Building Maintenance II
Location: Frio County Courthouse, Pearsall, TX
Department: Building Maintenance
Job type: Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Pay Rate: $17.98/HR
Posting Period: August 25, 2026 by 5:00pm
Frio County Job Notices and the Employment Application are available online at https://www.co.frio.tx.us/page/jobs.home. Applications must be submitted prior to the deadline indicated in the job posting. Submit all applications to the Human Resource Office at the Frio County Courthouse located at 500 East San Antonio Street, Pearsall, Texas 78061.
Frio County is an “at will” and an equal opportunity employer.
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Frio County Building Maintenance Supervisor, this employee performs unskilled to semi-skilled work in the care and maintenance of County buildings and facilities. This position cleans, sanitizes, and maintains County buildings and facilities, performs lawn maintenance and flower bed work, assembles and moves furniture, makes deliveries, and performs minor repairs on electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
Minimum Requirements: Education, Experience, And Licensing Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED
- Two (2) in building maintenance experience or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Valid Texas Driver’s License ‐ Class C
Job Responsibilities:
- Regular and punctual attendance is required.
- Performs general janitorial cleaning and sanitizing responsibilities as assigned.
- Provides lawn care by running lawn mowers, hand tools, shovels, rakes, and other equipment used for the maintenance of county lawns.
- May perform general carpentry and renovation work in the construction, repair, or alteration of floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, windows and screen; builds, repairs, or assembles partitions, cabinets, tables, shelves, desks and bookcases.
- May perform semi-skilled work in the replacement of faulty switches, sockets, plugs, fuses, insulators and other minor electrical work.
- May perform maintenance work on heating and air conditioning systems, checking thermostats, couplers, fuses, belts, motors, etc.
- May perform plumbing tasks including changing faucet washers, stems, seals, etc.; installing water and sanitary fixtures and equipment; and repairing toilets by changing tank bulbs, overflow tubes, guide wires, etc.
- Assembles and moves furniture; sets up and disassembles meeting rooms.
- Sands, paints or stains walls, woodwork, cabinets, tables and other wooden articles.
- May supervise activities of community service workers assigned by courts.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
- Requires the ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time as required by work assignments.
- Requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
- Requires the ability to be accountable for inventory and property management.
- Requires the ability to use small office equipment and hand-held tools and equipment.
- Requires the ability to use computers for data entry.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to operate motor vehicles, including but not limited to light pickup trucks
- Must be able to operate a variety of equipment, including but not limited to carpenters' tools, shovels, rakes, etc.
- Must be able to exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects
- Position requires lifting, carrying heavy loads, bending, stooping, crouching, climbing, reaching or stretching arms, legs, or other parts of the body to physically maneuver over or upon varying terrain, surfaces, or physical structures or in tight spaces.
- Position requires the ability to see, hear, and speak in English
Work Hours, Benefits, And Other Work‐Related Information:
Work hours and benefits have been established by the Frio County Handbook, Section 2, Employee Compensation and Benefits. The normal work hours of Frio County shall be from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless otherwise directed by the Department Head. The Department Head shall determine the exact work schedules for their employees in order to meet the needs of the County.
Employees may be required to work a schedule that varies from the normal work schedule or they may be subject to call back in‐case of emergency or special need. Work afterhours and on weekends are required. Work may be required on holidays in order to meet the needs of the County.
Travel is required for this position. Work locations will vary from day‐to‐day and will primarily be located throughout the County. Employees will be exposed to heavy machinery, excessive noises, hazardous chemicals, and all types of weather, varying from mild to inclement weather.
Employees will also work in a general office environment.
This employee works independently with assigned directives. Occasionally works in a group setting to accomplish a common goal.
Benefits:
100% employer paid group health insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Medical
Dental
Basic Life, ADD
Dependent Life
Retirement plan: TCDRS
Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
Conditions of Employment:
Must successfully complete a background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen.
Pay: $17.98 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
