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Working Title: Roadside Maintenance

Job Class: Transportation Generalist

Agency: Transportation Dept

+ **Job ID** : 90321

+ **Location** : Mankato

+ **Telework Eligible** : No

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited

+ **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers

+ **Date Posted** : 11/18/2025

+ **Closing Date** : 11/25/2025

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 7-AFSCME

+ **Division/Unit** : District 7 - Mankato / Le Sueur Subarea

+ **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

+ **Work Area** : Montgomery Truck Station

+ **FLSA Status** : Nonexempt

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : 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.

Road and Surface/Roadside Maintenance

+ Maintainsand reconstructs roadways, rights-of-way, roadway shoulderswith gravel,bituminous, and concrete road surfaces;maintainstraffic barriers; participates in bituminous road repair,culvert cleaning,and guardrailrepair; maintainsroadsides, installs catch basins,places and removes Adopt-A- Highway bags,performs drainage and shoulderrepair.

+ 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.

Minimum Qualifications

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)yearofexperienceperforming activities in snow and ice,soils, road surface maintenance, roadside maintenance, bridgemaintenance, signs,orrelated activities (roadway maintenance, driving commercial vehicles, commercial landscaping, operating heavy equipment,or farm experience).

OR

+ Successful completion of aHeavy Equipment Operation and MaintenanceProgram (of at least60 semester credits; or90 quartercredits) willsubstitute for one year ofexperience.(Inorder foreducation courseworkto be considered in lieuofwork experienceyoumust submit acopy of yourtranscripts).

AND

+ Workingknowledge of English sufficient to read, write, speak, and understandoral and written information; communicate withemployees andthe general public in-personor via two-way radio and other electronic devices; andto maintain routine written logs and simple records.

**Part 2:** Applicants that are made a contingent job offer will be invited to take a computerized Math and Reading Assessment Test. The required passing score for the Math portion is a level 3or higher and the Reading portion is a level 4 or higher. Candidates that have previously taken and passed the math and reading assessment may be exempt from re-testing. Please check with your district HR office.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous MnDOT experience working as a laborer, Transportation Associate, or Transportation Generalist.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands of this job will vary, but typically requires lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects such as 50-pound bags. This job also may require walking or standing to a significant degree on rough terrain or may involve sitting most of the time with pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls. This job will require strenuous manual labor including but not limited to digging, shoveling, hauling, crawling, bending, pushing, pulling and climbing.

Weather elements: May require frequent exposure to weather elements (cold and hot) on a daily basis.

An individual with a disability may be qualified to perform the function if an accommodation would enable this person to perform the job in a different way, and the accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

Additional Requirements

This position requires successful completion of the following:

Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and criminal history check. It is our policy that all candidates submit to a background investigation prior to employment.

The background check may consist of the following components:

• SEMA4 Records Check

• Criminal History Check

• Employment Reference Check

• Driver's License Check

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.