Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for an Industrial Truck or Tractor Operator in the United States. The role involves operating trucks or tractors to move materials around various locations, adhering to safety standards. Required skills include operation control, operation monitoring, and effective time management. Responsibilities encompass weighing materials, signaling workers, and maintaining equipment. Join a dynamic team dedicated to efficient operations and material handling.

Responsibilities

• Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data.
• Hook tow trucks to trailer hitches and fasten attachments.
• Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
• Operate machines for dumping, spraying, or releasing materials.
• Drive gasoline or electric-powered trucks or tractors.

Skills

Operation and Control

Operation Monitoring

Coordination

Equipment Maintenance

Time Management

Monitoring

Job description

Industrial Truck or Tractor Operator

Definition: Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

What Does it Take to Be an Industrial Truck or Tractor Operator?

Various skills and responsibilities are required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.


• Hook tow trucks to trailer hitches and fasten attachments, such as graders, plows, rollers, or winch cables to tractors, using hitchpins.


• Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.


• Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.


• Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.


• Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.

Required Skills

• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.


• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.


• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.


• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.


• Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.


• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Job Types

• Lumber Carrier Operator


• Larry Operator


• Tow Driver


• Cat Operator


• Unloader Operator