Mobile Equipment Operator 1 - Heavy
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Mobile Equipment Operator 1 - Heavy
Salary
$3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
LPAA 120325 ERG
Department
Division of Administration-LA Property Assist
Opening Date
12/03/2025
Closing Date
12/8/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
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About this Job
The Division of Administration/Louisiana Property Assistance Agency has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-213.
The Louisiana Property Assistance Agency (LPAA) is a section of the State of Louisiana's Division of Administration. The section manages all of the state's assets and is responsible for the disposition of all surplus property that state agencies no longer need. LPAA's truck drivers, laborers, contracted warehouse staff, and other warehouse workers load and unload surplus property of varying weights and dimensions into/from box trucks, enclosed tractor-trailers, stake-bodied trailers. In addition, LPAA's truck drivers, laborers, contracted warehouse staff, and other warehouse workers are regularly required to travel to numerous statewide locations to pick up surplus assets.
The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:
Overseeing the state's capital construction program
Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
Development of the state budget
Providing technology services
Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes
Minimum Qualifications
Two 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 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=102860) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Driving tractor-trailers and box trucks state-wide; providing functional supervision of contract warehouse staff, Laborer and Mobile Equipment Operator (MEO) 1, etc. when away from LPAA Headquarters; assisting contracted warehouse staff, Laborer and MEO1 to safely load/unload property in such a manner as to prevent damage to merchandise or the facility in which it is located; monitoring surplus as it is loaded to ensure load contents are complete and that
the load only consists of the property included in the approved packet of Transfer Forms.
Inspecting packet of Transfer Forms to ensure scheduler assigned vehicle is appropriately sized for the amount of surplus being picked up; performing pre-trip planning to develop a route that maximizes efficiencies and fuel economies; working with the person at LPAA responsible for developing schedules to determine an approximate ETA at each pickup location; keeping management informed of delays that negatively impact the schedule; performing pre-trip inspection of truck and/or trailer; inspecting the condition of the surplus and refusing to accept any pieces of property that should be scrapped due to poor condition; managing cash advances for overnight trips; preparing expense reports, mileage logs, and any other documentation required by a supervisor.
Delivering surplus property to the auction site; operating forklifts, pallet jacks, and dollies; providing manual labor to assist other LPAA staff with loading, unloading, tagging, and arranging property for sale or auction; assisting customers with loading their purchases.
Perform any other duty assigned by a supervisor.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a career progression group.
Compensation: Depends on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People 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.
A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
For further information about this posting, please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email:Erica.Gay@la.gov
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
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Are you physically able to lift 50 pounds?
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Can you operate a forklift? If yes, how many years of experience do you have?
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State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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