Mobile Equipment Operator 1 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5053778) Apply  Mobile Equipment Operator 1 Salary $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number LPAA 082225 ERG Department Division of Administration-LA Property Assist Opening Date 08/22/2025 Closing Date 8/27/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job The Division of Administration/Louisiana Property Assistance Agency has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-209. LPAA is responsible for the disposition of all movables, surplus property. Surplus property includes but not limited to office equipment/furnishings, art, refrigerators, medical equipment, law/garden equipment, automobiles, and marine equipment. LPAA's warehouses and most of the areas where surplus is stored by other state agencies have unconditioned air environments that can also be dusty. Summers are hot and humid, winters are cold and damp. LPAA staff loads and unloads items of varying weights and dimensions into/from box trucks, enclosed tractor-trailers, and stake-bodied trailers. This incumbent preforms a variety of tasks, including knowing what sells on the auctions and how to arrange the items in order to get the best price possible. This employee has the authority, latitude, and independence to prepare, select and display items offered on auction from new deliveries or from existing inventory. 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 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 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=103460) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: -Provides functional supervision over staff of from one to three other employees (laborers) who assist with the duties required to accomplish the tasks required to setup the auction items sold from within the warehouse using smaller forklifts, pallet jacks, dollies, etc. In addition, the incumbent regularly assists other MEO 1 staff by operating box trucks, large forklifts (15, 000 ib. lift or greater), heavy equipment, lawn/farm/garden tractors and attachments, etc. which are being sold outside on the yard to either arrange surplus items or which is surplus themselves and are operated by the incumbent to line them up for the sale. For these reasons, the incumbent is required to possess a Class D Louisiana drivers' license and maintain a clean driving record. -Must learn and become proficient with any and all warehouse computer systems LPAA warehouse staff uses to receive, manage, and sell inventory and be able to use these systems and handheld scanners to group the items being sold in an auction into lots so they are removed from inventory as they are sold. -May work with state agencies, municipalities and preference buyers when they purchase directly from the surplus warehouse. This includes denoting the information on the label affixed to the property on the write-up sheet to ensure that the correct property is being sold. Uses write-up sheets or invoice documents to pull and load the property purchased into the buyers' vehicle(s). Verifies payment arrangements have been finalized before loading anything (governmental agencies are billed for purchases while 3rd preference buyers must pay for the merchandise before they can take it). May be required to operate box trucks offsite to assist with surplus property pick up functions when conditions mandate. Perform any other duty that may be assigned by supervisor. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. 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. *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. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application (PDF format Preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. 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. 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 01 Are you physically able to lift up to 50 pounds? + Yes + No 02 Can you operate a forklift? If yes, how many years of experience do you have? 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