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- CDL A
- Paid training
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- Forklift
- High school diploma or GED
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- Health insurance
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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…
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MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1, 2, HEAVY 1

DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Baton Rouge, LA

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Job Details

$16.06 - $21.05 an hour
8 days ago

Benefits

Paid training
Paid holidays
Parental leave

Qualifications

Chauffeur's Permit
CDL A
Class D

Full Job Description

Salary

$2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

61/50332403/MEO/7.20.26-VC

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 8- Alexandria

Opening Date

07/20/2026

Closing Date

8/2/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

DISTRICT 61 – U720 - BRIDGE MAINTENANCE - EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

Help keep Louisiana’s roads and bridges safe while building a long-term career in public service. This position offers hands-on work, paid training, and opportunities for career growth within DOTD.

At the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), we plan, build, maintain, and protect the transportation systems that connect communities, support commerce, and keep Louisiana moving. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency.

Mobile Equipment Operators help keep Louisiana’s roads and bridges safe by operating equipment to support maintenance and construction work.

This position offers a 10% base pay increase upon attainment of permanent status (where applicable). No experience is required — training is provided, with opportunities for career progression.

This is an outdoor, physically active role that may involve varying weather conditions, shift work, night work, overtime, travel, or emergency call-outs depending on assignment.

This Position are located in East Baton Rouge Parish, District 61 , Unit 720 and reports to the Highway Foreman 2.

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 found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Operate heavy equipment for the purpose of performing maintenance related activities, including but not limited to Backhoes, Front end loaders, Dump trucks, Hot mix pavers, Motor graders, and Track hoes.
Perform duties as directed, such as shoveling asphalt, digging footings for setting concrete forms, placing traffic control devices, delivering, loading and unloading materials and/or equipment, flagging traffic, paving operations, milling, placing large culverts, operating power and/or hand tools, etc.
Perform incidental repair and construction tasks such as installation of guardrail, fencing, pipe, catch basins, and drainage structures.
Perform minor repairs and preventative maintenance in accordance with operator’s manual and manufacture recommendations to keep equipment operating efficiently and safely.
Shall be responsible to respond to call-outs after normal working hours, in all types of weather conditions, such as removing falling trees from the roadway, applying deicing materials, responding to traffic accidents, and draining water from the roadway.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants)
Career Progression: This position may be filled as Mobile Equipment Operator 1, Mobile Equipment Operator 2, or Mobile Equipment Operator 1-Heavy, based on qualifications and agency needs.
Licensing Requirements: Mobile Equipment Operator 1 positions are required to have a Class “D” Chauffeurs License before being made permanent. Mobile Equipment Operator 2 and 1/Heavy positions are required to have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License upon appointment.
Compensation: Below is the starting hourly rate for each level and additional compensation information for the MEO 1 and MEO 2.

MEO 1: $16.06/hourly. Receives Premium Pay in the amount of $1.00/hour for all hours worked and a 10% base pay increase will be granted upon attainment of permanent status.
MEO 2: $17.18/hourly. Receives Premium Pay in the amount of $1.00/hour for all hours worked, and a 10% base pay increase will be granted upon attainment of permanent status.
MEO 1/Heavy: $21.05/hourly.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account.

*Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

Contact Information:
Steven Howze
Transportation Operations Manager
Office: 225-231-4347

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: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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 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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