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.
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-###-####.