Highway Maintenance Worker​/Snow & Ice; Metro Area - Transportation Generalist OR Transportatio

Job Details

• Job
• Location:
  
  Twin Cities Area
• Telework Eligible:
  No
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 06/01/2026
• Closing Date: 07/06/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
  Transportation Dept / DOT-Metro-Central Off-AFSCME
• Division/Unit:
  Metro / Metro Field Maintenance
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day Shift (7:00AM - 3:30PM) / Night Shift (7:00PM - 5:30AM)
• Days of Work:
  Monday - Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  No
• Transportation Associate Salary Range: $23.57 - $24.28 / hourly; $49,214 - $50,697 / annually
• Transportation Generalist Salary Range: $25.19 - $31.60 / hourly; $52,597 - $65,981 / annually
• Classified Status:
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 202 - Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME
• Work Area:
  Various Metro Maintenance Truck Stations
• 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.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation does not sponsor applicants for work visas or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metro District is hiring multiple Transportation Generalist positions which may be located at any of the following Metro Truck Station locations:
Chaska, Golden Valley, Golden Valley Traffic Control/Graffiti, and Jordan.

The Transportation Generalist maintains and reconstructs roadways; maintains traffic barriers; participates in bituminous road repair culvert cleaning; guardrail repair; and maintains roadsides. In addition, this position will perform preventive maintenance on highway equipment; operate tractor mowers and small rollers; remove objects from roadways; set up traffic controls in high volume traffic and work associated with accidents, spill cleanup, rut repair, dead deer, etc.

Additional duties include but are not limited to:

• Performing landscaping duties on roadside (chipping of tree limbs, stump removal/grinding)
• Conducting rest area maintenance to wayside rests and scale areas (building and grounds maintenance, vegetation control, and parking surface repairs)
• Driving and operating a variety of heavy equipment to perform snow and ice duties, maintaining roadways for snow and ice control which includes: removing snow from roadways and shoulders; applying anti‑icing and de‑icing chemicals on stretches of highway under slippery conditions; removing frozen ice and materials from culverts; performing night or dawn patrols; preparing and inspecting winter equipment such as snowplow equipment, and cutting edges and sanders.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metro District is hiring multiple Transportation Associate positions which may be located at any of the following Metro Truck Station locations:
Camden Days (Minneapolis), Cedar Nights (Richfield), Chaska, Golden Valley, Golden Valley Traffic Control/Graffiti, Maryland Nights (St. Paul), and Mendota Nights (St. Paul).

The Transportation Associate is a trainee position with a 12‑month probationary period. This position exists to learn to perform road surface maintenance and snow and ice control activities to keep the roadways and roadsides safe, clear and in good repair according to MnDOT standards; and performs related work as required.

The days of work, shift, normal and holiday work hours will vary depending on the requirement of each individual truck station (i.e., day shift, evening shift, overnights, or night shift as well as weekdays and weekends). Hours will include overtime or various shifts depending on emergency situations and seasonal assignments. Incumbents must have immediate access to a phone and be able to report to work within one hour of being…