Tractor Operator | San Antonio, TX

General Services

Hourly Rate : $17.96 Schedule : Night Shift Monday to Friday 11 : 30pm - 7 : 30am Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings and holidays as needed. Benefits include Medical, Vision, Dental, Health & Welfare, Paid Time Off, and Uniforms. Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance. POSITION SUMMARY : The Tractor Operator fastens attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers (over 2000 lbs.), backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractor, adjusts equipment for proper operation, lubricates and makes minor repairs to tractor and attachments such as tightening bolts, and replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but the organization may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• The Tractor Operator, Grounds Maintenance maintains grounds of industrial, commercial or public property such as buildings, camp and picnic grounds, parks, playgrounds, greenhouses, airfields and athletic fields.
• Repairs structures and equipment, performing one or more of the following tasks : cut grass using batwing mowers (more than 2000 lbs.), trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, and wells.
• The Tractor Operator fastens attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers (over 2000 lbs.), backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractor, adjusts equipment for proper operation, lubricates and makes minor repairs to tractor and attachments such as tightening bolts, and replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws.
• Operate industrial grade tractors with batwing shredder attachment within the controlled movement area of an airfield.
• Uses hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools, prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears and other hand tools, sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide.
• Job duties also include the following : planting grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, watering lawn and shrubs during dry periods, using hose or activating sprinkler system, picks up and burns / carts away leaves, paper or other litter.
• Removes snow from walks, driveways, roads, or parking lots, using shovel and snow blower, spreads salt on walkways and other areas.
• String trimmer and backpack blower.
• Pass and maintain any required security clearance requirement and comply with Drug Free Workplace policy.
• Adheres to Operations Security (OPSEC) standard operations procedures.
• Adheres to Property Control Plan for management of Government Furnished Property (GFP).
• Adheres to the safety and health program that complies with EM 385-1-1 and applicable OSHA, DOD, Armed Forces Branch(s), Federal, state, and local safety, environmental and health requirements.
• Maintain a site-specific Accident Prevention Plan (APP) in accordance with Appendix A, EM 385-1-1.
• Other tasks as may be directed by the Project Manager / Supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS : Skills / Abilities and Knowledge Required
• Must be able to complete and maintain certification to operate a vehicle on the airfield.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to effectively work with other team members
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information
• Detail oriented and basic organizational skills EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :
• High school education or GED
• 1 year relevant work experience operating industrial grade tractors and batwing shredders within a commercial grounds keeping environment Additional Eligibility Qualifications
• Ability to organize effectively, delegate responsibility, solve problems quickly and communicate clearly
• Focused with a drive to succeed
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle both internal and external conflicts PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : While performing the duties of this job individuals will be siting for long periods of time while operating industrial grade tractors within a commercial grounds keeping and landscaping environment. TRDI hires many individuals with and without disabilities, especially those that are transitioning out of the Armed Services : If you are self-identifying a disability, please submit supportive documentation (i.e. the official medical / psychological diagnosis signed by the appropriate healthcare provider, along with functional limitations extent) with the application package for full employment consideration. If you have a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) assigned, you can request a 1-page letter on their official letterhead with the same requested information signed by the VRC. Please fax to 210-572-0408. Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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