Equipment Operator I

State of Oklahoma; Braggs (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Oklahoma is seeking an Equipment Operator I for various maintenance and construction activities. The ideal candidate will operate light power equipment, ensuring efficient and safe performance of duties. This position requires a valid Oklahoma Commercial Driver's License and a willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Six months of experience or equivalent education in operating equipment.
• Knowledge of light power equipment operation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operate various machinery in maintenance and construction activities.
• Perform minor mechanical repairs and maintain equipment.

Skills

Operation of light power equipment

Communication skills

Education

Experience in operation of trucks and light equipment

Job description

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Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the operation of various types of equipment or machinery in performing various maintenance or construction activities, or in completing other functions involving the use of equipment or machinery.

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the operation of various types of equipment or machinery in performing various maintenance or construction activities, or in completing other functions involving the use of equipment or machinery.

Compensation $32507.00

Typical Functions

The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:

• Drives trucks and buses to transport materials, trash, merchandise, equipment and/or employees; may load and unload truck assisted by others; makes minor mechanical repairs and keeps the truck clean and in good working order; and lubricates the moving parts or wearing surfaces of mechanical equipment.
• Drives a wheeled tractor, pulling rollers or sweeper brooms; drives tractor power mowers; operates an asphalt kettle up to 600-gallon capacity; operates compressor equipment driving jackhammers; operates tail grader; operates batch plant; operates mudjack; and/or operates pneumatic demolition hammer.
• Operates power shovels or cranes with hoe, dipper, clam shell, dragline, load hooks or other attachments in doing such tasks as excavating and moving earth, rock, sand and other bulky materials; moving lumber, girders and similar objects; loading trucks from stockpiles or borrow pits; clearing right-of-way; and/or making cuts and fills to grade.
• Operates a heavy bulldozer or tractor and scraper unit in earth-moving operations or similar maintenance or construction work.
• Performs all related and incidental work, such as building deck or platform, constructing and raising derrick, placing guy lines and rigging ropes, cables and pulleys and other work in erecting pile drivers; removing and replacing caps, braces, whalings, sills and other wharf and bridge members; cutting and trimming wharf and bridge members with saws and other tools; and/or bolting new frame members into place using boring machines or air drills.
• Operates a heavy-duty truck tractor used for hauling unusually large equipment; drives and operates large striping machine used in painting center lines and no passing stripes.
• Operates a heavy truck in the loading, transporting and distribution of valuable retail merchandise, heavy construction equipment and other materials.
• Operates a motor grader powered with gasoline or diesel engine used in work of a routine nature such as grading of gravel roads and shoulders.
• Performs or participates in preventive maintenance of equipment operated; moves equipment from one job to another.
• Supervises lower-level staff.
  
  

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

This is the career level of this job family where incumbents are assigned responsibilities involving work of a semi-skilled to skilled nature in the operation of various types of light equipment such as trucks, buses, tractors, forklifts, mowers, edgers and other light equipment requiring a limited amount of experience and training in order to operate the equipment safely and efficiently. Responsibilities may also include providing training and guidance to laborers, temporary help and others in performing routine work.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the operation and maintenance of light power equipment; and how to operate equipment safely

Skill is required to operate equipment.

Ability is required to follow oral and written instructions; and to communicate verbally to others in a courteous and respectful manner.

Education And Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of six (6) months of experience in the operation of trucks and light equipment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position.

Some agencies may accept completion of vocational technical school training in the operation of heavy equipment.

Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma Commercial Driver’s License, class A or B with appropriate endorsements referenced in 49 CFR

• 383.93, at the time of appointment.
  
  

Applicants must take and pass a drug test prior to appointment.

Some positions may require the experience to be in the operation of a heavy-duty truck tractor.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by63 O.S.

• 427.8.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Government Administration

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