Maintenance Worker I

Are you a COOL individual wanting to join a COOL place to work?

The City of Murphy's Public Works Department seeks to add a Maintenance Worker I position to its’ dynamic team! Under direct supervision of the Public Works Superintendent, the maintenance worker I performs routine and repetitive tasks to maintain and repair City streets, roads, bridges, medians, right of ways, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, alleys and other public areas within the City.

Our employees serve the citizens of Murphy with core values of being COOL.

• RespeCtful – by providing considerate and thoughtful service to a diverse City
• ProfessiOnal – by being knowledgeable, competent, and efficient in service to all
• TrustwOrthy – by delivering service in an open, honest, and timely manner
• FriendLy – by committing to a harmonious, engaging, and positive work environment

Schedule Commitment 
Regular attendance is essential for this position. The Maintenance Worker I works a 40 hour per week schedule with standard work hours of Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm (30 minute lunch). Must be willing to work evenings and weekends occasionally to manage special events.

Pay Plan
This opportunity is non-exempt and budgeted on Pay Grade #25.
The pay plan range below is shown to represent opportunities for growth and development within this opportunity. We are seeking to hire between the Min to Mid range of the pay grade shown dependent upon qualifications.
Min $41,704.49  per year
Mid $50,045.39  per year 
Max $58,386.29  per year

For application support, or to check the status of your application, contact Human Resources by e-mailing hr@murphytx.org 

• Cleans, repairs, and maintains roads, bridges, medians, right of ways, alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and other public areas within the City
• Performs routine and repetitive physical strenuous tasks such as working on a laydown machine spreading asphalt; handwork on hot asphalt as it is poured; loading and unloading trucks; laying pipelines and repairing manholes; patching pot holes and overlaying of streets; sealing cracks in asphalt and concrete; remove and replace concrete to include form setting to finishing; reading grades and setting grade stakes; assisting in surveying; cutting brush, trees; mowing and weed-eating high grass and weeds; and maintaining, cleaning around street intersections, medians, alleys; installing and repairing street and traffic signs
• Operates, repairs, and maintains various equipment, vehicles, and tools such as tractors, mowers, front end and back end loaders, heavy trenchers, street sweepers, bucket trucks, augers, maintainers, blades, jackhammers, skill saws; drills; bolt cutters; pothole patchers, rollers, dump trucks, motor graders, 1 ton to 5 ton vehicles, etc.
• Works safely when working in close proximity to high-speed vehicle traffic areas, along medians, and right-of-ways
• Identifies and informs supervisor of potential hazards, liability exposures, problem areas, public inquiries of the general public, and the status of work activities
• Conducts daily inspections and preventative maintenance measures of vehicles, equipment, and tools such as washing, checking safe and proper operation, and servicing
• Assists other departments, as needed
• Adheres to departmental, personnel, and safety rules and regulations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Currently hold, or must obtain within one (1) year of date of hire, a class “D” Water Distribution License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License - driving record must be in compliance with City policy

   PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Water distribution, wastewater collection, street maintenance (concrete and asphalt) repair or construction work experience
• Light to heavy construction equipment operation experience

 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• May be required to lift up to one hundred (100) pounds of equipment multiple times a day
• May work extensive hours and must respond within forty-five (45) minutes to an on-call or emergency callback, as required 
• May be required to pass a drug screen and/or pre?employment job performance assessment 

Salary : $41,704 - $45,885