Tractor Operator

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Golf Division of Morale, Welfare & Recreation Dept. NAS Patuxent River.

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the efficient operation of the ground's maintenance and upkeep of the golf course and surrounding areas on a regularly scheduled basis.

Operates farm-type tractors and towed or attached equipment.

Skills and Knowledge: Work requires knowledge and ability to manipulate both tractor and equipment controls at the same time, e.g., operate tractors while raising and lowering gang mowers.

Skill in operating boom slope mowers to cut grass on slopes while operating the tractor on level ground or along roads.

Knowledge of equipment to make multiple connections from the equipment to the tractor, connecting mechanical drive shafts and hydraulic lines.

Skill in performing tasks associated with grounds maintenance. Knowledge of operating characteristics of the tractor and towed or attached equipment. Knowledge of equipment capabilities.

Possess a current, valid state and/or government driver's licenses. Major Duties:

Responsibility: Receives oral and written assignments from the supervisor or higher-grade worker. Performs duties according to established methods and special instructions.

Selects appropriate gears, power settings, and speeds for equipment operations, based on various soil conditions. Makes judgments concerning lift capacity weight, and balance or load.

Responsible for operator maintenance on tractors and equipment such as checking and replenishing fluids to proper levels, examining and changing filters, changing and sharpening blades, lubricating equipment and making necessary adjustments.

Physical Effort: Work requires light to moderate physical effort in performing duties such as operating tractors and uncoupling and making couplings between tractors and towed vehicles.

Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, and arm and leg movement to work tractor controls. Frequently lifts and carries parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Occasionally lifts heavier items with assistance or with mechanical lifting devices. Working Conditions: Work is performed both inside and outside.

Operators are subject to drafts, noise, and varying temperatures.

Exposed to weather and temperature extremes outside, as well as high noise levels, vibrations, and jolts from tractor and towed equipment. Exposed to dust, dirt, grease, and fumes.

Must follow safety practices and wear issued safety equipment