Tractor Operator

Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation•Blackstone, VA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tractor Operator drives gasoline or diesel-powered tractor to move materials, draw implements, tow trailers, pull out objects embedded in ground and winch cable to raise, lower, or load heavy material or heavy equipment.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of one-year successful experience safely driving industrial or commercial tractors.
Minimum of two (2) years related experience and/or formal vocational/technical training.
Displays courtesy and skill in dealing with internal and external customers, coworkers, and management.
Capable of working under tight time constraints in a high-volume environment with multiple priorities.
Demonstrated aptitude for successful completions of assigned tasks
Knowledge of worksite safety, occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Possess a valid state driver’s license and a safe driving record to operate vehicles or equipment as required for the position.
Must be able to successfully complete a drug/alcohol test, criminal record check, and motor vehicle check.

Responsibilities

Fastens attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers (over 2000 lbs.), backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractor.
Lubricates and makes minor repairs to tractor and attachments such as tightening bolts, and replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws.
Operate 4 wheel-drive tractors, zero turn mowers, street sweeping equipment, backhoes, skid loaders, fork trucks, dump trucks, snow plowing equipment, etc.
Tow equipment such as rotary mowers, grader bar, sprayers, fertilizer- spreaders, etc.
Operates farm-type tractors and towed or attached equipment to maintain grounds and road medians.
Frequently operate mowers, aerators, plows, harrows, chippers, sprayers, disks, post hole diggers, front-end loading devices, and movable dozer blades.
Perform preventive maintenance on grounds maintenance equipment such as filter and fluid replacement, maintaining lubrication schedules, spark plug replacement, belt and mower deck adjustments, mower blade sharpening and balancing, and equipment cleaning.
Operate various types of grounds maintenance equipment such as jack hammers, weed eaters, powered wheelbarrows, motorized lifts, and post-hole diggers.
Prune trees and shrubbery with hand tools, hedge trimmers and chainsaw.
Couple equipment to the tractor and make required adjustments during operation.
Complete daily equipment inspection sheets or manufacturers required maintenance schedules.
Performs other duties as assigned.