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Tractor Operator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Murfreesboro, TN $23.2 – $27/hr Apply by Jul 9, 2026 Tractor Operating ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsTrades
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The Tractor Operator position is located in the Grounds Unit of the Maintenance and Operations section. The incumbent will operate various forms of heavy equipment to include lawn mowers, tractors, dump trucks, gardening equipment, etc., for the upkeep of the facility grounds.
What You'll Do
- →As the Tractor Operator, the incumbent's duties include, but are not limited to: Operate farm and industrial tractors, dump trucks, stake trucks, platform high reach trucks, pick-up trucks, bulldozer, backhoe, vans, station wagons, etc.
- →Operate tractors with various types of attachments (gang mowers, rotary mowers, dozer blade, plows, disk and front and loader scoops, etc.) Use of various types of hand tools used in the maintenance and care of the medical grounds.
- →Inspect and perform operator maintenance on all tractors and motor vehicles operated.
- →Perform laborer tasks, operate powered lawn maintenance equipment such as riding lawn mowers, edger, hedge clippers and street sweepers.
- →Work as a gardener doing seasonal gardening tasks.
- →Observe plants for overgrowth, thins and or transplants to other locations as needed.
- →Look for plant diseases and plant insects and report findings to supervisor.
- →Maintain knowledge of plants and gardening procedures to apply the kinds and amounts of fertilizer routinely used for flowers, shrubs and trees.
- →Drive motor vehicles used at the medical center such as a dump truck to haul dirt, tree limbs, stumps, etc. * The Tractor Operator incumbent must possess and maintain a current, valid state driver's license.
- →(If selected, a copy of your legible, valid state driver's license will be requested.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00AM - 3:30 PM Position Description Title/PD#: Tractor Operator/PD70146A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) The Tractor Operator incumbent must possess and maintain a current, valid state driver's license.
- ✓(If selected, a copy of your legible, valid state driver's license will be requested.) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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