Job Posting Title
District 7 - Heavy Equipment Operator I & II
Agency
345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Supervisory Organization
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Note : Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full / Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Level I - $40,000
Level II - $46,500
Job Description
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are responsible for operating power equipment and performing related tasks in the maintenance and repair of highways.
Typical Functions
Operates equipment or heavy machinery such as trucks, tractors, road graders, dozers, front- end loaders, cranes, backhoes, paint machines, semi-trailers, snow removal equipment and other equipment as needed.
Performs minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
Repairs failures in the roadway shoulders or bridge decks.
Repairs and / or replaces signs, posts, guardrails and fences.
Provides traffic control assistance using a stop / slow sign or flag to direct highway traffic.
Applies herbicide to highway right-of-ways to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
Remove debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items and other obstacles.
Level Descriptor
Level I - This is the basic level where incumbents work under close supervision operating and maintaining power equipment and performing related unskilled and semiskilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of highways.
Level II - This is the career level where incumbents perform skilled work at the full performance level in operating heavy equipment used in highway construction or repair and also perform a variety of routine highway maintenance duties.
Education and Experience
Level I - Education and Experience requirements at this level are none.
Level II - Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in operating heavy equipment.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the safe operation and maintenance of power equipment or heavy machinery.
Ability is required to perform manual labor; to maintain and operate power equipment; and to follow instructions.
Special Requirements
Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of employment.
Some agencies may require possession of a valid Oklahoma commercial driver’s license, class A or B with appropriate endorsements referenced in United States Department of Transportation Title 47, Chapter 6, Section 101 et seq.
at time of appointment.
Persons appointed to positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority must possess or obtain a commercial driver’s license, class A, no later than five months from the date of appointment.
ODOT employees are required to have a CDL tank vehicle endorsement.
Applicants must take and pass drug test prior to appointment. Such tests will be administered through the appointing agency.
This requirement is referenced in 49 Code of Federal Regulation, parts 40 and 382.
Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job- related travel normally associated with this position; be willing to work hours other than on regular shifts during emergency situations;
and possess a telephone in residence to receive emergency on-call duty messages.
While performing the duties of this job, the employees are frequently required to stand, walk and reach; and talk and hear.
Routinely, employees are required to sit; to manipulate or feel objects, tools or controls; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Employees must regularly lift 80 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions through their Workday account. Go to Careers app on WD home screen>
Click on 'Find Jobs-Internal State of Oklahoma'.
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