Temporary Highway Maintenance Worker​/Snow & Ice (Metro Area) - Transportation Generalist

Temporary Highway Maintenance Worker/Snow & Ice (Metro Area) - Transportation Generalist

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!

Working Title : Temporary Highway Maintenance Worker/Snow & Ice (Metro Area)
Job Class:
Transportation Generalist
Agency:
MnDOT

• Job : 95922
• Location: Twin Cities Area
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/29/2026
• Closing Date: 08/14/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Transportation Dept/ DOT-Metro-Central Office-AFSCME
• Division/Unit: Metro Field Maintenance
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift 7:00am to 3:30pm/Night Shift 7:00pm to 5:30am
• Days of Work: Days:
  Monday - Friday/Nights:
  Monday evening-Friday morning
• Travel Required:
  No
• 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: Chaska, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley Traffic Control/Graffiti, Jordan, Mendota Nights, Oakdale Traffic Services and Plymouth

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 positionswhich May be located at any of the following Metro Truck Station locations:
Chaska, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley Traffic Control/Graffiti, Jordan, Mendota Nights, Oakdale Traffic Services and Plymouth.

The Transportation Generalistmaintains 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.

Shift Differential

The shift differential for employees working on assigned shifts which begin before 6:00 A.M. or which end at or after 6:00 P.M. shall betwo dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25)per hour for all hours worked before 6:00 A.M. or after 6:00 P.M. on that shift. Such shift differential shall be in addition to the employee's regular rate of pay and shall be included in all payroll calculations but shall not apply during periods of paid leave.

An employee who requests and is approved by their supervisor to work before 6 A.M. or after 6 P.M. shall not be eligible for the shift differential.

Night Maintenance Premium Pay

Maintenance employees working night shifts of durations lasting three (3) months or more, covered by this agreement, shall receive Night Premium Pay of$2.00/hourfor all shifts…