Tractor Operator

Tractor Operator

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City's evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts. Under general supervision, the Tractor Operator operates and does minor maintenance on refuse haulers, earth moving and hauling equipment, tractors, compactors, dump wagon equipment, and other tractor drawn and specialized equipment at landfills and other projects; performs related work.

• Operates a tractor hauling empty or loaded dump wagons; operates gear to dump loaded wagons as assigned.
• Operates a bladed tractor to move or level piles of earth. Applies earth cover to active bank and keeps the bank platform clear of material being deposited.
• Operates a road grader to insure landfill roads are in acceptable condition to allow a smooth flow of traffic. Builds, maintains, and cleans roads.
• Operates a bulldozer / compactor to compact debris in compliance with the engineer's regulations as to height, grade, and design of active bank. Hauls cover to activate or stock piles.
• Using a front end loader, loads refuse and other material into payhaulers and trucks. Maintains the pit area, including in front of and behind the pit wall, infields, and haul roads.
• Drives loaded pay haulers to the active bank and coordinates dumping movements with compactor operators to maximize the efficient placement of refuse.
• Operates specialized equipment for various functions, including the following : payhauler, Skit Steer (Bobcat) backhoe, swampcat, road grader, vibratory roller, scarab, large wrecker, tractor-drawn water wagon, lubrication truck, LGP tractor, windrow turner, heavy duty recovery vehicle, self propelled and tow behind scrapers, front end loader, diesel powered equipment with all attachments, off-road vehicles, cherry pickers, excavators, sweepers, windlass, and equipment used in the transportation of heavy equipment, and related or similar equipment.
• Inspects, tests, evaluates and maintains all assigned equipment; checks fuel, water, lubricants, etc.; makes minor and emergency repairs and adjustments to all assigned equipment; cleans assigned equipment, windows, and cabs, utilizing power washer.
• Keeps records and makes reports as required.

Minimum Qualifications :

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience acquired within the last 15 years in the operation of heavy duty track-type tractors; or 2. Not less than three years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above, plus either two years in the maintenance of heavy duty track-type tractors, or relevant training acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational high school.

License Requirement : Possession of a Class B Commercial Driver License valid in the State of New York. There may be certain age requirements to obtain this license. Employees must maintain the Class B Commercial Driver License during their employment.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.