Facilities Maintenance Worker

City of Port Arthur Texas; Port Arthur (TX); Vor Ort; USD 26.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

City of Port Arthur is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Worker for the Police Department in Port Arthur, TX. The role involves semi-skilled maintenance, operating equipment, and providing staff support to assigned crews.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a valid Texas driver’s license. The position requires some heavy manual labor and adherence to safety standards. Opened 10/27/2026; closes 11/03/2026.

Qualifikationen

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Experience performing the listed duties is required.

Aufgaben

• Operate maintenance equipment and hand tools to service Police Department facilities and properties.
• Travel between department facilities to collect and deliver materials.
• Ensure worksite safety and set up barricades as needed.
• Perform carpentry tasks including repairing roofs, floors, doors and windows.
• Paint and remodel interiors and exteriors of department facilities.
• Complete daily schedules and timesheets and report progress to supervisor.

Kenntnisse

General maintenance tools

Operate machinery

Safe work practices

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

Facilities Maintenance Worker (Port Arthur, TX)

SALARY: $18.67- $27.47 Hourly (DOE&Q) NON-EXEMPT
OPENING DATE:10/27/2026
CLOSING DATE: 11/03/2026

DEFINITION

To perform semi-skilled labor in construction, maintenance, and related service activities in the Police Department for the City; and to provide staff support to an assigned function or crew.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives immediate supervision from upper-level staff.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES : - Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Operate a variety of maintenance equipment including trucks, mowers, air compressors, sprayers, saws, drills, generators, and other similar equipment, machinery, and various handyman tools in maintaining and repairing Police Department facilities and properties.
• Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various department facilities and properties and other related external business and government agencies, which may include collecting and delivering materials and supplies.
• Ensure safety of worksite; setup barricades and other safety devices.
• Plant, cut, or trim herbage as requested; including trimming trees and shrubs, planting flowers and trees, and removing and transporting a variety of debris and excess material.
• Perform minor repairs on equipment and report the need for major repairs.
• Utilize a variety of manual tools to complete assigned projects including shoveling various materials, hammering nails, building small wooden objects, and repairing equipment.
• Provide maintenance support to assist designated staff in the completion of their duties and responsibilities; provide functional direction as needed.
• Complete daily schedules and timesheets; report all daily work to appropriate staff member.
• Inspect department properties for noxious weeds, remove weeds, and apply appropriate herbicides.
• Assist in installing, maintaining, and repairing equipment specific to the department.
• Perform rough carpentry work.
• Assist in repairing and replacing roofs, floors, doors, windows, screens, and fences.
• Install and replace insulation, tile, and interior walls.
• May build, refinish, and repair furniture as requested.
• Paint, remodel, clean, and improve interiors and exteriors of department facilities.
• Assist in packing and unpacking supplies and equipment and stock shelves.
• Other: Perform related or other duties as assigned, including additional duties not listed above.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

• Uses and purposes of general maintenance tools and equipment.
• Basic operation of a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools to perform assignments.
• Safe work practices.

Ability to:

• Perform unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in a variety of maintenance activities.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
  • making observations
  • reading
  • operating assigned equipment
  • communicating with others
• Maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of:
  • interpreting work orders and directions
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities which may include the following:
  • elevating and moving various equipment and materials
  • walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, or sitting for extended periods of time
  • performing heavy manual labor
  • operating assigned equipment, including a motor vehicle
• Effectively deal with personal danger which may include exposure to:
  • hazardous and toxic fumes, chemical, and materials
  • confined or high work places
  • considerably loud noises
  • hazards associated with working in and near traffic
• Learn city and departmental policies and procedures.
• Operate a motor vehicle.
• Maintain assigned equipment and associated parts.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others encountered in the course of work.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to adhere to applicable laws and confidentiality requirements specific to the Police Department environment.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:

Experience:

Previous experience performing the listed duties is required.

Training:

Must possess a high school diploma or GED.

License Or Certificate:

Required: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Texas Driver’s License within thirty (30) days of appointment. Successful completion of a background investigation and polygraph.

(1)Facilities Maintenance Worker – Police, #26-103.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
Attn: Hiring Manager
P.O. Box 1089
Port Arthur, Texas 77641-1089
(EEO/AA/V/F/RC/H)
The City of Port Arthur is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Department: Police Department
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position
Requisition Number: #26-103