Mover

Mover

Salary

$22.17 Hourly

Location

1600 Smith Road, Austin, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

26-10603

Department

Facilities Management - 1

Opening Date

03/31/2026

Closing Date

7/14/2026 11:59 PM Central

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Job Summary

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.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This is a job classification within the Maintenance job family. This classification is responsible for moving furniture and equipment from one destination to another. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

Minimum Requirements

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 Drivers 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.

Work Environment & Other 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.

Benefits

Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.

FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide

In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.

Credit Union

Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Direct Deposit

Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Employee Assistance Program

Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

Employee Organizations

Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.

Employee Health & Wellness Clinic

Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Holidays

An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Insurance

Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.

The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.

Longevity

Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

On the regular payday on or after the employees fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.

Parking

A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.

Personal Holidays

Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:

January - March

3 personal holidays

April - June

2 personal holidays

July - September

1 personal holiday

October - December

None

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.

Retirement

Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Sick Leave

Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Parental Leave

Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.

Tuition Refund

Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Vacation

Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:

0 to 5 years

4.0 hours per pay period

6 to 10 years

4.5 hours per pay period

11 to 15 years

5.0 hours per pay period

16 to 20 years

5.5 hours per pay period

21 plus years

6.0 hours per pay period

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.

Workers Compensation

The county provides all employees workers compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.

01

Do you have 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.

• Yes
• No

02

How many years of experience do you have of loading and unloading furniture and equipment?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 3 years or more

03

How many years of experience do you have driving a truck and moving furniture and equipment?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 3 years or more

04

Are you willing to work outside in extreme temperatures on a daily basis?

• Yes
• No

05

Are you able to work weekends and holidays as needed to meet the demands of the job?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have a valid Texas Driver's License?

• Yes
• No

07

Are you currently a Travis County Employee?

• Yes
• No

08

Are you related to a Travis County Employee?

• Yes
• No

09

If you answered yes to the previous questions, please provide name, department and relationship to you.

Required Question

Employer Travis County

Address 700 Lavaca Street

Austin, Texas, 78701

Website https://www.traviscountytx.gov/human-resources/jobs