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Tractor Operator (Gardening) NA-06
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
South Carolina
Salary
$21.47 - $24.15
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves operating heavy machinery like tractors and mowers to maintain golf courses at Fort Jackson, including tasks such as mowing lawns, clearing brush, digging ditches, applying fertilizers, and performing basic equipment repairs.
It's a hands-on role focused on landscaping and groundskeeping in an outdoor setting.
A good fit would be someone with practical experience in operating vehicles and tools, who enjoys physical work and can follow safety guidelines under supervision.
Key Requirements
- Experience operating heavy equipment such as tractors, mowers, backhoes, front-end loaders, and dump trucks
- Knowledge of vehicle safety regulations to identify and address mechanical or operational issues
- Ability to use, adjust, and maintain tools and equipment for landscaping tasks
- Skill in reading, understanding, and applying job-related instructions and materials
- Ability to perform duties independently under normal supervision
- Experience with gardening tasks like applying fertilizers, sowing seeds, spraying herbicides, and watering areas
- Basic repair and maintenance skills for groundskeeping equipment
Full Job Description
This position is located at Fort Jackson Golf Course.
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Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position. 1.
Experience and training that furnish the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position consistent with accepted practices of the trade; including skill in operating vehicles of the type described in the duties of the position.
2. Knowledge of vehicle safety regulations to determine when mechanical or operational problems indicate that vehicles are unsafe for operation. 3.
Ability to use and maintain appropriate tools and equipment. 4. Ability to read, understand, and apply instructions and other materials related to the job. 5.
Ability to do the work of the position under normal supervision. Major Duties:
- Operates heavy equipment to maintain multiple golf courses. Duties include mowing, pushing, pulling, piling, or load materials, such as sand, gravel, or earth, to accomplish landscaping, filling, digging of ditches and holes, and hauling.
- Incumbent also clears brush, rocks, and removes tree stumps. Equipment used includes lawn mowers, tractors, fork lifts, aerators, verti-cut machines, backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and rollers.
- Adjusts attachments to the equipment for proper level, angles, or depth, according to the work to be done and the type of equipment used.
- Applies fertilizer, sow seeds, and sods needed areas. Sprays or applies insecticides and herbicides, as directed. When required, waters different areas of golf
- Performs necessary repair and maintenance work on equipment. Performs other duties as assigned.
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