Tractor Operator

Training, Rehabilitation & Development Institute, Inc; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 23,332 - 33,231; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Training, Rehabilitation & Development Institute, Inc. seeks a Tractor Operator for Lackland AFB Grounds Maintenance. This full‑time role requires operating tractors with batwing shredders, maintaining grounds, and meeting airfield safety standards on a night shift.

Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays is essential. The position includes benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, Holidays) and a requirement to pass security clearance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1 year of experience operating industrial tractors and batwing shredders in a commercial grounds environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work well with team members and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property, including airfields and fields.
• Operate industrial tractors with batwing shredder attachments and adjust equipment for operation.
• Perform minor repairs and lubrication on tractors and attachments as needed.
• Plant and maintain landscaping tasks and manage grounds during dry periods and inclement weather.
• Comply with security, safety, and environmental requirements per EM 385-1-1 and OSHA/DOD.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Industrial tractors

Batwing shredder

Job description

Description

Lackland AFB Grounds Maintenance, JBSA Lackland AFB, TX 78236, USA

Hourly Rate: $20.53

Schedule: Monday - Friday 11:30pm to 8:30am

Full‑Time Position

Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.

Benefits include Medical, Vision, Dental, Health & Welfare, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays

POSITION SUMMARY: The Tractor Operator fastens attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers (over 2000 lbs.), backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractor, adjusts equipment for proper operation, lubricates and makes minor repairs to tractor and attachments such as tightening bolts, and replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but the organization may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property such as buildings, roadsides, airfields, and athletic fields.
• Minor equipment repairs, performing one or more of the following tasks: cut grass using batwing mowers (more than 2000 lbs.), trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, and wells.
• Fastens attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers (over 2000 lbs.), backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractor, adjusts equipment for proper operation, lubricates and makes minor repairs to tractor and attachments such as tightening bolts, and replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws.
• Operate industrial grade tractors with batwing shredder attachment within the controlled movement area of an airfield.
• Uses hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools, prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears and other hand tools, sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide.
• Job duties also include the following: planting grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, watering lawn and shrubs during dry periods, using hose or activating sprinkler system, picks up and burns/carts away leaves, paper, or other litter.
• String trimmer and backpack blower.
• Pass and maintain any required security clearance requirement and comply with Drug Free Workplace policy.
• Adheres to Operations Security (OPSEC) standard operations procedures.
• Adheres to Property Control Plan for management of Government Furnished Property (GFP).
• Adheres to the safety and health program that complies with EM 385-1-1 and applicable OSHA, DOD, Armed Forces Branch(s), Federal, state, and local safety, environmental and health requirements.
• Maintain a site‑specific Accident Prevention Plan (APP) in accordance with Appendix A, EM 385-1-1.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to complete and maintain certification to operate a vehicle on the airfield.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to effectively work with other team members.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Detail oriented and basic organizational skills.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school education or GED.
• 1 year relevant work experience operating industrial grade tractors and batwing shredders within a commercial grounds keeping environment.
• Ability to organize effectively, delegate responsibility, solve problems quickly and communicate clearly.
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle both internal and external conflicts.

TRDI hires many individuals with and without disabilities, especially those that are transitioning out of the Armed Services:

If you are self‑identifying with a disability, please submit supportive documentation (i.e. the official medical/psychological diagnosis signed by the appropriate healthcare provider, along with functional limitations + extent) with the application package for full employment consideration. If you have a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) assigned, you can request a 1‑page letter on their official letterhead with the same requested information signed by the VRC. Please fax to 210‑572‑0420

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.