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Job Posting Title:

Mobile Equipment Operator 1 - Heavy

Position Type:

Classified

Department:

LSUAG PL1 - CRS - Sugar Research Station (Karl Joseph Wilson Jr. (00089609))

Work Location:

St. Gabriel Office Building

Pay Grade:

Classified Technician and Skilled Trades

Job Description:

102860

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1--HEAVY

WS213 $43,784 - $78,790
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To operate heavy mobile equipment to accomplish transportation, maintenance, or construction tasks.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Foreman, or other higher level maintenance, supervisory, or administrative personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Functional over lower graded equipment operators or laboring personnel as needed.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Mobile Equipment Operator 2 by the requirement to operate heavier mobile equipment that has more complicated operating and handling characteristics.

Differs from Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 2 by the restriction that operation of mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives is only an occasional function of the Heavy Mobile Equipment Operator 1 and does not constitute the primary, regular and recurring function for this job.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

NOTE: Operation of one or more of the types of equipment enumerated must be the primary, regular and recur ring function of the job.

Operates bulldozers, angle dozers, front end loaders, and/or backhoes.

Operates excavator or track hoe.

Operates Gradall - graders.

Operates trenching machines.

Operates large self propelled sweepers.

Operates self propelled asphalt distribution (800 gallon or Operates striping truck).

Operates motor patrol.

Operates Tractor Trailer.

May operate mobile cranes, draglines, pile drivers, or locomotives on an occasional basis.

Verifies, on delivery, that merchandise corresponds with shipping ticket.

May operate auxiliary equipment such as striping machine, rear of asphalt distribution truck, or auxiliary equipment listed for lower graded operators' jobs.

May provide guidance to and oversee work of lower graded operators and laborers.

May be required to operate any equipment enumerated for lower graded equipment operators when necessary to accomplish work objective.

May perform incidental repair and construction tasks such as those listed for Mobile Equipment Operator 2, as required.

Makes minor repairs to equipment and performs user maintenance necessary to keep equipment in clean, good working order.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of experience in mobile equipment operations.

Additional Job Description:

Competencies:

None

Special Instructions:

Location: Sugar Research Station, St. Gabriel, LA

Job Details: Maintain drainage systems – clean and dig ditches, replace culverts as needed using small to medium sized excavators, small bulldozer, and v-ditch plow (10%); operate tractor-mounted precision laser land leveling equipment and other dirt-moving equipment, including land plane (10%); maintains road and sugarcane loading sites – apply limestone, dirt, etc. as needed. Use road grader as necessary (10%); operate tractors 117-225 hp with various field implements for routine farming operations, mechanical planters, and high-dump, 8-10 ton sugarcane wagons during harvest (50%); operate mechanical sugarcane harvester (10%); and perform routine maintenance on all equipment as needed. (10%)

Minimum Requirements: Two years of experience mobile equipment operations. For more information and substitutions contact www.civilservice.louisiana.gov or the AgCenter HRM office.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience section of the application. Please list all work experience. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official application.

No testing required.

Position is not eligible for remote employment.

Must apply online at https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU or through Workday for internal applicants.

Application Deadline: 5/13/2026 or until suitable candidate is identified.

The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Posting Date:

April 30, 2026

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

May 14, 2026

Additional Position Information:

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some childcare and medical expenses), university holidays (14 per year), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and possible educational leave and tuition exemption for coursework at campuses of the LSU System. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University’s partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance. Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Essential Position (Y/N):

About the LSU Agricultural Center:

The LSU AgCenter, is one of eight campuses within the broader LSU enterprise (LSU System). The LSU AgCenter includes the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, which conducts agricultural-based research, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, which extends the knowledge derived from research to the people of the state. The AgCenter is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has 12 “on campus” academic departments and five regions which are made up of 15 branch research stations and an extension office in each parish. For more information, visit the AgCenter’s website at www.lsuagcenter.com.

The LSU Agricultural Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HCM Contact Information:

Questions or concerns can be directed to the LSU AgCenter Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-2258 or emailed HRMHelp@agcenter.lsu.edu.