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Maintenance Repairer 1-2- WAE

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Maintenance Repairer 1-2- WAE

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS11.25.24MR1-2WAE

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

11/26/2024

Closing Date

12/1/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Maintenance Department at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

This position will be filled as a temporary, part-time Classified WAE appointment and is not to exceed 1,100 hours in a 12-month period.

Maintenance Repairer 1 – Classified WAE rate of pay: $17.18/hr

Maintenance Repairer 2 – Classified WAE rate of pay: $19.67/hr

This posting will be used to fill vacancies in the following locations:

Grounds Shop

HVAC Shop

Carpentry Shop

Paint Shop

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 work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list allwork experience.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

ELMHS Human Resources

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

One year of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or as a parks building and grounds attendant.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or parks building and grounds work will substitute for the required experience. Training will be credited in six month increments.

NOTE:

Custodial building maintenance is not qualifying.

Examples of building construction trades include cabinetmaker, carpenter, concrete finisher, electrician, HVAC controls technician, HVAC mechanic, ironworker, millwright, painter, pipefitter, plasterer, plumber, refrigeration mechanic, roofer, sheet metal worker, steamfitter, tile setter and welder.

Examples of building maintenance include Maintenance Repairer 1/2, B/G/E Maintenance Repairer 1/2 and Maintenance Repair Foreman.

Examples of repair/maintenance of mechanical equipment include Operating Engineer 1/2, auto mechanic, Mobile Equipment Maintenance Mechanic, Mobile Equipment Overhaul Mechanic and Mobile Equipment Master Mechanic.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To make minor repairs to buildings, facilities, grounds, navigational locks, and light equipment/appliances or to perform general maintenance on marine vessels and all related facilities.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Maintenance Foreman, supervisor, or administrator of higher level.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

All state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from laborer, grounds maintenance, and custodial jobs by performance of a wide range of basic maintenance and repair responsibilities.

Differs from other maintenance jobs by limitation to basic or minor repairs to buildings, facilities, light equipment, or marine vessels.

Examples of Work

AS A MAINTENANCE REPAIRER

Makes minor repairs to the interior/exterior of buildings and facilities and maintains furniture and equipment employing basic skills in the plumbing, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, and related fields.

Maintains and makes minor repairs to small lawn mowers, appliances, chainsaws, pumps, cars, and tractors including lubricant levels, timing, replacing, and adjusting minor worn or damaged parts (belts, plugs, fuses, hoses, etc.).

Cleans and replaces filters on window air conditioners and simple central heating and air conditioning systems.

Starts, operates, and checks for safety and maintenance of a wide variety of small engines, lawn mowers, hand tools, pumps, chainsaws, pick up trucks, tractors, farm machinery, and implements.

Performs basic road maintenance by clearing drainage, spreading road surface material, filling pot holes, placement of signs, repairing fences, removing trees, etc.

Makes minor repairs to navigational locks such as replacing hydraulic hoses.

AS A MARINE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER

Performs minor repairs on marine vessels.

Performs general maintenance on all marine facilities.

Participates in the painting, pipefitting, carpentry, sand blasting, and electrical repair of marine vessels and related equipment.

Performs minor maintenance on all assigned equipment.

Performs other duties or assignments as directed by Marine Foreman or Marine Maintenance Superintendent.

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

  01

  Do you have at least one year of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or as a parks building and grounds attendant?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Please give a brief summary of your maintenance experience.

  03

  Are you a current employee of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Which position are you interested in?

• Grounds

• HVAC

• Carpentry

• Paint

• Mechanic

  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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