Transportation Generalist - Road Maintenance
Listed on 2026-07-22
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Transportation
Driver, Transportation & Logistics
Working Title: Transportation Generalist
Job Class: Transportation Generalist - Road Maintenance
Agency: Transportation Department
- Job : 95592
- Location: Dresbach
- Telework Eligible: No
- Full/Part Time: Full‑Time
- Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
- Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
- Date Posted: 07/17/2026
- Closing Date: 07/31/2026
- Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Transportation Department / Transportation‑District 6‑AFSCME
- Division/Unit: District 6 / Subarea Dresbach
- Work Shift/
Work Hours:
Day Shift - Days of Work: Monday—Thursday (Summer) Monday—Friday (Winter)
- Travel Required: No
- Salary Range: $25.19—$31.60 hourly; $52,596—$65,980 annually
- Classified Status: Classified
- Bargaining Unit/Union: 202 - Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME
- Work Area: Dresbach 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.
Summer hours are Monday—Thursday; 6:00 am—4:30 pm
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.
Some examples of work for this position are listed below but are not limited to the following:
Function:Road Surface/Roadway Maintenance
- 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
Snow and Ice
- Maintain roadways for snow and ice control
- Prepare and inspect winter equipment
- Perform preseason snow route inspection and post‑storm cleanup
- Perform winter stockpile set‑up and transfer of anti‑icing and de‑icing chemicals
- Perform all work related to installing, repairing, maintaining, and removing snow fences; replacing 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 6 months of initial placement into the position and maintain it as a condition of employment. (May be required to obtain a Tanker Endorsement sooner than 6 months).
The incumbent in this position 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.
Exam Part 1: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).
OR
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…
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