TRADES APPRENTICE-MAINTENANCE RPR 1-2

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Houma, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

02/184044.TRA-MR1-2/8.10.26-LA

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 2- New Orleans

Opening Date

08/10/2026

Closing Date

8/23/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

HOUMA SUBDISTRICT 02-UNIT 712

JOB NUMBER: 02/184044.TRADE-MR1-2/8.10.26-LA

At DOTD our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

The overall function of this position is to repair and maintain buildings, facilities, equipment and appliances or to perform general maintenance functions on other related facilities.

If you’re driven, collaborative and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training is required.

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:

GENERAL MAINTENANCE

• MAKES GENERAL REPAIRS TO INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES SUCH AS BRIDGE HOUSES, WALKWAYS, AND OTHER RELATED STRUCTURES, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEMS, ETC. GENERAL REPAIRS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PAINTING, PLUMBING, CAREPENTRY, ELECTRICAL REPAIR, AND BUILD FORMS AND POURS MINOR CONCRETE SLABS.
• PERFORMS MINOR REPAIRS TO SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANTS ON BRIDGES.
• PERFORMS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TASKS ON HVAC SYSTEMS SUCH AS CHANGING FILTERS, CLEANING DRAIN LINES AND GENERAL CLEANING. PERFORMS SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE ON ALL ASSIGNED EQUIPMENT MAKING MINOR REPAIRS WHEN NECESSARY. MAKES REPAIRS TO APPLIANCES; REPLACES PARTS AND MAKES NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.

Position Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Career Progression: This position may be filled as Trades Apprentice, Maintenance Repair 1 or 2

Work Schedule: Work Hours may vary

Compensation:

Trades Apprentice $16.06 hourly

Maintenance Repairer 1 $17.18 hourly

Maintenance Repairer 2 $19.67 hourly

A valid Louisiana Class “D” Chauffeur’s License is required before appointment.

How To Apply:

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

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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Jacob Oncale

LADOTD

ADA of Operations

5056 West Main St

Houma, La 70360

(985) 858-2400

“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: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - Vocational Rehabilitation - Louisiana Workforce Commission (laworks.net)

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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