This is not a timed exam. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the exam until the request is processed.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• CALTRANS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

1633

For CALTRANS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-01633

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

A Departmental Open eligible list for the CALTRANS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I Classification will be established for:

• Department of Transportation

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 24 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Section 1: Tasks

Instructions:

Using the rating scale(s) provided below, you will rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every statement by marking one option from the scale(s) provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL TRAINING COURSES, and/or WORK EXPERIENCE whether paid or volunteer.

1. Operating vehicles requiring a Class A or B commercial driver’s license with a tank vehicle endorsement to operate equipment such as dump trucks, front loaders, mowers, and striper trucks.
2. Operating machine attachments such as loader buckets, back hoe, and skid steer to conduct repair work.
3. Operating trucks with adjustable attachments (e.g., front plow, attenuator, towable pull brooms) to sweep debris from paved surfaces, and/or remove snow and ice.
4. Operating hand tools such as shovels, lute, pitchforks to spread, smooth, level, or steel-reinforce concrete, stone, asphalt on roads, and/or landscaped areas.
5. Distributing paving material to adjust paving finishing machine settings, material flow, and/or to indicate low spots for additional material.
6. Operating emulsion or crack sealing kettles.
7. Hauling sand, gravel, asphalt, and/or clay using dump trucks to job site areas to use for fill in washouts and/or repair highway shoulders.
8. Spreading gravel and asphalt using hydraulic spreaders to fill washouts and/or repair travelway shoulders.
9. Installing and/or repairing safety devices such as guardrails, shoulders, berms, markers, warning signals, snow fences to ensure safety measures are in place.
10. Operating chainsaws for brush and tree removal.
11. Securing loads properly on equipment trailers.
12. Loading and unloading equipment and materials from equipment trailers.
13. Performing repairs and preventative maintenance on gas-powered equipment such as blowers, line trimmers, and chainsaws to ensure equipment runs properly and safely.
14. Maintaining repair and maintenance records on equipment to ensure adequate recordkeeping.
15. Cleaning and sharpening hand tools to ensure proper and safe operation.
16. Spreading materials such as topsoil, sand, compost, tan bark, decorative rock, gravel, wood chips over ground using shovels and rakes to beautify landscape, protect plants, control weeds, minimize soil erosion, and/or to prepare soil for planting. 
17. Trimming bushes and hedges using hedge trimmers to maintain vegetation.
18. Pruning trees utilizing saws and loppers.
19. Operating tractors and loaders safely.
20. Operating wood chippers and stump grinders.
21. Digging trenches using shovels, trenchers, and tractor attachments to assist in the installation of drainage and/or irrigation systems.
22. Operating computer-controlled irrigation systems to ensure landscaped grounds are properly irrigated.
23. Plowing snow to ensure roads and pathways are free from snow and drivable.
24. Removing objects and spills along roadways such as diesel, minor spill cleanup, and car batteries to properly dispose of in a safe manner.

Section 2: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

Instructions:
Using the rating scale provided below, you will rate your experience in accordance to specific job-related knowledge and abilities.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every statement by marking one option from the scale(s) provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL TRAINING COURSES, and/or WORK EXPERIENCE whether paid or volunteer.

1. Knowledge of how to operate large vehicle equipment such as dump trucks, front loaders, mowers, and striper trucks in various weather and road conditions to transport materials and equipment to and from the job site.
2. Knowledge of methods used in maintaining and repairing roadways.
3. Ability to take basic measurements to determine dimensions.
4. Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment such as ladders, dollies, hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, shears, loppers, tree saws, and wheel barrows.
5. Ability to properly and safely use various gasoline powered tools such as chain saws, leaf blowers, pole saw, hand held augers, string trimmer. 
6. Knowledge of the proper use of personal protective equipment such as gloves, hard hats, safety vests, and safety eyewear to ensure the safety of oneself while performing work tasks.
7. Knowledge of the installation and repair of sprinkler systems such as control valves, controllers, sprinkler head, pipes, and flow sensors to ensure landscapes are properly watered.

Section 3: Physical Abilities for Caltrans Equipment Operator 1

Instructions:

The following statements are physical abilities you may be required to perform on the job as a Caltrans Equipment Operator 1.  

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating whether or not you will be able to perform the task. You are required to respond to every statement by selecting Yes or No.

1. Performing duties requiring vision at dusk, low lighting and/or in inclement weather.
2. Maintaining balance on trailers, scaffolding, ladder, platforms, uneven terrains, and slopes.
3. Pushing and pulling various equipment such as dollies, hand trucks, lawn mowers, and wheel barrows to perform work duties.
4. Reaching overhead, to the side, and bending downward.
5. Using a ladder to climb up to 8 feet or higher following proper safety procedures.
6. Crawling to gain access underneath equipment to check and inspect equipment.
7. Lifting and carrying materials weighing 50 pounds or more for short distances without assistance and multiple times per day while using proper lifting techniques.
8. Moving logs, rocks, and/or debris using lifting and rigging equipment, including grip hoists, winches, pulleys, cables, or ropes.
9. Performing general manual labor such as digging, trenching, lifting, carrying, and loading.
10. Climbing in and out of a vehicle multiple times in a work day.
11. Standing for long periods of time to perform the duties associated with the job.
12. Sitting for long periods of time while driving a motor vehicle and/or operating equipment.
13. Working in inclement weather conditions to properly perform duties related to job.
14. Working in hazardous situations such as high traffic volume/potentially life threatening to properly perform duties related to job.

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Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Transportation reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.