Transportation Generalist - Le Sueur Truck Station

The Minnesota Department of Transportation employs people of all backgrounds and skill levels to connect members of our communities through a safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation system. We offer many employment opportunities in a wide variety of career fields that support our work. We are committed to giving our employees the tools and resources needed to grow and advance their careers.

To help our workforce thrive, we offer our employees excellent training opportunities and recognize the benefits of cultivating a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace culture that builds on the perspectives and strengths of all employees. You will be surrounded by a diverse community of colleagues, driven by their work and motivated by the greater good. You will understand the impact of the work you do and see the benefits you provide to Minnesotans and all people using our transportation system such as state highways, railways, and airports.

We hope you will join us to find your purpose in state service!

• Job : 92371
• Location
  :
  Mankato
• Full/Part Time
  :
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary
  :
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply
  :
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted
  : 02/21/2026
• Closing Date
  : 02/27/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit
  :
  Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 7-AFSCME
• 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

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.

Examples of work for this specific vacancy include but are not limited to:

Road and 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 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.

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 slipper conditions; removes frozen ice and material from culverts; and performs night or dawn patrols.
• Prepares and inspects winter equipment – maintains snowplow equipment, cutting edges and sanders; and clean equipment post storm.
• Performs preseason snow route inspection and performs post storm cleanup including machine or hand sweeping on bridges, guardrails, sidewalks, crossovers, medians, ramps and roadways.
• Maintains documentation on snow and ice data for accurate reporting of inventory and resource management.

A Valid Commercial Driver’s License (Class

A) with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction.

Part 1: The experience needed to perform this job at the TG level can be achieved with:

• One (1) year of experience performing activities in snow and ice, soils, road surface maintenance, roadside maintenance, bridge maintenance, signs, or related activities…