State of Oklahoma is hiring: District 7 - Heavy Equipment Operator in Comanche

Job Posting Title

District 7 - Heavy Equipment Operator

Agency

345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Base Pay Range

$40,600.00/yr - $40,600.00/yr

Compensation

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

Benefits

• Annual Benefit Allowance: covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents to enroll in benefits.
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans: State offers various medical, dental, and vision plans. Options include HSA or FSA.
• Retirement Savings Plans: Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan; Employer match 6% with a 4.5% employee contribution, and Employer match 7% with a 7% or higher employee contribution; OPERS Defined Benefit Plan for returning employees.
• Annual & Sick Leave (PTO): 15 days accrued annually for 1‑5 years of service, 18 days for 5‑10 years, 20 days for 10‑20 years, 25 days for over 20 years, and sick leave accrued 15 days per year.
• Paid Holidays: 11 paid holidays per year.
• Longevity Pay: paid annually to eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): cooperative effort to provide professional services for personal problems.

Job Description

Position Title: Heavy Equipment Operator

Department: Operations

Division: 7

Report to: Road Maintenance Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non‑Exempt

Location: Multiple

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, 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.
• Removes debris including tires, animal carcass, spilled items and other obstacles.

Level Descriptors

• Level I: Basic level where incumbents work under close supervision operating and maintaining power equipment and performing related unskilled and semi‑skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of highways.
• Level II: 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

• Level I: Knowledge of safe operation of heavy equipment; ability to perform manual labor, maintain and operate power equipment; ability to follow instructions.
• Level II: Knowledge of operation and servicing of equipment or heavy machinery used in highway construction and maintenance; knowledge of materials used in highway construction and maintenance; knowledge of proper highway traffic control during maintenance operations. Ability to operate heavy equipment or machinery used in highway construction and maintenance; ability to use construction and maintenance materials; ability to follow instructions; ability to communicate effectively.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Level I: None.
• Level II: One year of experience operating heavy equipment.

Special Requirements

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

May require a valid Oklahoma commercial driver's license, class A or B, with appropriate endorsements as referenced in U.S. Department of Transportation Title 47, Chapter 6, Section 101 et seq.; ODOT employees are required to have a CDL tank vehicle endorsement.

Applicants must pass a drug test prior to appointment.

Employee must be willing and able to perform job‑related travel, work outside regular shifts, be on‑call, and possess a telephone.

Employees must regularly lift 80 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required: 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.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.