Highway Foreman 1- Cameron Maintenance

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Highway Foreman 1- Cameron Maintenance

Salary

$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly

Location

Cameron, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

07/7810/HF1/09.17.2024-KL

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 7- Lake Charles

Opening Date

09/17/2024

Closing Date

9/27/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

DISTRICT 07 - UNIT 570– CAMERON MAINTENANCE

JOB NUMBER: 07/7810/HF1/09.17.2024-KL

POSITION NUMBER: 7810

HIGHWAY FOREMAN 1

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

No Civil Service test scoreis 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.

**Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed State application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.

Function Statement:

The overall function of this position is to roadside maintenance Unit This position is located in the District 07 Unit 570, Cameron Parish of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties many times with or without minimal supervision and also be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service Laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

The incumbent is required to possess the following specialized knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as to maintain the following licensing and operate the following equipment:

• Specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities: Must possess the ability to manage subordinates and schedule work assignments.

• Required License: Louisiana Class “A” CDL

• Drug Testing required: Yes

• Types of equipment used for the job: Cell phone, computer, tablet, various mobile equipment and machinery.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

20% Supervises a crew in maintaining shoulders using gravel, shell or earth. Includes such functions as blading and shaping shoulders and patching paved shoulders with hot or cold premixed bituminous material.

20% Supervises a crew in the mowing and highway right of way and hand trimming and/or chemical spraying of vegetation.

20% Supervises a crew in the repair and control of roadside facilities. Includes such functions as cleaning, repairing and replacement of catch basins, pipe culverts, paved ditches, and other minor drainage structures; manual cutting and clearing and disposal of brush and trees from the right of way; cleaning and disposing of roadside trash, and other minor drainage maintenance.

20% Supervises a crew in patching bituminous roadway and bridge surfaces with hot or cold premixed bituminous material. Includes such functions as hand leveling of surfaces; removal and disposal of used surface material, and repair of roadway blowups using various types of equipment (motor grader, road planer, and motor patrol).

10% Responsible for the care and maintenance of mobile equipment, hand tools, etc. assigned to the crew. Trains personnel in proper equipment and tool operation. Ensures all man hours and material is reported correctly.

5% Conducts Performance Planning and Review Sessions and completes annual employee ratings.

5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Name: Patrick Cusey

Job Title: Engineer 7

Number: 337-437-9100

“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 (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS_Tech_Asst_Guidance.asp) (click on the link) or the website is www.laworks.net/workforcedev/Irs/Irstechasst_guidance.asp"

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Four years of experience in the construction, maintenance or repair of roads, bridges, levees, drainage facilities, wharfs, buildings, or grounds; OR the operation of heavy mobile equipment, industrial machinery, construction or maintenance equipment; OR the maintenance of heavy mobile equipment, industrial machinery, construction or maintenance equipment.

NOTE:

A combination of experience in the various fields will be accepted.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide supervision, guidance, logistical support, and limited administration to a group of maintenance personnel maintaining roads, drainage, and bridges within a parish.

Level of Work:

Supervisor.

Supervision Received:

Broad review from a Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent or other maintenance supervisor of higher grade.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct line over all parish level Mobile Equipment Operators, Helpers, and Laborers.

Location of Work:

Department of Transportation and Development, parish/district wide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent by lack of responsibility for management of all parish highway maintenance activities.

Differs from other maintenance supervisory jobs by its involvement in and responsibility for highway and road maintenance on the parish level.

Differs from Highway Foreman 2 by its lack of supervision over large groups of personnel performing specialized highway maintenance work (bridge construction, highway marking, striping, truss erection, etc.), district or statewide.

Examples of Work

Supervises a crew engaged in repairing and maintaining bridges in an assigned area.

Supervises and directs the activities of a large road and striping crew engaged in applying center line and no passing strips on state highways.

Supervises all fleet operations in an assigned area.

Inspects and supervises the maintenance and repair of levees in a large assigned area.

Instructs subordinate leaders daily as to the site and nature of work.

Plans and supervises the work at a large nursery.

Responsible for the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, reservoirs, equipment and pumps.

Supervises all lifting, grading, packing and shipping operations.

Inspects and supervises maintenance and repair of wharfs, sheds, roadways, ramps, and other members of a port involving building new roofs, installing built up roofing; laying new decking; demolishing old structures; building levees; acting as inspector on contract construction or maintenance projects; pouring concrete; placing reinforcing steel; chipping, brushing and scraping, and painting steel under wharfs.

Prepares reports covering such items as equipment and materials used and job costs.

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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