Tractor Operator

At Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation (THTBC), your work goes beyond the job description—it becomes part of a purpose-driven legacy. Our continuous commitment to growth directly contributes to the strength, resilience, and future of the communities we serve. Every milestone we achieve helps fund programs, expand services, and create lasting value for the Tribe, making each success a shared one.

For more than 35 years THTBC and its subsidiaries have delivered mission-critical services to federal clients globally. From logistics and information technology to cybersecurity and facilities operations, we are united by a single purpose: to generate meaningful economic opportunity and sustainable growth for the Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Alaska.

Subsidiary: T&H Services

Job Title: Tractor Operator

Work Location: Blackstone, VA

Labor Category: Non-Exempt | CBA

Clearance Level: Secret

Travel Requirement: N/A

Pay Rate: $20.99/hour ($21.78 effective 10/1/26)

Health & Welfare: $8.00/hour up to 40 hours per week (Effective 10/1/26, it will range from $8.28 – $11.11 based on insurance coverage tier)

Shift Assignments are at the discretion of site management:

• 1st shift will be paid the base hourly rate.
• 2nd shift will be paid the base hourly rate of $19.99 per hour plus a 5% shift differential.
• 3rd shift will be paid the base hourly rate of $19.99 per hour plus a 10% shift differential.

The Tractor Operator drives gasoline or diesel-powered tractor to move materials, draw implements, tow trailers, pull out objects embedded in ground, or pull cable of winch to raise, lower, or load heavy material or equipment.

• Fastens attachments such as graders, plows, rollers, mowers (over 2000 lbs.), backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractor.
• Adjusts equipment for proper operation.
• Lubricates and makes minor repairs to tractor and attachments such as tightening bolts, and replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws.
• Operate a variety of commercial vehicles, such as 4 wheel-drive tractors, zero turn mowers, street sweeping equipment, backhoes, skid loaders, fork trucks, dump trucks, snow plowing equipment, etc.
• Tow equipment such as rotary mowers, grader bar, sprayers, fertilizer- spreaders, etc.
• Operates farm-type tractors and towed or attached equipment to maintain grounds and road medians.
• Frequently operates towed or attached equipment from the seat of the tractor through hydraulic or mechanical controls. Examples of equipment operated at this level are mowers, aerators, plows, harrows, chippers, sprayers, disks, post hole diggers, front-end loading devices, and movable dozer blades.
• Perform preventive maintenance on grounds maintenance equipment such as filter and fluid replacement, maintaining lubrication schedules, spark plug replacement, belt and mower deck adjustments, mower blade sharpening and balancing, and equipment cleaning.
• Operate various types of grounds maintenance equipment such as jack hammers, weed eaters, powered wheelbarrows, motorized man lifts, post-hole diggers, etc.
• Prune trees and shrubbery with hand tools, hedge trimmers and chainsaw.
• Couple equipment to the tractor and make required adjustments during operation.
• Complete daily equipment inspection sheets or manufacturers required maintenance schedules.
• Performs all assigned duties in accordance with established policies, procedures, and directives.
• Consistently produces quality products and service.
• Completes all training within required timeline.
• Performs all work in a safe and secure manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ability to obtain an Interim Secret Clearance prior to start,
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years related experience and/or formal vocational/technical training. Each complete year of accredited college education in a related field may be substituted for the equivalent
• Must maintain a valid state driver’s license with a minimum of one-year successful experience safely driving industrial or commercial tractors.
• Ability to speak, read,…