Equipment Operator II (Caltrans Equipment Operator II)

Department of Transportation · San Joaquin County

Salary: $4,883 – $6,127 per month

Closes: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Under the direction of a Caltrans Maintenance Supervisor, the Caltrans Equipment Operator II (CEO II) will operate and service vehicles requiring a Class A commercial driver's license with tank (N) endorsement, and performs work related to highway maintenance, structures maintenance, construction, and Landscape Maintenance. When not operating the specified equipment, the Equipment Operator II may perform any of the duties outlined under Caltrans Equipment Operator I, Caltrans Highway or Landscape Maintenance Worker, and perform other related highway maintenance work. The CEO II maintains knowledge of all current mandated and applicable safety training and standards, policies, practices, directives, and expectations, and complies with all departmental training and safe work practice requirements. The CEO II may be assigned to other operations units and/or geographical areas as operations needs dictate. Overnight travel out of town up to 80 percent of the time may be required to meet operational needs. PARF: 10-27-0190 / JC: 536697 Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: Human Resources Manual - CalHR This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. The position(s) require(s) a valid Class A commercial driver’s license, with Tank Vehicle (N) endorsement.
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Job Description and Duties

Under the direction of a Caltrans Maintenance Supervisor, the Caltrans Equipment Operator II (CEO II) will operate and service vehicles requiring a Class A commercial driver's license with tank (N) endorsement, and performs work related to highway maintenance, structures maintenance, construction, and Landscape Maintenance. When not operating the specified equipment, the Equipment Operator II may perform any of the duties outlined under Caltrans Equipment Operator I, Caltrans Highway or Landscape Maintenance Worker, and perform other related highway maintenance work. The CEO II maintains knowledge of all current mandated and applicable safety training and standards, policies, practices, directives, and expectations, and complies with all departmental training and safe work practice requirements. The CEO II may be assigned to other operations units and/or geographical areas as operations needs dictate. Overnight travel out of town up to 80 percent of the time may be required to meet operational needs.

PARF: 10-27-0190 / JC: 536697

Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: Human Resources Manual - CalHR

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

  • The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
  • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

The position(s) require(s) a valid Class A commercial driver’s license, with Tank Vehicle (N) endorsement.

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Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $66,060. That matches the $66,060 median among 9 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

More jobs at this employer

Department of Transportation currently has 91 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 33 current state openings in San Joaquin County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 1 day, on November 5, 2026.

Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 27, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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