<p>The Division of Administration/Louisiana Property Assistance Agency has a vacancy.  This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-203.</p> <p>In addition to working at the Brickyard Lane location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Property Assistance Agency's (LPAA) Laborer employees may be regularly required to travel to locations throughout the state to pick up assets deemed surplus by state agencies that no longer need the property. LPAA staff loads and unloads items of varying weights and dimensions into/from box trucks, enclosed tractor-trailers, and stake-bodied trailers. Much of the work is manual even though our employees use forklifts, dollies, and pallet jacks to assist their efforts.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:</p> <ul> <li>Overseeing the state's capital construction program </li><li>Working to provide state and federal grants for community development </li><li>Development of the state budget </li><li>Providing technology services </li><li>Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services </li><li>Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes </li></ul> <p>No experience or training is required.</p> <p>The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.</p> <p>Job Duties:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Assisting drivers and agencies by lifting and moving surplus property while loading and unloading trucks and trailers with surplus property; assisting warehouse staff so thev can accurately inventory and receive property; safely operating forklifts, pallet jacks, and dollies; moving vehicles and equipment as required: </p> </li><li> <p>Assisting warehouse staff with efforts to attractively and safely arrange and display surplus equipment sold in LPAA'S warehouse or in the monthly auction so as to maximize the property's sale price: cleaning and making minor repairs to equipment before it is displayed. </p> </li><li> <p>Assisting customers by helping them load property purchased in the warehouse or during an auction. </p> </li><li> <p>Assisting the Warehouse Manager as well as LPAA staff with conducting annual inventories. </p> </li><li> <p>Performing any other duty that may be assigned by a supervisor.</p> </li></ul> <p>Position-Specific Details:</p> <p>Appointment Type: This vacancy may be filled by job appointment, which is temporary in nature, not to exceed 48 months.  If filled as a job appointment, the position may be converted to a probational appointment, provided a vacant position becomes available, and funding is available.</p> <p>Applicants with prior warehouse and forklift operation experience are encouraged to apply. </p> <p>Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.  </p> <p>How To Apply:</p> <p>No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.</p> <p>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.  </p> <p>A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing.  New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.</p> <p>Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application.   Applications may be rejected if incomplete.</p> <p>Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.</p> <p>For further information about this posting, please contact:</p> <p> Erica R. Gay</p> <p> HR Specialist</p> <p> Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources</p> <p>email: Erica.Gay@la.gov</p>