Heavy Equipment Operator at Chickasaw Turnpike

Supervisory Organization Chickasaw Maintenance Facility–Chickasaw Maintenance Facility

Full time job type. Regular compensation. Continuous employment if date is blank. Applications accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Why join the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority? The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) has been serving Oklahomans since 1947, managing and maintaining a modern, safe, and efficient turnpike system across the state. With a commitment to customer service and innovation, OTA plays a vital role in ensuring smooth and reliable travel for millions of motorists each year. As a part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.

OTA offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth, making it an excellent choice to build your career in public service.

Position Overview:

This is a full-time position working approximately 7:30am - 4:00pm, located on the Chickasaw Turnpike in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for operating power equipment and performing related tasks in the maintenance and repair of highways.

Compensation Level I - $20.50 per hour or $42,630 annually (potential to promote to Level II after obtaining CDL within the first 6 months, and with years of experience as required for Level II)

Compensation Level II - $23.78 per hour or $49,455 annually

• Operate equipment or heavy machinery such as trucks, tractors, road graders, dozers, 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 carcasses, spilled items and other obstacles.

While performing the duties of this job, the employees are frequently required to stand, walk and reach; and talk and hear. Routinely, employees are required to sit; to manipulate or feel objects, tools or controls; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Employees must regularly lift 80 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

• LEVEL I – Education and Experience requirements at this level are none.
• LEVEL II – Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in operating heavy equipment (preferably within road construction/maintenance) and possess a current Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and

Competencies:

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.

Persons appointed to the position must possess or obtain a commercial driver’s license, class A, no later than five months from the date of…