Mobile Equipment Operator 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5061868) Apply  Mobile Equipment Operator 2 Salary $2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly Location Vacherie, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 212415 Department Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District Opening Date 09/01/2025 Closing Date 9/8/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job At the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee & Drainage District, our mission is to maintain the integrity of the Westbank of the Mississippi Levee System consist of 63 miles from Donaldsonville to St. Charles Parish and maintain over 30 miles of flood protection in St. Charles Parish. About this position Mobile Equipment Operator 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. AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES: + Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal. + Working Safely: The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures. 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 foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=103440) . Job Duties and Other Information 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 Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. **Note: Agency preferred qualification for applicants is to havevalid driver's license** Louisiana isa 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be 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: Sara Long Human Resources Specialist slong@lbld.us.com (225)265-7545 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 Do you possess a current valid driver's license? + Yes + No 02 ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction + 3= I can accept direction + 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction 03 ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 04 BST: Rate your ability to build and support teams based on our definition: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable building and supporting teams + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to build and support teams + 3= I can build and support teams + 4= I can build and support teams and help others improve their ability to build and support teams 05 BST: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 06 WS: Rate your ability to work safely based on our definition: The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable working safely + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to work safely + 3= I can work safely + 4= I can work safely and help others improve their ability to work safely 07 WS: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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