$23.32 per hour
Onsite
PRIDE Industries is a fast-paced company with a mission: To Create Jobs for People with Disabilities while providing high quality, value-added solutions to our nationwide customers. We are currently recruiting to fill the following position:
This position is on a federal AbilityOne contract that requires that most of the work hours are performed by employees with disabilities. Due to program requirements, this particular position needs to be filled by a person with a disability
PRIDE Industries
Job: Tractor Operator
SCA Occup: 11270 Tractor Operator
Salary Grade: Federal Wage Determination or Collective Bargaining Agreement
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Approval Date: March 2017
SUPERVISES:
There are no direct reports with this position.
Under general supervision, the Tractor Operator operates a diesel or gasoline powered tractor and associated equipment to perform grounds maintenance operations including cutting grass in landscaped and non-landscaped areas of commercial and public grounds. This job class requires practical skill and knowledge of grounds keeping practices, equipment, and using safe work practices.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
1. *Operates a tractor to move materials, draw implements, tow trailers, and pull objects embedded in ground;
2. *Pull cable of winch to raise, lower, or load heavy material or equipment;
3. *Fasten attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers, backhoes, seeders or disc harrows to tractor;
4. *Monitors and reviews equipment, structures, materials, events, and environment to detect and assess problems. Identifies the cause and evaluates options for the best solution;
5. *Adheres to procedures, regulations and guidelines while minimizing errors and safety risks;
6. *May lubricate and make minor repairs to tractor and attachments;
7. *Inspects tractors and equipment per company requirements to ensure proper operation and safe condition;
8. *Where required, also performs grounds maintenance laborer duties;
9. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
* Denotes Essential Job Function
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•One or more years of experience in operating tractors or similar heavy equipment;
•Ability to follow verbal and written directions and instructions;
•Ability to follow established safety rules applicable to tractor operators, to maintain a safe environment, and to adapt and respond to potentially hazardous conditions and use the appropriate PPE;
•Flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities, and to build effective working relationships with coworkers and customers;
•Demonstrated organizational, problem-solving and common sense skills.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Not Applicable
CERTIFICATES REQUIRED:
The following licenses or certificates may be required depending on local, state and/or contract requirements:
Valid Driver's License
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Employees must have the ability to perform the following physical demands for extended periods of time with or without assistance:
•Maneuvering over uneven ground
•Maneuvering in, around, and on equipment
•Climbing and working from high platforms
•Reaching, pushing, and pulling gears to operate levers, and steering wheel
•Bending, stooping, and reaching
•Lifting or moving tools, equipment and/or materials up to 50 pounds
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed at a customer’s location on job sites in a construction environment with various tools, and mechanical, electrical and construction equipment. Transporting to work locations within the site. At times, may be required to work in confined spaces. Employees may be exposed to hazardous equipment, toxic substances, noise from equipment, and depending on external weather conditions, wind, rain, cold, and heat. Travel between facilities and work locations may be required.
DISCLAIMER:
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. Employees are expected to follow their supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.
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PRIDE Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Since 1966, PRIDE Industries has delivered business excellence with a positive social impact. Through proven business performance, we are shifting the paradigm about the value people with disabilities bring to a high-performance workforce. We optimize our customers’ business operations while creating sustainable career opportunities and training for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. We prove the value of an inclusive workforce model every day through our social enterprise model and operational success across multiple industries.
Our services include facilities operations and maintenance services, custodial services, contract manufacturing, supply chain management, packaging and fulfillment services, and staffing and recruitment to commercial and government organizations nationwide.
Our goal is to create 100,000 jobs for people with disabilities.
One in five Americans has a disability, and two-thirds of working-age Americans with disabilities are unemployed. As the nation’s leading employer of people with disabilities, we believe that people of all abilities should have equal access to achieve their employment goals. And that belief shapes everything we are as a company. We are bound by a set of core values and a shared commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
