Job role overview

  • Date posted

    May 7, 2026

  • Hiring location

    Murphy

Description

Maintenance Worker I

The City of Murphy redefines the local government experience for its employees, citizens, and businesses; disrupting the perception of what municipal government is. We do this under the banner of being "One City, One Team" of public servants committed to exceptional service delivery by honoring our core values of being C.O.O.L.

  • Respectful – by providing considerate and thoughtful service to a diverse City with the goal of maintaining an inclusive atmosphere that fosters collaboration and innovation.
  • Professional – by being knowledgeable, competent, and efficient in service to all with the goal of maintaining high standards of behavior and work ethic while elevating each other as a Murphy team in efforts to deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Trustworthy – by delivering service in an open, honest, and timely manner with the goal of fostering trust in all our relationships by maintaining integrity and high levels of accountability.
  • Friendly – by committing to a harmonious, engaging, and positive work environment with the goal of providing exceptional service to our internal and external customers.

Are you a COOL individual looking for a COOL place to work? This might be the place for you and the COOLest job you've ever had!

The City of Murphy Public Works Department seeks to add a Maintenance Worker I to its dynamic team! As our Maintenance Worker I, under direct supervision of the Public Works Supervisor, performs routine and repetitive tasks to maintain and repair City water and sewer infrastructure, streets, bridges, rights-of-way, drainage system, curbs, sidewalks, alleys, and other public infrastructure within the City as needed.

Posting Closure Notice The City of Murphy may modify, withdraw, or close any job posting at any time without prior notice. This includes removing a position from consideration once a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been received or if business needs change. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible to ensure consideration.

Schedule Commitment This is a full-time, non-exempt position that works a standard work schedule of Monday-Friday 7am-4pm.

Pay Plan This opportunity is exempt and budgeted on Pay Grade #24. 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 $40,019.20 Mid $47,662.28 Max $55,605.99 For application support, or to check the status of your application, contact Human Resources by e-mailing [email protected]

Examples of Duties
  • Cleans, repairs, and maintains streets, bridges, right of ways, alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and other public areas within the City
  • Performs routine and repetitive physical strenuous tasks such as 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 dump trucks, vac-truck, tractors, mowers, front end and back end loaders, heavy trenchers, augers, blades, jackhammers, skill saws, drills, bolt cutters, and various hand tools.
  • 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 all departmental, personnel, and safety rules and regulations
Typical Qualifications

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
Supplemental Information

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

work mode

On-site

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