02

What are your career interests?

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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes
• No

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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes
• No

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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

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Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?

• Yes
• No

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