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Welder

Salary

$3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly

Location

Statewide, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

51/50393066/WLDR/09.17.24-DT

Department

DOTD-Engineering Operations

Division

Section 51

Opening Date

09/17/2024

Closing Date

10/2/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

51/50393066/WLDR/09.17.24-DT

BRIDGE AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

This position is part of the structural welding crew that fabricates, installs, and repairs steel bridge components, and the other crew replaces deficient bridges which cannot be let to contract in a short time frame and are beyond the Districts ability to install. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

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

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed applications. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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.

“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. www.louisianaworks.net

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Name: Vincent Varisco

Job Title: Transportation Operations Mananger

Phone Number:225-219-3405

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of experience in the welding trade.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in the welding trade will substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis.

Completion of a Technical Diploma or Associate of Applied Science welding program from a Louisiana Technical or Community College or equivalent program from other institutions will substitute for the two years of required experience.

NOTE:

The Technical Diploma and Associate of Applied Science welding programs offered by Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) schools consist of 45-75 credit hours of coursework. Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS) and Technical Competency Area (TCA) credentials offered by LCTCS schools are not equivalent programs and will be credited under the first substitution.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To weld, braze, cut, grind and otherwise fit various metals to specific uses using gas and electric welding techniques and related metal working tools.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from a Welder Foreman or maintenance supervisor of higher level.

Supervision Exercised:

None

Location of Work:

All agencies; statewide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the apprentice and other lower level maintenance jobs by its performance of journeyman level welding work and from Welder Foreman jobs by its lack of required supervisory duties.

Examples of Work

75 % Incumbent is responsible for the performance of skilled work at the journeyman le ve l. Work includes but is not limited to, the use of acetylene torches and electric arc we ldin g equipment on spec i a li zed projects in the shop and in the field. Assignments include but are not limited to cutting , brazing , welding, laying out and fabricating var ious metal components in the shop and in the field. Incumbent will examine rough plans to ensure proper dimensions and repair, replace or fabricate components as necessar y .

15 % Makes minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and performs maintenance necessary to keep equipment clean and in good working order. Operates heavy trucks and other equipment when moving from job to job while at a job site. Incumbent exercises functional supervision over Trades Apprentices on various jobs as ne e ded. Also works unsupervised on small to medium jobs as needed.

5% Requisitions welding supplies , equipment, and materials.

5% May be required to perform duties as necessar y 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 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 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

01

Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

Yes

No

02

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

Yes

No

03

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

Yes

No

04

If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

05

To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

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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