Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Mobile Equipment Operator 2

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Ferriday, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

210149

Department

Louisiana Fifth Levee District

Opening Date

07/07/2025

Closing Date

7/14/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

OUR MISSION:

The Fifth Louisiana Levee District primary purpose of maintaining the levees along the Mississippi River. The district includes portions of East Carroll, Madison, Tensas and Concordia Parishes. The total length of the levee system is 355 miles, 213.8 miles of mainline levee and 93.1 miles of Red River backwater levee, 14.9 miles of back line levees and approximately 6.3 miles of spur levees. The height and width of the Mississippi River Levee and Berm system within the Fifth Louisiana Levee District makes it the largest Levee District in the state in total number of surface acres to maintain.

About this position:

The Mobile Equipment Operator 2 is a valuable part of the Fifth Louisiana Levee District because of their advanced function of work to operate heavy mobile equipment to accomplish transportation, maintenance, or construction tasks. This incumbent will work under the supervision of Levee Foreman B, Levee Superintendent, or Levee Board Operations Superintendent.

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 and Other Information

Job Duties:

This position main responsibilities are to operate a field tractor with bushhog mower on levee, maintain tractor mileage, make minor repairs to tractor for maintenance necessary to keep equipment clean and in good working order.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational

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

How To Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

Contact Information:

Paula Todd

Fifth Louisiana Levee District

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