District - 1 Heavy Equipment Operator I, II

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 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 right-of-ways to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
• Removes debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items and other obstacles.

Level Descriptor

Level I

• No education and experience requirements.

Level II

• One year of experience in operating heavy equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

• Knowledge of the operation and servicing of equipment or heavy machinery used in highway construction and maintenance;
• Knowledge of materials used in highway construction and maintenance;
• Ability to operate heavy equipment or machinery used in highway construction and maintenance;
• Ability to use highway construction and maintenance materials;
• Ability to follow instructions;
• Ability to communicate effectively.

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.
• 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.
• Must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position;
• Willing to work hours other than on regular shifts during emergency situations;
• Must have a telephone in residence to receive emergency on-call duty messages.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stand, walk and reach;
• Sit;
• Multiply or feel objects, tools or controls;
• Climb or balance;
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl;
• Lift 80 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific Vision Abilities

• Close vision;
• Distance vision;
• Peripheral vision;
• Depth perception.

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.