Tractor Operator-Pipeline Mowing
Rosharon
Tractor Operator-Pipeline Mowing
Full Time • Rosharon
Tractor Mower/Operator – Pipeline Right-of-Way
Alternates: “Batwing Tractor Operator – Pipeline & Industrial Mowing” | “Tractor Operator – Industrial Vegetation Management”
About the Position
Stronghold Vegetation Management is hiring a full-time tractor operator to run mowing equipment on pipeline right-of-way and industrial property across the Gulf Coast. You’ll be operating a tractor with a batwing, flail, or boom mower — clearing corridors, tank batteries, compressor stations, and plant property.
This is an equipment operating position, not a driving position. A CDL is not required.
About Stronghold
We’re a family-owned vegetation management company based in the Houston area, in business for over 20 years. We started as a two-person operation and have grown into a full staff of professionals with a long list of repeat customers. That growth came from doing the work right the first time, on schedule, every time.
We own and maintain our own fleet. That matters to an operator — you’re working on equipment that’s kept up, not fighting a machine all day to get through a job.
Pay and Schedule
• $18.00 – $22.00 per hour, based on experience
• Overtime available
• Full-time, year-round — not seasonal
What You’ll Do
• Operate tractors with batwing, flail, or boom mowers on pipeline right-of-way and industrial sites
• Mow around pipeline markers, valve sites, fences, and structures without damaging them
• Complete daily equipment inspections and turn in required job paperwork
• Perform routine maintenance — grease, fuel, fluid checks — and keep your machine clean and ready
• Report mechanical issues or damage immediately
• Follow all Stronghold and client site safety requirements
• Work as part of a crew and communicate clearly with your foreman
What We’re Looking For
Experience running a tractor with a mower attachment is what matters most. That experience can come from a lot of places — farm and ranch work, cutting hay, county or highway right-of-way, utility brush crews, or previous ROW mowing.
• Hands-on experience operating a tractor with a mower deck (batwing, flail, or boom)
• Valid driver’s license
• Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
• Able to work outdoors in Gulf Coast heat for a full shift
• Dependable and on time
• Takes care of the equipment assigned to them
Helpful but not required: TWIC card, OSHA 10, herbicide applicator license, or prior pipeline or utility right-of-way experience. We’ll help you get these if you don’t have them.
Benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Performance-based bonuses
• Wellness resources
• Paid training
• Advancement opportunities into foreman and specialty roles
Why Operators Stay With Us
Our foremen came up through our crews. We train every week and promote from the inside whenever we can, because keeping good operators is cheaper and better than replacing them. If you want to run equipment for a long time, or you want to move up into leading a crew, both are on the table here.
How to Apply
Apply through this posting. A formal resume isn’t necessary — tell us what tractors and mowers you’ve run and what kind of work you did with them, and we’ll follow up.
Stronghold Vegetation Management — Houston, TX area
Equal opportunity employer.
Compensation: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour
A Local Family-Owned Business
Stronghold is a local family-owned and operated vegetation management and control company in business for over 20 years. We have grown from a two-person operation into a full staff of professionals with a long list of loyal customers. We have achieved this level of growth and success by providing consistently excellent execution and delivery on each and every project. How do we it? We begin by bringing our company-owned and maintained arsenal of equipment to each and every job. Owning and maintaining our equipment allows us to complete projects efficiently, correctly, and completely. Next, while great equipment is critical to every project, it is our skilled and focused team that is the foundation of our success.
Stronghold's Aim
Stronghold's Aim
The mission of Stronghold VM is to be the very best industrial and commercial vegetation management entity in the Gulf Coast Region.
Stronghold VM will earn loyal customers using clear efficient communication, building and maintaining strong relationships, and delivering superior industrial and commercial vegetation management services every single time.
Would Like To Be Part Of A Team And Work For A Family-Owned Business?
Would Like To Be Part Of A Team And Work For A Family-Owned Business?
Are you hardworking and safety-focused? Do you like to work outside all day every day helping keep businesses and industries accessible and safe from nature’s vegetative assaults? Stronghold may be the place for you.
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