Laborer - Street

Job Title: Laborer - Street

Employer: City of Texarkana

Salary: $26,936.00 Annually

Location: Street Dept.-Texarkana, TX

Job Type: Laborer - Street

Department: Public Works Administration

Division: Streets

Opening Date: 05/21/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

Job Description

General Purpose: Performs unskilled manual labor in construction, maintenance, and service activities.

Supervision Received: Reports to Foreman, Assistant Street Superintendent and/or Street Superintendent.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Safety Sensitive Designation: This position is designed as a safety sensitive position and is subject to random drug screening.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Works on street construction and maintenance crews doing general laboring tasks such as breaking pavement, pouring and shoveling asphalt and concrete, or tamping and smoothing asphalt and concrete; operates manual compactors; digs out holes with manual and automatic digging tools and directs traffic.

Does a variety of grounds maintenance work; cultivates, prunes, sprays, and trims trees and shrubbery; cuts grass and weeds with hand tools. Operates lawn mower.

Cleans street gutters and patches holes, picks up fallen trees and limbs.

Assists in general repair work involving rough carpentry and painting tasks.

Assists in cleaning lots of debris and loading trucks with construction and demolition waste materials.

Assists in cleaning and unclogging storm sewer lines, inlets, and basins.

Assists in the installation of signs, markers, and traffic signal systems.

Performs all other duties as assigned by a supervisor.

Desired Minimum Qualifications

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to perform a variety of physical tasks
• Ability to complete repetitive movements
• Ability to work in all types of weather which can include extreme conditions
• Understanding of and willingness to abide by all safety protocols
• Ability to stand for hours at a time
• Previous work experience in a related field

Special Requirements:

Must possess a valid driver’s license

Tools and Equipment Used: Miscellaneous hand tools, weed trimmers, concrete saw, tamps, and similar equipment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Work is performed mostly in outdoor settings. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts or in outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.