Equipment Operator

  • Kansas Department of Transportation*
  • El Dorado, Kansas
  • Full Time
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DA 281-2 State of Kansas - Department of Administration

Rev. 4-13 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES

Position Description

Read each heading carefully before proceeding. Make statements simple,

brief, and complete. Be certain the form is

signed. Send the original to the Office of Personnel Services.

CHECK ONE: NEW POSITION EXISTING POSITION

Agency

Number

276

Part 1 - Items 1 through 12 to be completed by department head or

personnel office.

1\. Agency Name

KDOT

Kansas Department of Transportation

9\. Position No.

K0000000 /

00-00-00-000

10\. Budget Program Number

2\. Employee Name (leave blank if position vacant)

11\. Present Class Title (if existing position)

Equipment Operator (UNCL/NE)

3\. Division

Field Operations

12\. Proposed Class Title

4\. Section

District

For 13. Allocation

5\. Unit

Area

Use

14\. Effective Date Position

Number

6\. Location (address where employee works)

City: County:

By

15\. By Approved

7\. (circle appropriate time)

Full time X Perm. X Inter.

Part time Temp. %

Personnel

16\. Audit

Date:

Date:

By:

By:

8\. Regular hours of work: (circle appropriate time)

FROM: 8:00 AM TO: 4:30 PM

Office

17\. Audit

Date:

Date:

By:

By:

PART II - To be completed by department head, personnel office, or

supervisor of the position.

18\. If this is a request to reallocate a position, briefly describe the

reorganization, reassignment of work, new function added by law or

other factors which changed the duties and responsibilities of the

position:

Maintains highways and facilities through activities such as repairs,

resurfacing, mowing, and snow and ice control.

This position is a member of a sub-area crew, which normally maintains

all KDOT facilities in an approximate one county area

and when needed maintains other KDOT facilities in other counties within

the State of Kansas. Duties include operation of light

and medium duty equipment regularly and heavy equipment occasionally as

necessary. Duties include performing a variety of

manual labor type tasks.

19\. Who is the supervisor of this position? (Person who assigns work,

gives directions, answers questions and is directly in charge)?

Who evaluates the work of an incumbent in this position?

Name Title Position \#

20\. a) How much latitude is allowed for the employee in completing the

work? b) What kinds of instructions, methods, and guidelines

are given to the employee in this position to help do the work? c) State

how and in what detail assignments are made.

a\) Minimal until they reach full performance.

b\) Verbal instruction and duty assignments.

c\) Work assignments and instructions are simple in nature from

supervisor and supplemented with guidelines found in

various manuals and directives.

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21\. Describe the work of this position using the page or one additional

page only.

No. % E or M

1\. 20% E Operates miscellaneous maintenance equipment such as chain

saws, weedeaters, pumps, compressors,

jackhammers, generators, power tools, and uses various hand tools.

2\. 15% E Operates dump trucks, small and medium sized loaders, mowers,

tractors, rollers, power brooms to perform

various maintenance tasks.

3\. 15% E Performs manual labor to setup and remove temporary traffic

control for maintenance work zones and serves

as a flag person to route traffic around work crews

4\. 10% E Performs manual labor associated with various maintenance

activities.

5\. 10% E Performs preventative maintenance and minor repair work on

equipment.

6\. 10% E Operates a loader, or truck-mounted plow and spreader in snow

and ice control operations.

7\. 05% E Mixes vari ous materials for use in snow and ice operations

including salt and sand mix and salt brine.

8\. 05% E Operates trucks and trailers to transport equipment and

materials.

9\. 05% E Receives training on equipment operation and maintenance

procedures through an on-the-job training

program.

10\. 05% M

Performs other miscellaneous assigned tasks.

During emergency situations, the EO is expected to report to duty within

a reasonable time of proper

notificatio
Job ID: 481472642
Originally Posted on: 6/16/2025

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