Transportation Generalist
Listed on 2026-07-09
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Transportation
Transportation & Logistics, Driver
Telework Eligible:
No
Working Title:
Transportation Generalist
Job Class:
Transportation Generalist
Agency:
Transportation Department
Job
Location:
Albert Lea
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary:
Unlimited
Who May Apply:
Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted: 07/3/2026
Closing Date: 08/14/2026
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
Transportation Department / Transportation-District 6-AFSCME
Division/Unit:
District 6 / Subarea Albert Lea
Work Shift/
Work Hours:
Day Shift
Days of Work:
Monday - Friday
Travel Required:
No
Salary Range: $24.76 - $31.06 / hourly; $51,698 - $64,853 / annually
Classified Status:
Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union: 202 - Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME
Work Area:
Albert Lea Truck Station
FLSA Status:
Nonexempt
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
Yes
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well‑being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
MnDOT District 6 may fill up to 4 Transportation Generalist positions at Albert Lea Truck Station location within District
6. Summer hours are Monday – Thursday; 6:30 am – 4:00 pm and Friday; 6:30 am – 10:30 am. Winter hours are Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm; or a snow and ice shift, 12:00 am – 12:00 pm (A shift) or 12:00 pm – 12:00 am (B shift). During snow & ice operations employees are split into an A and B shift and will receive 8‑hours of work or more depending on the length of the event. Hours may include overtime or various shifts depending on emergency situations and will include working nights, weekends and holidays.
Incumbents must have immediate access to a phone and be able to report to work within one‑hour of being called.
- Perform all activities required for roadside maintenance.
- Perform all roadway surface maintenance activities.
- Service and make minor repairs to operating equipment.
- Provide traffic control.
- Perform basic construction monitoring duties and basic inspection activities.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Maintain roadways for snow and ice control.
- Prepare and inspect winter equipment.
- Perform preseason snow route inspection and post‑storm cleanup.
- Perform winter stockpile setup and transfer of anti‑icing and de‑icing chemicals.
- Perform all work related to installing, repairing, maintaining, and removing snow fences; replace mailboxes.
- Maintain documentation on snow and ice data for accurate reporting of inventory and resource management.
- Perform traffic control set‑ups and/or provide notification to dispatch of disabled vehicles.
- Must possess a valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with no Airbrake Restriction or equivalent from another state and obtain a valid Class A CDL with no Airbrake Restriction and Tanker Endorsement within six months of initial placement into the position and maintain it as a condition of employment.
- The incumbent will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Individuals not currently in the random testing pool must pass a preplacement drug test for evidence of use of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), amphetamines (MDMA, MDA and MDEA) and acetyl morphine (6‑AM).
- The incumbent must also be registered in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
- Experience:
One (1) year of experience performing activities in snow and ice, soils, road surface maintenance, roadside maintenance, bridge maintenance, signs, or related activities (roadway maintenance, driving commercial vehicles, commercial landscaping, operating heavy equipment, or farm experience). - Education Substitution:
Successful completion of a Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance Program (of at least 60 semester credits; or 90 quarter credits) will substitute for one year of experience. Transcripts must be submitted. - Working knowledge of English sufficient to read, write, speak, and…
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