What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operating Engineer Foreman position at Grambling State University?
About this Job
About This Position:
As an Operating Engineer Master or Foreman, you’ll help keep DOTD facilities safe, comfortable, and running efficiently. You’ll operate and maintain critical heating, cooling, ventilation, and power-generation equipment while responding to repairs and unexpected issues. This position combines hands-on mechanical work with leadership, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and coordination with contractors and other employees. You’ll work independently and as part of a team to make sure essential building systems remain reliable and operational.
http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx
Minimum Qualifications
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
For those positions in which incumbents will be working with and handling refrigerants, possession of an appropriate EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification for technicians will be required (as required under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, 1990).
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:
- Operates, monitors, and maintains boilers, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, generators, HVAC systems, and other central plant equipment to ensure reliable facility operations.
- Troubleshoots equipment problems, performs emergency repairs, and uses computerized energy management systems to monitor and control building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
- Coordinates and oversees preventative maintenance, inspections, daily equipment logs, repairs, contractors, and inventory of parts, chemicals, and supplies.
- Directs, trains, and evaluates operating engineers and other employees, assigns work, inspects completed work, and provides assistance during emergencies or disaster-related operations.
Position Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty
Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities” page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.
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). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
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
Salary : $24 - $43