Highway Foreman 1Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4865156) ApplyHighway Foreman 1Salary $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 MonthlyLocation Port Allen, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number61/8190/HF1/3.12.25-VCDepartmentDOTD-Engineering & OperationsDivisionDistrict 61- Baton RougeOpening Date03/12/2025Closing Date3/18/2025 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information<span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"></span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"></span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"></span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"></span> DISTRICT 61 – UNIT 590 – PORT ALLEN, WEST BATON ROUGE JOB NUMBER: 61/8190/HF1/3.12.25-VC HIGHWAY FOREMAN 1Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/InsideLaDOTD/Divisions/MgmtFinance/HR/Pages/CareerCenter.aspx A Valid Louisiana Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License is required upon appointment. 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. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. 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: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - Vocational Rehabilitation - Louisiana Workforce Commission (laworks.net) (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRSRehabilitation.asp) . DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines. For further information about this vacancy contact: Mike CarneyParish Highway Superintendent 225-342-7572 Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Four years of experience in the construction, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, levees, drainage facilities, wharfs, buildings, or grounds; OR Four years of experience in the operation or maintenance of industrial or heavy mobile equipment. Job ConceptsFunction 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 Work60% Supervises, trains and assists a maintenance crew in routine maintenance crew in routine maintenance functions; some examples: pothole patching, initial repair of pavement blowups, cleaning or repairing drain structures, mowing, shoulder repairs, cleaning up litter on roadsides, tree removal and etc.10% Supervises all assigned equipment, servicing and proper up keep to minimize downtime to ensure reasonable service life and provide for safe operations of equipment.10% Supervise a maintenance crew in supplying them with proper safety equipment and makes sure that work sites are always signed properly.5% Prepares Daily Work reports, incident or accident reports and may assist in preparing payrolls.5% Conducts Performance Evaluation System sessions on subordinates. Counsels and rates employees within the unit.5% Acts as Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent in his absence.5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.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 leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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/YourRetirementSystem.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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