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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Port Facility Maintenance Specialist 1, 2 or 3 (Fendering) in New Orleans, Louisiana
Port Facility Maintenance Specialist 1, 2 or 3 (Fendering)
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Port Facility Maintenance Specialist 1, 2 or 3 (Fendering)
Salary
$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
PNO-839-070324-LR
Department
Port of New Orleans Port Commission
Opening Date
07/03/2024
Closing Date
7/8/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
PNO-839-070324-LR
Starting salary depends upon qualifications:
$17.18/hr. to $31.53/hr.
THIS VACANCY QUALIFIES FOR $1.50/hr. PREMIUM PAY
Premium pay is additional pay provided to employees for each hour actually worked.
Port NOLA offers competitive benefits that prioritize safety, health and wellness for our employees. Employees have access to the following benefits:
Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life Insurance options
Long Term Disability Plan
State of Louisiana LASERS state pension program
Deferred Compensation Plan (457 plan) with employer match
Paid Louisiana State Holidays; and paid Annual and Sick Leave
Wellness Center located in the Port Administration Building
Ship Shape Wellness Program
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 completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Lynetta Robinson
Port of New Orleans / Human Resources
P.O. Box 60046
New Orleans, LA 70160
504-528-3226
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.
NOTE:
May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license or commercial driver's license.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To assist in the repair and maintenance of Port office buildings, properties, facilities, docks, railroads, transit sheds, grounds, and appliances and to become familiarized with the operation and maintenance of mobile equipment used in these maintenance operations.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from Port Facility Maintenance Foreman.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all Port Authorities.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Port Facility Maintenance Specialist 2 by the absence of sufficient knowledge and skill to operate equipment and machinery and ability to perform maintenance tasks.
Examples of Work
Port Facility Maintenance Specialist
Fendering
This position is in the Fendering Department of the Port of New Orleans Maintenance Division and reports directly to the Piledriver Forman.
This position serves as the Port of New Orleans Facility Maintenance Specialist 3 in facilitating piledriving operations and maintenance as a part of the Fendering Department.
This position participates in the required PORT training program and obtains additional training in order to facilitate the efficient performance duties and/or required task. This is a safety sensitive position that requires random drug screening throughout the year.
The incumbent is required to obtain, possess and maintain a valid Louisiana Driver’s License, Class A, and be knowledgeable and capable of the safe operation of various types of equipment required to fulfill the needs of the position and the Port. The incumbent is required to have knowledge of the use of a VHF radio, which requires proper radio etiquette. The incumbent shall utilize a telephone, cellphone, two-way communication device, computer, and e-mail to facilitate communications if required. The incumbent must be able to perform duties many times without direct supervision and be knowledgeable enough to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise.
50% Piledriving
Includes, but not limited to: works on floating piledriver barge, replacing and repairing pilings, piling clusters, and wharf structures. Uses gas powered chainsaws, hand saws, power drills, and air impacts, jack hammers, cutting torches, hammers and various size mauls to repair and replace wharf logs, mooring bits and mooring bit bases.
40% Operating Equipment
Operates equipment used on Port facilities such as boom trucks, forklifts, mounted deck engines and hydraulic crane on piledriver.
5% Rigging and Loading
Includes, but not limited to: load and unload timber pilings onto floating barges and to make various repairs as needed.
5% Other Duties, Including Emergency Support
Incumbent is required to perform a variety of tasks and assignments, as directed by the Supervisor, necessary to fulfill the mission of the Fendering Department and/or Port Maintenance Division.
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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State of Louisiana
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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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