light equipment operator

light equipment operator

Salary

$2,688.40 - $4,154.80 Monthly

Location

Property Standards, Shreveport Barksdale Highway, LA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2602019

Department

PW - Public Works-NW

Division

PW Streets - Streets & Drainage-NW

Opening Date

08/28/2026

Closing Date

9/4/2026 12:00 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Duties

1. Drives and/or operates automobiles, six-eight passenger van, bus, etc,. Drives and.or operates powered machinery such as: tractors, pickups, carryalls, asphalt burners, laydown machines, flat beds, tar pots, chippers, spreaders, trailers, compressors, yard equipment, street flusher, dump truck (up to five yards), and/or mud jacks.

2. May be assigned to work alone or with laborers.

3. May assist in loading and unloading trucks.

4. Assists City crews with physical work activities, which may include cutting grass, pulling or pushing things, objects, materials, tools and etc., excavating and moving earth and other materials; spraying and flushing streets.

5. Services (gas, oil, water, clean, grease and etc.) and perform minor maintenance on assigned vehicles.

6. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications

1). High School Diploma or GED, or the equivalent.

2). Demonstrated ability to perform tasks.

3). Possess a Class "A," B,.". pr "D" LA drivers license.

Physical Requirements:

1. Tasks involve sedentary to light work, involving some reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling of objects and materials;

2. Involve the ability to exert light to moderately heavy physical effort, but which may involve some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to moderately heavy weight (12-50 pounds); and may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).

3. Tasks may require perception and discrimination of color, sound, odor, depth, texture, as well as visual ability and oral communications ability.

4. Jobs must be performed with or without accommodations.

Travel:

Travel will be required locally from location to location to accomplish assignments and visit job sites.

Work Environment:

1. Tasks may require exposure to extreme temperature, strong odors, smoke, dust, pollen, wetness and humidity, machinery and traffic hazards.

NORMAL PROMOTION FROM THIS CLASS:

DRIVER/OPERATOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT

The City of Shreveport offers many benefits including vacation and sick leave, health, dental and vision insurance, 10 paid holidays per calendar year and long term disability.

01

Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

02

What is the class endorsement on your current and valid drivers license? (You must submit proof at time of hire)

• No License
• Class E
• Class D
• Class C
• Class B
• Class A

Required Question

Employer City of Shreveport

Address 505 Travis St, Suite 530

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101

Phone (318) 673-5151

Website http://www.shreveportla.gov