Helper Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4878548) Apply  Helper Salary $2,272.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly Location New Orleans, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 207303 Department Orleans Levee District Opening Date 03/20/2025 Closing Date 3/27/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information About this position: The Helper is assigned to the Finance department's procurement division, which is located in the storeroom of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority's East's Franklin Facility warehouse (Orleans Levee District). The warehouse is roughly 500,000 sq. ft. and includes a mechanic shop, warehouse inventory, storage, a receiving department for incoming deliveries and shipments, and work stations for Maintenance, Operations and Engineering divisions of the agency. The Helper will assist with receiving, storing, maintaining and issuing over 1,400 items listed in inventory. No Civil Service test score or assessmentis 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. * For further information about this vacancy contact: Shannon West Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East 504-286-3132 swest@floodauthority.org Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: No experience or training is required. Job Concepts Function of Work: To perform a wide variety of physical tasks in the maintenance and repair of state facilities and intermittent leaderman functions. Level of Work: Entry. Supervision Received: Close from a skilled employee when assisting that employee (performing skilled trades functions). General supervision is received from foreman when performing repetitive low skilled tasks. Supervision Exercised: Periodic leaderman supervision may be exercised over laborers performing simple tasks (grass cutting, loading, and unloading, etc.) Location of Work: All agencies, statewide. Job Distinctions: Differs from that of Laborer in that it performs some semi-skilled repetitive tasks under general supervision and may work as a helper to a skilled trade job under close supervision and limited potential for a leaderman role over laborers. Differs from Roads and Grounds Keeper as the latter job performs duties related more to roads, highways and heavy (levee, road shoulder, gravel road, etc.) grounds maintenance. Differs from Apprentice as that job is designed primarily to provide an understudy function for a skilled trade job. Examples of Work + The incumbent's line of responsibility includes assisting the procurement department with regular maintenance requests, forklift duties, cleaning, and inventory tasks. 40% Inventory + Assist procurement staff with keeping updated records of inventory and activity logs + Stock shelves with incoming inventory items + Inspect inventory items for quality + Assist employees with signing out materials + Discard items that are expired and unable to use 30% Cleaning + Sweep and mop floors throughout the warehouse using various cleaning equipment and machinery + Empty garbage cans and take out trash to dumpsters, this includes discarding broken pallets + Pull pallets and materials from shelves for deeper cleaning of storage areas + Regularly dust pallet storage areas and inventory shelves + Organize and maintain shelves and pallets throughout the day + Inspect and report signs of infestation 25% Forklift Operator + Unload materials from incoming delivery vehicles + Place materials in assigned sections of SLFPA- warehouse + Manage stockpile of products on pallets or crates for storage/shipment + Coordinate with procurement staff to identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies + Inspect machinery and preform preventative maintenance repairs 5% Other + Deliver materials to various workstations and locations of the SLFPA-E + Pick up and or deliver goods to and from vendors as needed + During storm events: stock and refill refreshments in kitchen, assist with plating meals, wash dishes, and run errands related to replenishing goods needed for the duration of storm event. NOTE: The SLFPA-E is an emergency-oriented agency. Part of the agency's mission is to protect life and property across Orleans, East Jefferson, and St. Bernard parishes from tidal surge, wind-driven water and flooding. In emergencies during hurricane/tropical storm events, the incumbent will be on call and must report for duty if so required, remaining on duty in such situation until released from duty by the appropriate authority. 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 Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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