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District 3 - Heavy Equipment Operator I II, 13 locations

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District 3 - Heavy Equipment Operator I II, 13 locations

Agency: 345 Department of Transportation

Full/Part-Time: Full time

Job Type: Regular

Compensation: Level I $40,600;
Level II $47,100

• Annual Benefit Allowance – covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and dependents
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans – medical, dental, vision; options for HSA/FSA
• Retirement Savings Plans – Pathfinder Defined Contribution with match; OPERS Defined Benefit for returning employees
• Annual & Sick Leave (PTO) – 15–25 days accrued annually based on years of service, 15 days sick leave per year
• Paid Holidays – 11 per year
• Longevity Pay – paid annually to eligible State employees with at least 2 years of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – professional services for personal problems

• Position Title:
  
  Heavy Equipment Operator
• Department:
  Road Maintenance
• Division: 3
• Report to:
  Road Maintenance Supervisor
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Location:
  
  District Headquarters Ada, OK;
  District 3 covers 13 locations including Purcell, Shawnee, Chandler, Okfuskee, Hughes, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Garvin, McClain and Cleveland counties
• Job Family:
  Operating power equipment and performing maintenance and repair of highways
• Pre-employment requirements: background check, drug screening, physical abilities test, valid Oklahoma driver’s license; CDL may be required for some agencies

• Operate heavy machinery such as trucks, graders, dozers, loaders, cranes, backhoes, paint machines, snow removal equipment
• 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
• Apply herbicide to highway right-of-ways to control weeds
• Remove debris including tires, animal carcasses, spilled items and obstacles

Level II: Skilled work at full performance level in operating heavy equipment for highway construction or repair; performs routine highway maintenance duties.

Level I: Basic level; works under close supervision operating and maintaining power equipment and performs related unskilled and semi‑skilled tasks.

Level II: One year of experience operating heavy equipment.

Level I: No educational or experience requirements.

• Level II: Knowledge of operation and servicing of heavy equipment; materials used in highway construction; proper traffic control; ability to operate equipment, use materials, follow instructions, and communicate effectively.
• Level I: Knowledge of safe operation and maintenance of power equipment; ability to perform manual labor, maintain equipment, and follow instructions.

• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of employment; commercial driver’s license (class A or
  
  B) may be required by some agencies.
• Commercial driver’s license, class A, required within five months for ODOT or Turnpike Authority appointments.
• ODOT personnel must obtain CDL tank vehicle endorsement.
• Drug test required prior to appointment.
• Willingness to perform job‑related travel, work irregular hours during emergencies, and have a phone for on‑call duty.
• Physical demands: stand, walk, reach, talk, hear; sit; manipulate tools; climb, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; regularly lift 80 pounds and occasionally 100 pounds; visual acuity: close, distance, peripheral, depth.
• Some positions may be deemed safety‑sensitive.

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.

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