Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $35,736.00 - $64,320.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid parental leave
Paid holidays
sick leave
annual leave
Professional Development
Job Description
The Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District is a vital maritime transportation hub located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It plays a significant role in the economic development and transportation infrastructure of Southwest Louisiana, actively creating, facilitating, and enhancing the benefits derived from maritime commerce for its customers, stakeholders, and the local community. The district manages port facilities that support a variety of industries including shipping, logistics, heavy equipment operations, and maritime services, contributing substantially to the region's economy. As a public entity, it emphasizes safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement in port operations, ensuring environmental sustainability and compliance with state and... Show More
Job Requirements
- No experience or training required
- Valid driver's license
- Valid TWIC or ability to obtain TWIC
- Ability to perform manual labor including lifting 30 pounds or more
- Ability to work in outdoor and waterfront environments
- Ability to work shift work, call outs, and weekends
Job Qualifications
- No prior experience or training required
- Ability to perform manual physical labor including standing, stooping, bending, walking, pushing, pulling, climbing, and lifting 30 pounds or more
- Capability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to work around waterfront areas
- Valid driver's license required
- Must have or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Preferred ASE certification
- Preferred Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
- Experience with diesel engine equipment is advantageous
Job Duties
- Inspect railroad tracks
- Repair and set railroad switches
- Clean, lubricate, and adjust railroad switches
- Replace railroad crossties
- Raise, tamp, and align railroad tracks
- Operate equipment for track maintenance and grass cutting
- Make minor equipment repairs
- Repair and maintain heavy mobile equipment and fleet vehicles including electrical, drivetrain, engines, hydraulics, and computer-controlled systems
- Tire replacement
- Cutting and welding
- Mower and weed eater maintenance
- Diagnose malfunctioning electrical systems and equipment
- Identify hazards, defects, and needed electrical repairs
- Install, repair and maintain motors, transformers, starters, lights, circuits and wiring
- Perform basic mechanical repairs outside electrical trade
- Read blueprints and ladder logic
- Operate equipment, tools and machinery
- Perform routine preventative mechanical maintenance
- Provide maintenance on shift work, call outs and weekends
- Maintain bearings, pumps, conveyors, gearboxes
- Perform shaft and drive component alignment
- Fabrication and welding
- Perform visual equipment inspections
- Diagnose mechanical problems
- Read and understand repair manuals
- Clean, repair, and maintain office buildings, properties, docks, railroads, transit sheds, grounds and appliances
- Operate tractors
- Cut grass, trim, weed, and spray herbicides
- Perform general building and grounds upkeep tasks such as shoveling, carpentry, welding, plumbing, electrical, and railroad work
Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
Job Location
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