Part-Time Public Works Technician

Part-Time Public Works Technician

Salary

$18.46 Hourly

Location

111 W. Vine Street, P.O. Box 1139, Murfreesboro, TN

Job Type

Part-Time

Job Number

1104244

Department

Street

Opening Date

06/22/2026

Closing Date

6/29/2026 4:00 PM Central

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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.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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.

TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS

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.

CITY OF MURFREESBOROBI-WEEKLY PAYROLL CALENDAR FOR 2026WORK WEEK: SUNDAY - SATURDAY26 PAY DATES

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This position is not eligible to participate in the Citys benefit plan

01

Do you possess a diploma from an accredited high school or GED equivalent? May be waived with work experience.

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have some experience as a manual laborer or closely related experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Are you able to work flexible hours with evening, weekend, and holiday work required?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

05

Please refer to the addendum on the job posting. Can you perform the listed functions?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Murfreesboro

Address 111 W. Vine Street

P.O. Box 1139

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37133

Phone 6158482553

Website http://www.murfreesborotn.gov