Mobile Equipment Operator 1 - 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5047869) Apply  Mobile Equipment Operator 1 - 2 Salary $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly Location Fordoche, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 211988 Department Atchafalaya Basin Levee District Opening Date 08/19/2025 Closing Date 8/24/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits About this Job OUR MISSION Our mission is to provide riverine flood protection for an 8-parish district on the Atchafalaya and Mississippi River levees. About this position Our goal as an agency is to provide flood control to the 8 parishes in our district. Your role is to maintain equipment and work to prepare the levees for high water events and annual levee inspections. 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: As a Mobile Equipment Operator 1, you will: + Operate wheel-type tractors (medium weight equipment) and mowers to mow grass on levee and battures + Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs maintenance necessary to keep equipment in good working order + Operate chain saws and hand tools to clear right of ways and debris + Perform any other duties assigned by supervisor As a Mobile Equipment Operator 2, you will: + Operates medium and heavy wheel type of tractors (90 horsepower) and 15' mowers to mow grass on levee and battures + Operates light trucks for hauling construction materials, equipment, supplies, parts, and personnel + Make minor adjustments and repairs to equipment + Operation of spray equipment and hand tools to destroy unwanted weeds and brush on the levee right of way + Perform other duties related to levee and equipment maintenance as assigned by foreman Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational Appointment Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Mobile Equipment Operator 1 or 2. Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. Louisiana is a State As model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. How To Apply: No Civil Service test score or assessmentis 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. *ResumesWILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. * For further information about this vacancy contact: Kristy Jewell Atchafalaya Basin Levee District kjewell@abldla.com (225) 387-2249 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 Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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