Mover

Full Job Description

Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, a free health clinic for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more?Travis County’s Facilities Management Department has great jobs that serve dozens of facilities across the county.

We offer stable career options with training and tuition reimbursement available to get you to the next level in your career.

Under close supervision, performs service work of loading and unloading furniture and equipment, and drives truck to specified destinations. Assembles and reassembles systems furniture. Moves excess equipment and furniture to the fixed asset warehouse.

Requirements

Loads truck, drives to destination point, unloads contents and places into office or warehouse. Arranges items properly to protect fragile furniture and equipment.

Handles items carefully and distributes weight evenly, forming compact load and maximizing available space. Covers furniture and equipment using a packing material or blankets to prevent damage.

Disassembles and reassembles various types of systems furniture.

Trains and provides direction to assistants in properly preparing items for moving and in moving items.

Obtains customers signatures on property transfer documentation and provides appropriate documents to receiving destination.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
One (1) year of increasingly responsible moving or manual labor experience;

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Must have valid Texas Driver's License.
Must pass a criminal background check for CJIS clearance.
Applicants are required to successfully pass the background investigation, including fingerprint clearance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Moving techniques.
• Policies, practices, procedures and methods of furniture assembly and moving services.
• Applicable safety practices and regulations.

Skill in:

• Packing, loading and unloading items for moves.
• Moving, assembling and reassembling systems furniture.
• Using moving trucks and dollies.
• Both verbal and written communication.

Ability to:

• Safely and correctly apply moving techniques.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Manage time well and meet timelines.
• Determine appropriate procedures, methods and priorities for completing assigned work.
• Follow, understand and carry out verbal and written instruction and/or directions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public.

Additional Information

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 20-100 pounds with the assistance of moving equipment, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing, crawling, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, and squatting to perform the essential functions.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-4:30PM,
This job classification may require you to work weekends and holidays as needed to meet the demands of Travis County.

Location: 1600 Smith Road

Department: Facilities Management

Criminal, Driving, and Employment Background Checks Required.

For updates or questions on this position, contact: Laura.Villafranca2@traviscountytx.gov

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.