Supplemental Information
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Trades Apprentice $16.06 hourly
Maintenance Repairer 1 $17.18 hourly
Maintenance Repairer 2 $19.67 hourly
A valid Louisiana Class “D” Chauffeur’s License is required.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Trades Apprentice, Maintenance Repairer 1 or Maintenance Repairer 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum monthly salary for the Maintenance Repairer 2 is $6,136.00. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities” page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
No Civil Service test score is required 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.
This position may be filled as a Detail to Special Duty or a Probationary Appointment requiring 6-24 months on probation.
DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.
Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application.
“The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.”
Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - Vocational Rehabilitation - Louisiana Workforce Commission (laworks.net).
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Emile Blanchard
LA DOTD
320 South Van Ave
Houma, La 70363
(985) 857-3671
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.
NOTE:
Trades: Cabinetmaker, Carpenter, Cement Finisher, Electrician, Instrument Technician, Insulator, Locksmith, Machinist, Mechanic, Painter, Pile driver, Plasterer, Plumber, Refrigeration and HVAC Mechanics, Rigger, Roofer, Sign Painter, Operating Engineers, Sheet Metalworker, Pipefitter/Steamfitter, Upholsterer, General Mechanical Maintenance jobs and Welder.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To assist a journeyman level tradesman and to learn the trade by on-the-job training or formal instruction as prescribed by the employing agency.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from a journeyman level tradesman or assigned instructor.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used by all agencies; statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from other entry or basic maintenance jobs by the performance of work directly subordinate to skilled tradesmen with the goal of preparing the incumbent for journeyman level status.
Differs from the journeyman level because it does not independently perform journeyman work in any trade.
Examples of Work
Assists a journeyman level Trades Job in its assigned duties.
Performs limited skilled tasks under close direction of a journeyman in an on the job training program.
Participates in training as prescribed by an assigned journeyman or agency policy.
90% MAINTAINS AND PERFORMS GENERAL REPAIRS ON TUNNEL AND MOVABLE BRIDGE ENGINES AND GENERATORS. THIS WORK INCLUDES BUT IT NOT LIMITED TO THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF COUPLINGS, BEARINGS, SHAFTING, CABLES, SLEEVES, APRON RAMPS, COUNTERWEIGHTS, HYDRAULIC LINES, HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, DIFFERENTIALS, GEAR DRIVES, GRID DECKS, HYDRAULIC PUMPS, WINCHES, AND OTHER RELATED MOVABLE BRIDGES AND TUNNEL COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT.
MAKES GENERAL REPAIRS TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF BRIDGE HOUSES.
PERFORMS MANUAL OPERATIONS ON MOVABLE BRIDGES.
PERFORMS TRAFFIC CONTROL ON BRIDGES
5% COMPLETES ALL REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THIS POSITION
5% MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY SUPERVISOR WHENEVER NECESSARY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMERGENCY/DISASTER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.