Transportation Generalist - Road Surface-Roadway Maint Snow & Ice

Transportation Generalist

• Telework Eligible:
  No
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
• Job
• Location:
  
  Red Wing
• Full/Part Time:
  Full‑Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 02/10/2026
• Closing Date: 03/02/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
  Transportation Department / Transportation‑District 6‑AFSCME
• Division/Unit:
  District 6B – Subarea Red Wing
• Days of Work:
  Monday – Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  No
• Salary Range: $24.76 – $31.06 per hour; $51,698 – $64,853 per year
• Classified Status:
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 202 – Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME
• Work Area:
  Red Wing Truck Station
• FLSA Status:
  Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  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.

MnDOT District 6 may fill up to 3 Transportation Generalist vacancies at the Red Wing Truck Station. Winter hours are Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM; or a snow and ice shift, 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM (A shift) or 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM (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. Summer hours are to be determined.

• 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
• 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 or provide notification to dispatch of disabled vehicles

NOTE:

Please ensure that your resume clearly addresses the required experiences/skills listed below in order to continue in the hiring process.

Exam Part 1:
The level of experience to perform this job at the Transportation Generalist level can be achieved with:

• One 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, landscaping, operating heavy equipment or farm experience)

AND

• Must possess a Class B Commercial Driver’s License with no Air Brake Restriction and obtain a Class A Commercial Driver’s License with no Air Brake Restriction and Tanker Endorsement within 5‑months of placement into the position. The incumbent will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. New employees must pass a pre‑placement drug test for evidence of use of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines (MDMA, MDA and MDEA) and acetylmorphine (6‑AM).
  
  YOU MUST LIST COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH NO AIR BRAKE RESTRICTION AND ANY AND ALL ENDORSEMENTS/CERTIFICATIONS ON YOUR RESUME.
• Education:
  
  Successful completion of a Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance Program (at least 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) will substitute for one year of experience (in order for education coursework to be considered in lieu of work experience you must submit a copy of your…