Road Maintenance: Heavy Equipment Operator II

State of Oklahoma; North Carolina; On-site; USD 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual benefit allowances

Paid holidays

Retirement savings

Job summary

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator I/II to support District 3 operations. This full-time role is based in Ada and Chandler, OK, performing skilled equipment operation and routine highway maintenance tasks with safety at the forefront.

Responsibilities include operating multiple heavy machines, performing minor repairs, managing traffic control, applying herbicides, and clearing debris.

Qualifications

• One year of experience operating heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment and procedures.
• Ability to follow instructions and work without close supervision.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Operate heavy equipment

Traffic control

Safety compliance

Heavy equipment maintenance

Job description

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator I/II to support District 3 operations. This full-time role is based in Ada and Chandler, OK, performing skilled equipment operation and routine highway maintenance tasks with safety at the forefront.

Responsibilities include operating multiple heavy machines, performing minor repairs, managing traffic control, applying herbicides, and clearing debris.