Breckenridge Highway Maintenance Worker - Transportation Associate or Transportation Generalist

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* Working Title:

Breckenridge Highway Maintenance Worker - Transportation Associate or Transportation Generalist*
* ** Job Class:
Transportation Associate / Transportation Generalist*
* ** Agency:
Transportation Department*
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** Job ** : 91286

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** Location** :
Breckenridge

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** Telework Eligible** :
No

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** Full/Part Time** :
Full-Time

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** Regular/Temporary** :
Unlimited

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** Who May Apply** :
Open to all qualified job seekers

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** Date Posted** : 01/08/2026

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** Closing Date** : 01/14/2026

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** Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** :
Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 4-AFSCME

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** Division/Unit** :
District 4 - Detroit Lakes / D4 Fergus Falls Sub-Area

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** Work Shift/Work Hours** :
Day Shift

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** Days of Work** :
Monday - Friday

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** Travel Required** :
No

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** Salary Range:*
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** Transportation Associate -**  $23.16 - $23.86 / hourly; $48,358 - $49,820 / annually

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** Transportation Generalist -**  $24.76 - $31.06 / hourly; $51,698 - $64,853 / annually

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** Classified Status** :
Classified

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** Bargaining Unit/Union** : 202 - Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME

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** Work Area** :
Breckenridge

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** FLSA Status** :
Nonexempt

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./connect
700/) :
Yes

** The work you'll do is more than just a job.*
* 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.

** This posting is a multi-level posting. If positions are not filled by qualified applicants at the Transportation Generalist level, the positions will be filled at the Transportation Associate level. This posting may be used to fill multiple openings.*
* The  
** Transportation Associate
** and  
** Transportation Generalist
** are the first two levels in our Transportation Specialist Series.  These positions are important in our work as they help maintain our roads and are crucial in our efforts to keep friends, family and our communities traveling safely.

The  
** Transportation Associate
** is a trainee position with a one-year probationary period with a career path to Transportation Generalist.  Positions will be trained to perform skilled roadway surface and roadside maintenance activities.

Below are some examples of typical work for both the Transportation Associate and Transportation Generalist roles.  A position may not include all the work examples given, nor does the list include all that may be assigned.

** Function:  Road Surface/Roadside Maintenance*
* + Maintains and reconstructs roadways, rights-of-way, roadway shoulders with gravel, bituminous, and concrete road surfaces; maintains traffic barriers; participates in bituminous road repair, culvert cleaning, and guardrail repair; maintains roadsides-installs catch basins, places and removes Adopt-A-Highway bags, performs drainage and shoulder repair.

+ Performs preventive maintenance on highway equipment and operates all tractor mowers and small rollers for the purpose of maintaining roadways.

+ Performs traffic control set-ups in high volume traffic and ensures they are in accordance with the provisions of the Temporary Traffic Zone Layouts field manual, to ensure the safety of the employees and the traveling public.

+ Performs landscaping duties, including maintenance of trees, grass, shrubs, brush, etc on roadside-planting, watering, seeding, sodding, trimming and removal.  Includes chipping of tree limbs, stump removal/grinding.

** Function:  Snow & Ice*
* + Maintains roadways for snow and ice control: removes snow from roadways and shoulders; opens and widens roadways of large accumulations of snow; removes snow from rights of way or yards; applies anti-icing and de-icing chemicals on stretches of highway under slippery conditions; removes frozen ice and material from culverts; and performs night or dawn patrols.

+ Prepares and inspects winter…