MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1, 2, OR HEAVY 1 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5070589) Apply  MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1, 2, OR HEAVY 1 Salary $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly Location Greensburg, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 62/168561/MEO1H1/09.05.25NM Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 62- Hammond Opening Date 09/05/2025 Closing Date 9/12/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job   Job Number: 62/168561/MEO1H1/09.05.25NM Greensburg, LA / Unit 530 / MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1, 2, OR HEAVY 1 At DOTD, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. About this Position The overall function 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 62, St. Helena Parish, Unit 530 (Greensburg Maintenance Unit), of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to Highway Foreman 1. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties many times with or without minimal supervision and able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate inappropriate DOTD structured training programs and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. "While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives." If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you! Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx Minimum Qualifications No experience or training is required. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=103460) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Operates the following heavy equipment, as needed: + Asphalt Distributor (truck mounted) + Backhoes + Front end loaders + Bucket/ladder trucks + Cranes/draglines (lifting capacity >20,000 lbs but <40,000 lbs + Dozers (<140 HP) + Dump truck (tandem axle or trailer dump) + Gradalls + Hot mix pavers (<40 HP) + Lowboys + Milling machines (<90 HP) + Road planer + Road widener (<90 HP) + Sewer Cleaners (truck mounted) + Striping machines + Sweepers + Track hoes (excavators) + Under bridge inspection units (trailer mounted) + Winch Truck + Motor Patrol/Grade + Performs maintenance tasks on DOTD right of ways including, but not limited to, loading/ unloading materials at the parish units and/ or jobsite, removing fallen trees, pushing trees/ debris after major storms, removing dead animals from DOTD right of way, cleaning cross drain culverts, cleaning side drain culverts, cleaning subsurface drainage pipe, cleaning all types of box culverts, grading ditches, sweeping highways, and grading shoulders. Incumbent will also perform hauling maintenance materials such as asphalt, cold planed asphalt, dirt, sand, gravel, trash, fallen trees, and removed concrete. Prior to equipment operation, conducts routine visual/ physical safety inspection of equipment and reports problems to supervisor/ appropriate personnel and/ or takes necessary corrective action wherever possible. This includes performing routine maintenance and making minor repairs to equipment as needed to keep equipment in a clean and good safe working order. Prepares any necessary paperwork (e.g. mileage reports, oil/ gas usage/ etc.) as directed. Operates a variety of lower-level equipment including, but not limited to, skid steer loader, roller, sand spreader, five-yard dump trucks, tractors with 15 ft. bush hog, boom tractor with attachment, and side mount tractor with bush hog. Equipment usage is determined by the nature of the project. + Operates small, motorized equipment such as chainsaws and pole saws used for cutting fallen trees and low hanging limbs on DOTD right of ways. Attends required training in accordance with the department’s structured training program. Provides guidance to and oversee work of lower-level operators, acts as a lead worker, and completes daily work reports for crew in foreman’s absence. Maintains class “A” CDL, reports CDL revocation to appropriate personnel in accordance with the department’s commercial driver’s license policy (PPM#25). Must obtain and maintain SOCL instructor certification on assigned equipment. May perform any tasks required by transportation, maintenance, and construction missions. + May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary Appointment requiring 12-24 months on probation. Career Progression: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Mobile Equipment Operator 1, Mobile Equipment Operator 2, or Mobile Equipment Operator 1-Heavy depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Work Schedule:The work schedule for this position is, 10-hour days, 4 days a week, off Monday or Friday. Compensation: See below for starting hourly rate for each level, and the Premium Pay amount for the Mobile Equipment Operator 1 and 2. + MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1– Valid Louisiana driver’s license will be required upon appointment. + Starting salary for MEO-1 is $16.06/hour with an additional $1.00/hour for all hours worked. + Additionally, a 10% base pay increase will be granted upon attainment of permanent status. + MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2- Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) will be required upon appointment. + Starting salary for MEO-2 is $17.18/hour with an additional $1.00 for all hours worked. + Additionally, a 10% base pay increase will be granted upon attainment of permanent status. + M OBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1/HEAVY - Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) will be required upon appointment. + Starting salary for MEO 1-HEAVY is $21.05/hour. Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. How To Apply: No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. 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. * Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM #59 Workforce Development on training guidelines. Contact Information: For further information about this vacancy, contact: Darron Newcomb Transportation Operations Manager (225) 665-8842 "The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type. Additionally, DOTD serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities." Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Main.asp) . Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: 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 athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx 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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) 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 01 Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 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? 03 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 04 What are your career interests? 05 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 06 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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