Equipment Operator Specialist - Groom

Equipment Operator Specialist - Groom - (2602772) Position Information Grow Your Career with TxDOT – Equipment Operator Specialist Opening in Groom, TX The Amarillo District is looking for a motivated Equipment Operator to join our Groom 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 : 76,028.00 Pay Basis : Yearly FLSA Status: Nonexempt Work Locations : Carson Co Maint Sec 809 FRONT ST Groom 79039 Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time Shift: Day Job Shift Details: 40 hours/week; Monday - Thursday; Possible nights, weekends, holidays & hours other than 7-5:30 Location Flexibility: Onsite Position 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. 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. 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. Operates tractor-trailer haul trucks to relocate heavy and light equipment including loading, securing, and unloading equipment on haul trailers in compliance with federal, state, and Department motor vehicle laws, regulations, and standards. May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications. Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader one and a half cubic yards or more, large dragline, shovel, and paint striper. Operates heavy equipment performing highly complex transportation maintenance and roadway repairs. May coordinate equipment operations for daily work assignments. Conducts 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: Valid…

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