About the role
Job Posting Title
Equipment Operator IIAgency
025 OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENTSupervisory Organization
Oklahoma Military DepartmentJob Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full timeJob Type
RegularCompensation
Job Description
Salary: $3308.67 per month / $39704.00 per year
Benefits: This is a full-time state position that provides a percentage of matching contributions to employees’ retirement plans, 11 holidays, and a minimum of 15 days of annual and sick leave per year. The state also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents
Basic Purpose: This position is 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.
Essential Functions:
•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 mud Jack; 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.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the operation and maintenance of heavy, complicated power equipment.
Skill is required to operate heavy complicated power equipment.
Ability is required to follow oral and written instructions; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Education and Experience: Two (2) years of experience operating and maintaining medium-to-heavy power equipment or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The substitution of education can be made for only one (1) year of the required experience.
Licenses/Certificates required: None
Physical Requirements:
· Able to lift, carry, push or pull a minimum of 60 pounds.
· Able to stand for long periods of time.
· Able to climb ladders and stairs.
- Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
Conditions of Employment:
- Contingent on a favorable NCIC/OSBI background check
- Contingent on passing a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening
- Considered essential personnel (may work during inclement weather)
- Available to work if called in due to an emergency
- Must maintain a valid driver’s license
- T1 security clearance--(Eligibility for national security positions shall be granted only to persons who are U.S. citizens.)
- Tobacco and Vape Free facility
- FLSA Non-Exempt status
- Serve a 12-month trial period
- Federal position which is contingent on continuous federal funding
Notes: Position located at Camp Gruber Training Center, Braggs, OK.
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.
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Aplyr's read
The State of Oklahoma offers diverse career opportunities across various sectors, attracting individuals dedicated to public service and infrastructure development.
What's promising
- •Wide range of roles available, from healthcare to transportation, providing diverse career paths.
- •Strong focus on infrastructure development through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- •Opportunities for career advancement in public service and government sectors.
What to watch
- •Government roles may involve bureaucratic processes that can slow decision-making.
- •Limited public information about salary competitiveness compared to private sector roles.
- •Potential for budget constraints affecting project timelines and resources.
Why State of Oklahoma
- •Significant impact on state infrastructure through roles in the Department of Transportation.
- •Diverse employment opportunities in both urban and rural areas across Oklahoma.
- •Involvement in historical preservation and cultural roles, such as Historical Interpreter positions.
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About State of Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is a state agency responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and public transit systems.