District - Heavy Equipment Operator

District 7 - Heavy Equipment Operator

Positions in this job family are 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, bulldozers, front‑end loaders, cranes, backhoes, paint machines, semi‑trailers, snow removal equipment, etc.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Repair failures in the roadway shoulders or bridge decks.
• Repair and/or replace signs, posts, guardrails and fences.
• Provide traffic control assistance using a stop/slow sign or flag to direct highway traffic.
• Apply herbicide to highway rights‑of‑way to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
• Remove debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items and other obstacles.

Level I – basic level; work under close supervision operating and maintaining power equipment and performing unskilled and semi‑skilled tasks in highway construction, maintenance, repair.

Level II – career level; perform skilled work operating heavy equipment used in highway construction or repair; also perform various routine maintenance duties.

Level I – knowledge of safe operation of heavy machinery, ability to perform manual labor, maintain and operate power equipment, follow instructions.

Level II – knowledge of operation and servicing of heavy equipment, materials used in highway construction and maintenance, proper highway traffic control; ability to operate heavy equipment, use construction materials, follow instructions, communicate effectively.

Level I – none.

Level II – one year experience operating heavy equipment.

• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of employment.
• May require a valid Oklahoma commercial driver’s license, class A or B with appropriate endorsements.
• Must possess or obtain a commercial driver’s license, class A, no later than five months from appointment (for ODOT employees).
• Must have a CDL tank vehicle endorsement (for ODOT employees).
• Applicants must take and pass a drug test prior to appointment.
• Must be willing and able to perform all job‑related travel normally associated with this position, including emergency hours and on‑call duty.
• Must regularly lift 80 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds; required vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral and depth perception.
• Positions may be safety sensitive as defined by 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.

• Annual benefit allowance up to $20,538.24 for employees and dependents.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with options including Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan: available to employees who began State employment after November 1st, 2015.
• Employer matches 6% with a 4.5% employee contribution; or 7% with 7% or above employee contribution.
• OPERS Defined Benefit Plan: available to returning employees previously enrolled in OPERS.
• Annual paid time off: 15 days (1–5 years), 18 days (5–10 years), 20 days (10–20 years), 25 days (>20 years); sick leave accrues 15 days per year.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Longevity pay for eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years service.
• Employee Assistance Program.