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Description
Job Summary
This role involves operating a tractor to cut and maintain large areas of land on a consistent weekday schedule. The ideal candidate is reliable, self-motivated, and has hands-on experience with tractor operation and routine tractor maintenance. Â This position reports directly to the Crew Leader or Production Manager.
Core Values
- Culture of Safety – Safety is always job #1
- A Growing Tradition: Plants, Personally, Financially and Professionally
- Employee Owned – Personal Pride in Success with an Owners Mentality
- Exceptional Customer Experience – Delighting our Clients with our Products and Services
- Good Neighbors – Community Pride – Sharing our Success
- Respectability – Treating Others as we want to be treated
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Â Operate a tractor to mow and maintain large fields and grounds
- Â Perform pre-operation checks and basic maintenance (e.g., oil changes, blade sharpening, greasing)
- Â Identify and report any mechanical issues promptly
- Â Follow safety protocols and ensure equipment is used properly
- Â Keep daily logs of work completed and maintenance performed
- Â Collaborate with the team to prioritize work areas
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities:
-  Valid driver’s license (CDL not required)
- Â Proven experience operating tractors and mowing equipment
- Â Strong knowledge of tractor controls/operation and routine tractor maintenance
- Â Reliable with a strong work ethic and good time management
- Â Strong communication and customer service skills
- Â Ability to work outdoors in varied weather conditions
- Â Commitment to safety for self, co-workers, and the public
Preferred Qualifications:
- Â Mechanical aptitude or small engine repair experience
- Â Familiarity with safety and environmental guidelines related to groundskeeping
Education and Experience:
- Â High school graduate or equivalent desired
- Â Previous outside construction, landscape, or similar field experience
- Â Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a must
- Â 6 months commercial landscape experience preferred but not required
Physical Requirements:
- Â Full range of mobility in upper and lower body
- Â Ability to work in various positions (standing, kneeling, squatting, bending) for extended periods
- Â Ability to lift, pull, and push materials and equipment
- Â Regularly lift up to 50 pounds throughout the workday
 Health & Welfare earnings $5.09 per hour up to 40 hours per week.
11 paid holidays
2 week paid vacation after 1 year
1 hour sick leave for every 30 hours worked up to 56 hours of paid sick leave
This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising the position. Job descriptions are not intended and do not create employment contracts.
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