District - Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Department: Operations
Division: 7
Report to: Road Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Multiple
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

• Operate and maintain heavy equipment such as trucks, tractors, road graders, bulldozers, front-end loaders, cranes, backhoes, paint machines, semi-trailers, snow removal equipment.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Repair failures in roadway shoulders or bridge decks.
• Repair and replace signs, guardrails, fences.
• Provide traffic control assistance using stop/slow signs or flags.
• Apply herbicide to highway rights-of-way to control weeds.
• Remove debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items.

• Level I:
  Knowledge of safe operation of heavy machinery; manual labor; ability to maintain and operate power equipment; follow instructions.
• Level II:
  Knowledge of operation and servicing of heavy equipment; materials used in highway construction; proper highway traffic control. Ability to operate heavy equipment; use construction materials; follow instructions; communicate effectively. One year of experience operating heavy equipment.
• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license (class A or B with appropriate endorsements). Commercial driver’s license required for certain positions.
• Physical requirements:
  
  lift 80‑100 pounds, stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl. Vision: close, distance, peripheral, depth.
• Drug test prior to appointment; background check and drug screening required.

• Annual benefit allowance up to $20,538.24 for employees and dependents.
• Health, dental, vision plans with HSA/FSA options.
• Retirement savings:
  Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan (match rates), OPERS Defined Benefit Plan for returning employees.
• Paid annual and sick leave: 15‑25 days based on years of service; sick leave 15 days per year.
• Paid holidays: 11 per year.
• Longevity pay for eligible State employees with minimum 2 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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.