Maintenance Foreman - Jackson, United States - State of Louisiana

Description

Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in theMaintenance Department, Grounds/Sheet Metal Shopat Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish).ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

• This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

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 all work experience.

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

This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees), by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time WAE.

Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected for a full-time position.

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 State of Louisiana only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce CommissionBusiness Career Solutions Centers, and at ourTesting And Recruiting Center

at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at or

Toll Free:
during business hours for additional assistance.

(Please note:

Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process.

Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process.

Such questions should be directed to our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd.

where assistance is available. Information is also provided on our job seeker website at

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:
LDH- ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, LA 70748

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:

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

SUBSTITUTIONS:

College credit which includes six semester hours per year in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

Completion of a two year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering will substitute for two years of the required experience.

Training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or parks building and grounds work will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

Training will be credited in six month increments.


NOTES:

Qualifying mechanical trades include Mobile Equipment Maintenance Mechanic, Trades Apprentice doing mechanic work, Machinist, Mobile Equipment Master Mechanic, and Mobile Equipment Overhaul Mechanic.

Experience as construction superintendent, project manager or project leader in construction involving no hands-on trades experience will not be considered qualifying.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts


Function of Work:
To provide supervision, guidance, logistical support and limited administration to a group of heterogeneous journeyman crafts and their helpers.


Level of Work:
Supervisor.


Supervision Received:
General from a Maintenance Superintendent or agency official of higher grade.


Supervision Exercised:
Direct over a variety of journeyman jobs.


Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.


Job Distinctions:
Differs from other Foreman jobs by its full time supervision of a staff of various journeyman positions. Differs from other non-foreman jobs by its performance of first line supervision.

Differs from Maintenance Superintendent by lack of responsibility for supervision of subordinate Foreman.

Examples of Work

Inspects buildings, grounds and equipment to determine need for various types of repairs or maintenance work.

Inspects work in progress and upon completion for compliance with standards.

Makes estimates of cost of labor and materials and requisitions supplies and equipment.

Makes sketches of proposed changes to be made in renovation of buildings.

Makes assignments of subordinates or crews providing a variety of maintenance construction or repair.

Supervises journeyman level carpentry, plumbing, electrical, plastering, painting and other maintenance work.

Supervises the servicing and repair of a variety of basic lawn mowers, refrigerators, stoves, hot water mechanical equipment.

Prepares time, work and maintenance reports.

Evaluates performance of employees and performs limited administrative functions, leave approval, time absentees, etc.