State of Oklahoma is hiring: Heavy Equipment Operator I / II in Dewey

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• Job Posting Title: Heavy Equipment Operator I / II
• Agency: 345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• Supervisory Organization: (not specified)
• Job Posting End Date: (Continuous if Blank)
• Applications accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to posting end date
• Estimated Appointment End Date: (Continuous if Blank)
• Full/Part-Time: Full time
• Job Type: Regular
• Compensation: $40,600 – Level I; $47,100 – Level II

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Annual Benefit Allowance up to $20,538.24 for employees and dependents.
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans (medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options).
• Robust retirement savings plans with employer match options (6–7% contribution).
• Annual and sick leave accruals: 15–25 days PTO based on service years, plus 15 days sick leave per year.
• 11 paid holidays each year.
• Longevity Pay for eligible employees with at least 2 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for professional services support.

Job Description

Position Title: Heavy Equipment Operator

Department: Maintenance

District: 5 – Clinton

County Locations: Beckham, Custer, Jackson, Tillman, Kiowa, Greer, Washita, Roger Mills, Blaine, Dewey, Harmon, Caddo County

Note: Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will be required to complete a pre‑employment background check, drug screening, and physical abilities test before beginning employment.

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

• Operate 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.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Repair failures in roadway shoulders or bridge decks.
• Repair and/or replace signs, posts, guardrails and fences.
• Provide traffic control assistance using a stop/slow sign or flag to direct highway traffic.
• Apply herbicide to highway right‑of‑ways to control weeds and other unwanted vegetation.
• Remove debris including tires, animal carcasses, spilled items and other obstacles.

Level Descriptor

Level I – Basic level with close supervision and unskilled/semiskilled tasks in construction, maintenance and repair of highways.

Level II – Skilled work at full performance level operating heavy equipment and performing routine highway maintenance duties.

Education and Experience

Level I – None required.

Level II – One year of experience operating heavy equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge of safe operation and maintenance of power equipment or heavy machinery. Ability to perform manual labor, maintain and operate power equipment, and follow instructions.

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 a 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 those during 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.

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