Part-Time Public Works Technician

City of Murfreesboro, TN; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Murfreesboro is seeking a dedicated outdoor maintenance worker to perform manual labor in the Public Works division. You will operate and maintain equipment, assist with snow and ice removal, and support road, curb, and drainage projects in all weather conditions.

Required are a high school diploma or GED, the ability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends, and a valid driver's license. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma or GED.
• Experience as manual laborer preferred.
• Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform outdoor manual labor in all weather.
• Safely operate and maintain equipment.
• Remove snow and ice as needed.
• Respond to emergencies and natural disasters.
• Work on-call nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Assist construction and road repair crews.
• Assist with loading/unloading materials.
• Follow safety procedures and signs.

Skills

Safety awareness

Communication

English proficiency

Manual labor

Stamina

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

This position is considered a Safety-Sensitive position. Applicants who pass the interview process will be subject to drug and alcohol testing.

General Description:

The purpose of this position is to provide manual labor for the assigned division within the City.

Basic Essential Functions:

• Must be able to communicate with others in spoken and written English to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the business.

• Safely performs extreme physical labor for extended periods. Work is performed outdoors under all weather conditions.
• Ascend and descend ladders up to 24 feet high.
• Manipulates both large and small tool parts.
• Cleans and maintains all equipment, tools, and vehicles.
• Responsible for snow and ice removal, salts roads and walkways as needed.

• Respond to natural disasters.
• Participate in on-call and standby duties, which involve working alone or with co-workers at night, weekends, and holidays to resolve situations that occur after normal business hours.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Additional Functions

• Trims grass, removes branches, and picks up litter in the right of ways and medians around the City.
• Works on construction and road repair crews; drives manual and automatic single axel dump trucks; picks up loads of gravel, binder, or topping; drives to landfill to dump construction debris.
• Signals dump truck drivers for dumping gravel or hot mix, operates come along and loop to smooth gravel and hot mix; operates packer or roller to smooth gravel and hot mix.
• Operates concrete saw to cut out trouble spots in road and sidewalks.
• Operates paving saw, packer, jack hammer, rakes, shovels, and push broom.
• Loads and unloads materials such as dirt, asphalt, salt, storm drainpipes, and sign materials.
• Removes and replaces manhole covers which can weigh up to 165 pounds.
• Climbs in and out of manholes which can be up to 10 feet deep.
• Run maps when weather does not allow for normal job duties, checks for problems with street drainage, road failures, street signs, and vegetation obstruction of street signs.

Physical Demands

• Refer to Essential Functions Addendum #3.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires High School diploma or GED equivalent; may be waived by work experience.
• Requires some experience as a manual laborer or closely related experience.
• Must be able to work flexible hours with some weekend, evening, and holiday work required.

Special Certifications and Licenses

• Must have a valid driver’s license.

The City of Murfreesboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.