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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
K524 Equipment Operator Specialist - Panhandle
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Between $48k and
$76k
Per Year
Position range in Panhandle $35k
•$51k Per Year K524 Equipment Operator Specialist
•Panhandle
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Occupation:
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Location:
PANHANDLE, TX
•79068
Job Type:
Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift
Posted:
10/19/2026
Positions available: 1
Source:
WorkInTexas
Web Site:
WorkInTexas
Onsite /
Remote:
Selection Required
Updated:
10/19/2026
Expires:
11/03/2026
Agency Job ID:
2602758
Job #: 17084609
Job Requirements and Properties
Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite
Full Time Schedule
Full Time Job Type
Regular Duration
Permanent Employment Shift
Day Shift Help for . 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 DutiesTrains 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.
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.
Operates heavy equipment performing highly complex transportation maintenance and roadway repairs.
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.