District Heavy Equipment Operator , II

District 6 Heavy Equipment Operator I, II

Agency: 345 Department of Transportation

Location:

Alfalfa County, Beaver County, Cimarron County, Ellis County, Harper County, Major County, Texas County, Woods County, Woodward County.

Full time, Regular, Continuous appointment end date (if blank).

• $40,000.00 – Level I
• $46,500.00 – Level II

• Annual benefit allowances; multiple health, dental and vision plan options; paid annual and sick leave with rollover; 11 paid holidays; robust retirement savings plans; EAP & wellness program.
• The benefits allowance covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents.
• State offers medical, dental, and vision plans, including HSA or FSA options.
• Retirement savings:
  Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan with employer matches 6%/4.5% and 7%/7%; OPERS Defined Benefit Plan for returning employees.
• Annual and sick leave: 15–25 days based on years of service; sick leave accrue 15 days per year.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Longevity payments paid annually to eligible state employees with a minimum of 2 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) accessed through cooperative effort.

Heavy Equipment Operator – responsible for operating power equipment and performing related tasks in the maintenance and repair of highways.

• Operate 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.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Repair failures in roadway shoulders or bridge decks.
• Repair and/or replace signs, posts, guardrails, and fences.
• Provide traffic control assistance using stop/slow signs or flags to direct highway traffic.
• Apply herbicide to highway right‑of‑ways to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
• Remove debris including tires, animal carcasses, spilled items, and other obstacles.

• Level I:
  Basic level, work under close supervision operating and maintaining power equipment and performing unskilled and semiskilled tasks in construction, maintenance and repair of highways.
• Level II
  :
  Career level, perform skilled work at the full performance level in operating heavy equipment and performing various routine highway maintenance duties.

• Level I:
  No requirements.
• Level II:
  One year of experience operating heavy equipment.

• Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of employment; certain agencies may require a valid Oklahoma commercial driver’s license (class A or
  
  B) with appropriate endorsements, or a CDL tank vehicle endorsement for ODOT employees.
• Applicable agencies require a CDL within five months of appointment.
• Pass a drug test prior to appointment.
• Willing to perform all job‑related travel normally associated with the position and be able to work hours other than regular shifts during emergencies; must have a telephone to receive emergency on‑call duty messages.
• Required physical abilities: stand, walk, reach, speak, hear, sit, manipulate tools, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; routinely lift 80 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds; vision abilities: close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Some positions may be safety sensitive under 63 O.S. 427.8.

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 active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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