MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2- HEAVY/ COASTAL LAFAYETTE

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2- HEAVY/ COASTAL LAFAYETTE

Salary

$3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Lafayette, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

513-224847-26

Department

Wildlife & Fisheries-Wildlife

Opening Date

08/14/2026

Closing Date

9/3/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

LDWF supports a strong work ethic in its employees and incorporates the use of good science, accurate information and technology. The Office of Wildlife exists to provide wise stewardship of Louisianas wildlife and associated habitats and increase wildlife conservation awareness.

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR HEAVY- 2 COASTAL LAFAYETTE REGION

This position is a Mobile Equipment Operator 2 - Heavy in the Coastal Lafayette Region and reports directly to a Maintenance Foreman. Two positions will be filled. This is a highly skilled position that requires a high degree of precision and safety in the operation of large mobile equipment on and off barges, in soft fluid marsh soils, as well as on solid ground; all in the support of marsh management and erosion control projects as well as facility construction. The incumbent will operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, draglines, tractors, pile drivers, backhoes, excavators (land-based, amphibious), trucks and boats and provides maintenance and minor repairs to this equipment.

Some work requires moderate efforts and some will require brief period in which heavy muscular exertion and strenuous physical exertion in climbing, lifting objects over 50 pounds, or crouching or crawling in restricted areas is required. Travel throughout Louisiana, including overnight stay and early morning departure is required, as well as night work in boats and airboats. Incumbent will be required to stay on remote facilities, tugs and houseboats for up to 8 days and 7 nights at a time and work a revolving 8 days on 6 days off "hitch". Travel per diem is paid for most overnight travel.

Minimum Qualifications

Three years 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:

The incumbent is responsible for the following (note: excavators may be land-based or amphibious):

• Operates excavators, draglines, and cranes to dig channels in waterways and to build levees
• Operates excavators in marsh areas to rebuild and repair levees, marsh terraces, and drainage ditches
• Operates bulldozers and backhoes to clear land, new excavation, spreading dirt and aggregates, and for land leveling
• Operates farm tractors in clearing brush, mowing, moving dirt and aggregates, grading roads and fields
• Operates pile driver and vibratory hammer to drive pilings and sheet piles for various structures
• Operates excavators and cranes to load and offload equipment and supplies at remote facilities and docks
• Operates excavators, trucks, dump trucks, and boats to transport material, supplies, and equipment to job sites
• Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs user maintenance which is necessary to keep equipment in clean, good working order
• Performs other duties as assigned

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Job appointment, probational appointment, promotional, or detail to special duty.

Positions will be domiciled in Lafayette Parish.

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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification. A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader)

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VACANCY CONTACT:

Cassandra Louis

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries-Human Resources

P.O. Box 98000

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

clouis@wlf.la.gov

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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 to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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DO YOU HAVE A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE?

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• No

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ARE YOU ABLE TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION? MODERATE EFFORT, AND SOME WILL REQUIRE BRIEF PERIODS IN WHICH HEAVY MUSCULAR EXERTION AND STRENUOUS PHYSICAL EXERTION IN CLIMBING, LIFTING OBJECTS OVER 50 POUNDS, OR CROUCHING OR CRAWLING IN RESTRICTED AREAS ARE REQUIRED.

• Yes
• No

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ARE YOU ABLE TO TRAVEL STATEWIDE WITH OVERNIGHT STAY?

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• No

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ARE YOU ABLE TO WORK NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, WORK IN BOATS AND AIRBOATS, STAY ON REMOTE FACILITIES, TUGS AND HOUSEBOATS FOR UP TO 8 DAYS AND 7 NIGHTS AT A TIME AND WORK A REVOLVING 8 DAYS ON 6 DAYS OFF "HITCH"?

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• No

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Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm