Equipment Operator Specialist - Dalhart

Equipment Operator Specialist - Dalhart - (2602856) Position Information The Amarillo District is looking for a motivated Equipment Operator Specialist to join our Dalhart Maintenance Section. Whether you're already part of the TxDOT family or looking to bring your skills to a team that values safety, reliability, and respect, this is a great opportunity to build your career. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a strong focus on work-life balance. At TxDOT, we live by our core values: improving safety, valuing our employees, and preserving our assets. Join a team that works hard, supports one another, and takes pride in serving the community. Minimum Salary : 48,244.00 Maximum Salary : 68,400.00 Pay Basis : Yearly FLSA Status: Nonexempt Work Locations : Dallam Co Maint Sec 12190 US HWY 87 Dalhart 79022 Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time Shift: Day Job Shift Details: 40 hours/week; M-Th; 10 hour shift; Possible nights, weekends, and holidays Location Flexibility: Onsite Position Description Description Performs highly complex transportation maintenance work operating heavy equipment such as: a tractor-trailer haul truck, motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, profiling/milling machine, and dump truck. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor. Essential Duties Trains other employees on equipment operation and safety procedures. Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required. Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic. Monitors and completes various required reports including time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) checklist, and records work in progress. Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader one and a quarter cubic yards or less, pneumatic roller, rotary broom. spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower. Operates one or more types of complex heavy equipment such as tractor-trailer haul truck, motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt profiling/milling machine and dump truck. Operates heavy equipment performing highly complex transportation maintenance and roadway repairs. Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing and minor repairs on equipment; as required uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities to include tires and equipment attachments. May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications. May coordinate equipment operations for daily work assignments. May conduct herbicide application operations and oversees the procurement and inventory management of herbicide supplies. Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posting warning signs, helping the public and performing other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents and hazardous material spills. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Education : No education required. Experience : *2-year(s) experience in maintenance and/or construction equipment operation. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications Licenses and Certifications: Must have a valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle. Must have a valid Texas Class "A" Commercial Driver's License for equipment operation at the time of application. Must be able to obtain a "N" Endorsement, within 120…

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