City of Lubbock is hiring: Part-Time Library Building Maintenance Tech in Lubboc

Salary: $13.25 Hourly
Location : Lubbock, TX
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: PT985-5214
Department: Municipal Libraries
Division: 5214 - Mahon Library
Opening Date: 11/01/2025
Closing Date: 12/12/2025 5:00 PM Central

Summary

Performs a variety of routine repairs, maintenance, and grounds keeping work for the Lubbock Public Libraries; and general upkeep of the library facilities.
Essential Functions

• Maintain library grounds daily; removes debris, liter and trash from the grounds and performs routine building maintenance, as needed.
• Assemble and moves furniture.
• Paints offices, meeting rooms, and other public area including minor wall repairs.
• Dust book shelves, empty and clean waste receptacles; remove marks and scuffs from the walls and floors;
• Maintains storage areas and break rooms;
• Cleans and maintains paved and landscaped areas on library grounds;
• Assist with setting up rooms for special events and meetings;
• Transport library materials, furniture and supplies in City vehicle;
• May interact with visitors and patrons;
• Perform preventive maintenance on vehicles and equipment;
• Perform related duties as directed.

Qualifications

Completion of High School Diploma or G.E.D and one (1) year of experience performing routine maintenance and grounds keeping work; or any combination of relevant education and experience which provides the following:

Physical Exam Required
Valid TX Driver's License
Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• General building and grounds maintenance methods, practices, and procedures;
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades involved;

• The tools, equipment, materials, and methods used in building and grounds maintenance.

Ability to:

• Read, write and comprehend daily instructions;
• Perform routine and minor repair and maintenance activities of buildings and grounds;
• Use and maintain maintenance equipment and tools effectively and in a safe manner;
• Detect needed repairs and address them appropriately;
• Utilize technology for communication, record, and job-related aspects.
• Follow oral, digital, and written instructions;
• Prioritize tasks based on importance and timeliness.
• Learn by method of on-the-job training including ability to follow instructions;
• Coordinate with other city departments for facility maintenance purposes.

• Ability to follow instructions and work with little or no supervision.

Physical Requirements:

• Continuously stand and walk during the shift.
• Frequently lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds;
• Frequently carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally carry up to 50 pounds;
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 100 pounds.
• Frequently walk and stand during the shift;
• Occasionally bend and kneel;
• Frequently climb ladders, stairs, scaffolding, poles and inclined surfaces;
• Frequently flex upper trunk forward at the waist and partially flex at the knees;
• Frequently rotate upper body to the right or left while sitting or standing;
• Frequently reach above, at, or below shoulder height;
• Frequently push and pull objects.

Coordinate eye, hand and foot movement in order to operate a vehicle.
Part-time employees who have at least six (6) months continuous employment may be paid for all holidays except the Veterans Day floating holiday. Part-time employees are not eligible for the Veteran's Day floating holiday because City offices are not closed on that day. The number of hours granted these employees as holiday pay is based on the average number of hours normally worked in a day.

The City designates the eleven (11) following dates as holidays to be observed with pay:

New Year's Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Day - Third Monday in January
Good Friday - Friday before Easter
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Independence Day - July 4
Labor Day - First Monday of September
Veterans Day - November 11 (Floating Holiday)
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday in November)
Christmas Eve - December 24
Christmas Day - December 25
01

Do you have a High School Diploma or G.E.D?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have one year of experience performing routine maintenance and grounds keeping work?

• Yes
• No

Required Question