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Job Posting Title
Dist.3-Heavy Equipment Opr I - II
Agency
345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Supervisory Organization
Chief Engineer, Director of Operations, District 3/ Okemah
Job Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- Our benefits go beyond the basics, offering annual benefit allowances, a variety of health, dental, and vision plan options, paid annual and sick leave that rolls over each year, 11 paid holidays, robust retirement savings plans, and an EAP & wellness program to support you every step of the way.
Annual Benefit Allowance:
- The benefits allowance covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents to enroll in benefits.
Comprehensive Insurance Plans:
- The State offers several different medical, dental, and vision plans to better fit your needs. Including options to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
Retirement Savings Plans:
- Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan: available to employees who began State employment after November 1st, 2015.
- Employer matches 6% with an employee contribution of 4.5%.
- Employer matches 7% with an employee contribution of 7% or above.
- OPERS Defined Benefit Plan: available to returning employees who were previously enrolled in OPERS.
Annual & Sick Leave (PTO):
- 15 days accrued annually during the first 1–5 years of service.
- 18 days accrued annually for 5–10 years of service.
- 20 days accrued annually for 10–20 years of service.
- 25 days accrued annually for over 20 years of service.
- Sick leave: Accrued at 15 days per year
Paid Holidays:
- 11 paid holidays per year
Longevity Pay:
- Longevity payments are paid annually to eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years of State service.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP):
- EAP is a cooperative effort between employees and administration to help employees gain access to professional services in resolving personal problems.
Job Description
Position Title: Heavy Equipment Operator
Department: Office of Engineer
Division: 3
Report to: Road Maintenance Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Okemah - 104 W Coplin St.
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.
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are responsible for operating power equipment and performing related
tasks in the maintenance and repair of highways.
Typical Functions
- Operates equipment or heavy machinery such as trucks, tractors, road graders, dozers, front- end
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- 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 right-of-ways to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
- Remove debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items and other obstacles.
Level Descriptor
Level I
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.
Level II
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.
Level III:
This is the specialist level where incumbents operate the heaviest and most complex power equipment in highway maintenance and repair such as road graders, asphalt lay down machines, cranes, striping machines, dozers, and aerial high lift trucks.
Education and Experience
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.
Level III:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of five years of experience in operating heavy equipment used in highway construction or maintenance.
Special Requirements
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 messages.
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.
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by
63 O.S. § 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
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.
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