Heavy Equipment Operator Needed

The La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries is looking for a Heavy Equipment Operator to operate and maintain

bulldozers, draglines, excavators, marsh buggies, backhoes, pile drivers, etc. on and off barges throughout coastal Louisiana. Salary range is $46,842-$84,302 annually.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in mobile equipment operations.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To operate heavy mobile equipment to accomplish transportation, maintenance, or construction tasks.

Level of Work:
Advanced.

Supervision Received:
General from a Foreman, or other higher level maintenance supervisory or administrative personnel.

Supervision Exercised:
Functional over lower graded equipment operations or laboring personnel, as needed.

Location of Work:
Levee Districts; Ports; Terminal Districts; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Department of Natural Resources; Office of Forestry; Department of Health and Human Resources; or other agencies throughout the state requiring the regular operation of very heavy mobile equipment.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 1 by the requirement for operation of large mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives as the primary, regular and recurring function of the job.

Differs from Foreman and other supervisory jobs by the requirement that actual operation of heavy equipment, rather than full-time supervision, constitutes the major function of the job.

Go to https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/4825464/mobile-equipment-operator-2-heavy-lafayette for detailed information or to apply. Contact Kelly Stanford at 337-735-8720 or KStanford@wlf.la.gov for more information.