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Mobile Equipment Operator Light
Salary
$2,272.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly
Location
Marrero, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
221009
Department
SE LA Flood Protection Auth-West
Opening Date
05/11/2026
Closing Date
5/18/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
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About this Job
OUR MISSION
To protect West Bank homes and businesses by ensuring that our flood protection system functions as designed.
OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE
This position provides physical effort to accomplish a variety of manual tasks and skilled light equipment operation.
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 ( .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties
Operates motorized equipment, including zero turning radius commercial riding lawn mowers, push lawnmowers, line trimmers, other equipment to support operations under the jurisdiction of the Authority.
Assists in performing scheduled preventive maintenance on equipment as required, including fluid and filter changes, and parts lubrication.
Assists mechanic with minor repairs to equipment as required, including disassembling and reassembling parts, and lubricating and fueling equipment.
Operates small handheld power equipment such as pole saws, chainsaws, and blowers.
Assists Foreman A in ensuring minor repairs are performed and routine user maintenance is completed as scheduled and/or required.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This appointment type can be filled as Probational - up to 24 months.
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score or assessment 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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Matthew Edwards
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West
humanresources@slfpaw.org
(504) 340-0318
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
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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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 ( 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
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Address
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Phone
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