Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Details

Supervisory Organization
:
Chief Engineer, Director of Operations, District 4/ Garfield County

Job Posting Title
:
Heavy Equipment Operator

Agency
: 345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Job Posting End Date
:
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Work Schedule
:
Full time

Job Type
:
Regular

Compensation
:
Level I - $42,600;
Level II - $49,400

• Annual benefit allowance up to $20,538.24 for employees and dependents.
• Health, dental, vision plans; options to enroll in HSA or FSA.
• Retirement savings plans:
  Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan (matches 6%/4.5%, 7%/7%+), OPERS Defined Benefit Plan for returning employees.
• Annual and sick leave accruing from 15 to 25 days depending on years of service; sick leave 15 days per year.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Longevity payments for employees with a minimum of 2 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Position Title
:
Heavy Equipment Operator

Department
:
Operations

Division
: 4

Reports to
:
Road Maintenance Supervisor

FLSA Status
:
Non-Exempt

Location
:
Garfield County

Purpose
:
Operate power equipment and perform related tasks in the maintenance and repair of highways.

• Operate heavy machinery such as trucks, tractors, road graders, dozers, front‑end loaders, cranes, backhoes, paint machines, semi‑trailers, snow removal equipment.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Repair roadway shoulder or bridge deck failures.
• Repair and replace signs, posts, guardrails, fences.
• Provide traffic control assistance using stop/slow signs or flags.
• Apply herbicide to highway right‑of‑ways.
• Remove debris (tires, animal carcasses, spilled items).

Basic level operating under close supervision; performing unskilled and semi‑skilled tasks in construction, maintenance, repair of highways.

Level I:
None.

Level II
:
One year experience in operating heavy equipment.

Safe operation and maintenance of power equipment; manual labor; ability to maintain and operate power equipment; follow instructions.

• Valid Oklahoma driver's license at time of employment.
• Commercial driver’s license class A or B possible requirement; CDL tank vehicle endorsement needed.
• CDL class A required within 5 months for ODOT/OTTA.
• Pass drug test prior to appointment.
• Ability to perform travel, work irregular hours, on‑call duty, possess telephone in residence.
• Physical demands: stand, walk, reach, talk, hear, sit, manipulate, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; lift 80–100 pounds; vision requirements.
• May be considered safety sensitive per 63 O.S. 427.8.

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