Temporary Highway Maintenance Worker
: Job Details :

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metro District is hiring temporary and temporary

intermittent Highway Maintenance Workers to plow snow and maintain roads within the Twin Cities Metro area.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Drive and operate a variety of heavy equipment to perform snow and ice duties, maintain roadways for snow and ice control (remove snow from roadways and shoulders; apply anti-icing and de-icing chemicals on stretches of highway under slippery conditions; remove ice and materials from culverts; perform night or dawn patrols; prepare and inspect snowplow equipment, cutting edges and sanders.
• Perform landscaping duties on roadside (chip tree limbs, stump removal/ grinding)
• Conduct rest area maintenance to wayside rests and scale areas (building and grounds maintenance, vegetation control, and parking surface repairs)
• Set up traffic control in high volume traffic and perform work responsibilities associated with accidents, spill cleanup, rut repair, dead deer, etc.

Starting Salary: $24.39-$30.60

Employment Condition: Temporary/Full Time (40-hours a week)

Days Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Monday through Friday

Nights Shift: 7:00 PM – 5:30 AM Monday evening through Friday morning.

Interviews: Schedule for approximately, October 14th

Start Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

20 Temporary Locations: Cedar (Richfield) Nights (2), Chaska (2), Eden Prairie Days (1),

Eden Prairie Nights (2), Forest Lake (2), Golden Valley (2), Maryland (St Paul) Nights (2),

Mendota Nights (1), Plymouth (2), Shakopee (2), and Spring Lake Park (2).

The days of work, shift, normal and holiday work hours will vary depending on the requirements of each individual truck station (i.e., day shift, night shift, holidays, 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 called.

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 be two 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/hour for all shifts which start between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm. This will apply to all hours worked between the hours of 7:00 pm and 5:30 am. Such premium pay shall be in addition to the employee's hourly rate of pay, and any shift differential the employee would otherwise be entitled to. The premium pay shall be included in all payroll calculations for shifts actually worked, but shall not apply during periods of paid leave, or in calculations of back-pay.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A valid Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with no air brake restriction AND a tanker endorsement (MUST BE LISTED ON RESUME).

AND

• One (1) year of experience performing activities in any of the following: 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): 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 experience.

AND

• Working knowledge of English sufficient to read, write, speak, and understand oral and written information; communicate with employees and the general public in-person or via two-way radio and other electronic devices; and to maintain routine written logs and simple records.

**Veterans may be eligible for a waiver of CDL based on military experience. Please contact your County Veteran Service Officer ( to obtain a copy of your VMET DD2586.

How to Apply:

Please apply online by 10/9/2024:

1. Go to www.mn.gov/mmb/careers

2. Click on “Search open positions”

3. Enter “79962” into the Search for jobs box and click on the arrow button to search.

4. Click on the job announcement and then click “Apply for Job” on the top portion of the webpage. You will then be directed to complete the application process and submit your application/resume.

5. If you have questions, please contact Cheryl Utz at ...@state.mn.us or Jeannette Peters at

...@state.mn.us or 651-###-####.