Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Title

Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Operations

2

Road Maintenance Supervisor

Non-Exempt

194286 US 271, Antlers, OK 74523

Heavy Equipment Operator, Level I $40,600.00
Heavy Equipment Operator, Level II $47,100.00

Note:

Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be required to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening before beginning employment. Some positions may also require applicants to participate in a Physical Abilities Demonstration and be rated as capable of performing the essential functions of this job family.

Positions in this job family are responsible for operating power equipment and performing related tasks in the maintenance and repair of highways.

• Operates equipment or heavy machinery such as trucks, tractors, road graders, bulldozers, front-end loaders, cranes, backhoes, paint machines, semi-trailers, snow removal equipment and other equipment as needed.
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Repairs failures in the roadway shoulders or bridge decks.
• Repairs and/or replaces signs, posts, guardrails and fences.
• Provides traffic control assistance using a stop/slow sign or flag to direct highway traffic.
• Applies herbicide to highway rights-of-way to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
• Remove debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items and other obstacles.

This is the basic level where incumbents work under close supervision operating and maintaining power equipment and performing related unskilled and semiskilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of highways.

This is the career level where incumbents perform skilled work at the full performance level in operating heavy equipment used in highway construction or repair and also perform a variety of routine highway maintenance duties.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the safe operation and or heavy machinery. Ability is required to perform manual labor; to maintain and operate power equipment; and to follow instructions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the operation and servicing of equipment or heavy machinery used in highway construction and maintenance; of materials used in highway construction and maintenance; and of proper highway traffic control during maintenance operations. Ability is required to operate heavy equipment or machinery used in highway construction and maintenance; to use highway construction and maintenance materials;

to follow instructions; and to communicate effectively.

Education and Experience requirements at this level are none.

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in operating heavy equipment.

Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of employment.

Some agencies may require possession of a valid Oklahoma commercial driver’s license, class A or B with appropriate endorsements referenced in United States Department of Transportation Title 47, Chapter 6, Section 101 et seq. at time of appointment. Persons appointed to positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority must possess or obtain a commercial driver’s license, class A, no later than five months from the date of appointment.

ODOT employees are required to have a CDL tank vehicle endorsement. Applicants must take and pass drug test prior to appointment. Such tests will be administered through the appointing agency. This requirement is referenced in 49 Code of Federal Regulation, parts 40 and 382.

Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position; be willing to work hours other than on regular shifts during emergency situations; and possess a telephone in residence to receive emergency on-call duty…