Snow and Ice Equipment Operator

Position Summary
The Snow and Ice Equipment Operator safely operates compact equipment—primarily Ventrac tractors, skid steers, compact tractors, and similar machines—to clear and treat assigned snow sites. This role is distinct from the Heavy Equipment Operator through its compact-equipment focus and supports detailed clearing, stacking, cleanup, and material application under the approved site and event plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


Compact Equipment Operations

• Operate assigned Ventrac tractors, skid steers, compact tractors, attachments, and similar equipment to plow, push, broom, stack, or relocate snow and apply deicing materials.
• Review site maps, hazard notes, stacking locations, traffic patterns, surface limitations, and service priorities before beginning work.
• Maintain safe clearance from pedestrians, vehicles, buildings, curbs, landscape features, overhead hazards, and other equipment; use a spotter when required.
• Complete detail and cleanup passes and support shovel crews, truck operators, and heavy-equipment operations as directed.
• Follow approved material, snow-stacking, and site-restoration instructions and immediately report changed conditions or work outside scope.

Inspection, Documentation, and Safety

• Complete and document pre-use and post-use inspections; check attachments, cutting edges, tires or tracks, lights, alarms, fluids, controls, and safety devices.
• Perform authorized basic care, fueling, cleaning, and snow removal from equipment and report leaks, defects, damage, strikes, or unsafe conditions immediately.
• Accurately record service times, material quantities, notes, photographs, and issues in Company systems.
• Follow safe mounting, travel, backing, attachment, fueling, parking, and shutdown procedures and never operate while impaired by fatigue or another unsafe condition.
• Remain available for event schedules and communicate arrival, completion, delay, refreeze, access, and equipment status promptly.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience operating Ventrac tractors, skid steers, compact tractors, or similar compact equipment is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to complete Company training and hands-on verification for each assigned machine and attachment before independent operation.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet Company driving requirements when driving is assigned.
• Basic mechanical awareness and ability to recognize and report unsafe equipment conditions.
• Ability to understand and follow site maps, work tickets, route plans, safety information, weather-response instructions, and verbal direction.
• Dependable attendance and ability to respond within established call-in and event-readiness expectations.
• Ability to use a mobile device and Company systems for time, work-ticket, material, photo, issue, and quality documentation as assigned.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, teamwork, and professional conduct consistent with the Employee Handbook and Company standards.

Physical Demands and Work Environment


The following describes the general demands of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly stand, walk, bend, kneel, squat, reach, push, pull, climb, and work with hands for extended periods.
• Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds independently and heavier items with assistance or approved lifting methods.
• Work outdoors in darkness, precipitation, extreme cold, wind, ice, traffic, noise, exhaust, vibration, and other changing winter conditions.
• Wear required PPE and remain available for weather-driven assignments that may include early mornings, nights, weekends, holidays, extended shifts, and overtime.
• Maintain alertness during winter operations, take required breaks, and immediately report fatigue or any condition that could affect safe performance.

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