Do you enjoy working outside? Are you interested in the safety and maintenance of our Texas roadways? The Texas Department of Transportation’s Childress District is looking for an Equipment Operator to work in our Memphis Maintenance Section If you are looking to build a career with a great group of people, TxDOT’s Childress District is the place for you!! TxDOT offers competitive pay, great benefits, and work-life balance.

At TxDOT in the Childress District, we have three core values: Safety for our employees and the traveling public, value our employees, and preserve our assets. We also strive to achieve a work-life balance and recognize the importance of your career as well as your home life. We offer a wide array of programs and activities including compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance and many other benefits.

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Performs 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:

• Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required.

• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader one and 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 tractor0trailer 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, a 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 train other employees on the operation of equipment and safety procedures.

• May coordinate equipment operations for daily work assignments.

• 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 1 year 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 driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
    • Must have a valid Texas Commercial Driver's License for equipment operation at time of application

Competencies:

Considerable Knowledge of:

• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

• Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures

Proficient skills in:

• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment

• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments

• Operating light and heavy highway equipment

• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

• Maintaining a safe working environment

Some skill in:

• Communicate effectively

• Follow verbal and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and /or above 100 degrees for more than one hour

• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.

• Climbing-ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.

• Stooping-bending body downward and forwarded by bending spine at waist

• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine

• Pushing-using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction

• Lifting-raising objects from lower and higher position/horizontally to a different position

• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication

• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

• Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities /structures

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
• Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information