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Tractor Operator NA-05
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Fort Drum, New York
Salary
$20.61 - $24.04
per hour
Type
Full Time
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SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves driving warehouse-style tractors to move materials, furniture, and equipment around a military base, including towing trailers and ensuring safe loading and unloading.
It also requires doing basic upkeep on the tractors, like greasing and checking fluids.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience operating heavy equipment in tight spaces, who is reliable and comfortable following instructions in a team setting.
Key Requirements
- Directly related experience operating warehouse-type tractors and towed equipment in congested areas
- Knowledge of tractor controls for starting, stopping, and maneuvering
- Experience performing minor maintenance on tractors, such as greasing and replenishing fluids
- Ability to properly load, unload, and balance cargo on towed vehicles
- Possession of or ability to obtain a Government Motor Vehicle Operator's permit
- Ability to work under supervision with oral and written instructions
Full Job Description
This position is located at the Magrath Sports Complex but may fill other vacancies in the Business Recreation Division. Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will NOT be paid.
Join our team at the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) at Fort Drum.
We are dedicated to enhancing the lives of Soldiers and their Families by providing essential support services and recreational activities that directly contribute to Soldier readiness and well-being.
Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
A qualified candidate must possess the following: directly related demonstrated experience in operating warehouse-type tractors and associated equipment that includes a working knowledge of tractor controls for starting, stopping and maneuvering the tractor and towed vehicles in a congested warehouse, AND directly related demonstrated experience performing minor maintenance on equipment (e.g.
tractors), AND knowledge of the location of grease fittings and fluid reservoirs so you are able to grease the vehicles and replenish oil, AND possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a Government Motor Vehicle Operator's permit.
PLEASE NOTE: To be considered for this position, ensure that your resume and application materials clearly demonstrate that you meet all qualifications listed in the job announcement and questionnaire.
Major Duties:
- Operates warehouse-type tractors to transport materials, furniture, and equipment within the installation, towing vehicles like wheeled trailers and dump carts using simple coupling devices.
- Responsible for the proper loading and unloading of cargo, ensuring that towed vehicles are correctly balanced and securely connected to the tractor before transport.
- Performs limited, routine operator maintenance on tractors and primarily operates on improved surfaces such as warehouse floors, parking areas, and roads.
- Works under the direction of a supervisor, receiving oral and written instructions for tasks, with completed work reviewed for compliance with standard operating procedures.
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