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Tractor Operator - Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU)
EMI Services is hiring a Tractor/Bush Hog Operator responsible for driving agricultural or heavy-duty tractors equipped with rotary cutters. The core objective is to clear and maintain overgrown vegetation, brush, weeds, and small trees on fields, roadsides, and utility easements.
Salary
$23.41 /hr. plus $6.59 fringe benefits used towards insurance and 401k!
Key Responsibilities
- Equipment Operation: Safely drive tractors while maneuvering heavy-duty rotary cutters (bush hogs) through uneven terrain, narrow spaces, and around obstacles.
- Vegetation Management: Cut and clear dense brush, tall grass, and light saplings to restore land usability or reduce fire hazards.
- Site Preparation: Scout the path before mowing to remove hazardous debris, large rocks, wire, and stumps that could damage the machinery or result in unsafe operation conditions.
- Equipment Maintenance: Perform pre- and post-operation equipment inspections, including greasing, checking fluid levels and visual inspection of both tractor and bushhog components.
- Daily time management: Working with the lead tractor operator while keeping accurate schedule, time sheet and work order documentation.
- Safety Adherence: Follow strict safety protocols while adhering to a cutting schedule outlined by the lead tractor operator.
- Additional: Additional offseason or special event job requirements may include but are not limited to: clearing berms of vegetation, food plot planting, tree/limb cutting, small grounds mowing/maintenance, assisting with mechanical repairs and assisting technicians with miscellaneous tasks.
Essential Skills
- Mechanical Aptitude: Basic ability to perform routine tractor and mower maintenance, adjust cutting heights, and replace or sharpen blades.
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