Transportation Generalist/Transportation Associate – Deer Lake Truck Station
Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment · Effie, MN · 1 mo ago
Human Resources$23.57–$24.98/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings; can fold minor metadata into short p or drop it. Must preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. The posting includes salary ranges (Pay) and hours of work (Schedule). Benefits are described. So we can include Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections.
We need to decide sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications maybe), Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications?), Skills (maybe physical requirements?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
We need to extract content.
Let's parse posting:
- Working Title: Transportation Generalist/Transportation Associate – Deer Lake Truck Station
- Job Class: Transportation Generalist/Transportation Associate
- Agency: Transportation Dept
- This was previously announced and is being re-posted for additional candidates. If you previously applied, you do not need to re-apply.
- Job ID: 94715
- Location: Effie
- Telework Eligible: No
- Full/Part Time: Full-Time
- Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
- Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
- Date Posted: 09/19/2026
- Closing Date: 10/05/2026
- Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 1-AFSCME
- Division/Unit: District 1B - Virginia Maintn / Border Subarea
- Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
- Days of Work: Monday - Friday
- Travel Required: No
- Transportation Associate Salary Range: $23.57 - $24.98 / hourly; $49,214 - $50,697 / annually
- Transportation Generalist 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: Deer Lake Truck Station
- FLSA Status: Nonexempt
- Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes
Then narrative: "The work you'll do is more than just a job..." etc.
Then description of roles: Transportation Associate is trainee, after one year promote to Generalist, help obtain CDL.
Then examples of typical work for both roles: summer tasks list, winter tasks list.
Then "Hours of work": full-time year-round with seasonal schedules (summer hours & winter hours). Hours may include overtime or various shifts depending on emergency situations. Summer hours are currently Monday through Thursday 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (4-10’s). Winter hours are anticipated to be Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Hours of work may include days, nights, weekends and holidays as required by weather and maintenance conditions. Incumbents must have immediate access to a phone and be able to report to assigned work locations within one hour of being called.
Then Minimum Qualifications for Transportation Generalist and Transportation Associate.
Then Preferred Qualifications: Previous MnDOT experience working as a Laborer, Transportation Associate or Transportation Generalist
Physical Requirements: list.
Additional Requirements: background check, drug test, etc.
Then Benefits section: list of benefits.
We need to output HTML fragment with headings
for each section. We must not include Job ID etc as headings; we can include them in a short p maybe under About the role? But we can drop minor metadata. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short p with location, full-time, etc. But we can also drop them if not essential. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information. Location, full-time, etc are substantive. So we should include them in a paragraph under About the role maybe. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we can start with
About the role
then a paragraph summarizing role, including location, full-time, etc. Responsibilities: list of duties (summer and winter tasks). Could combine into one- with items.
Requirements: maybe Minimum Qualifications (both levels). Could be separate for each? But we can combine.
Qualifications: maybe Preferred Qualifications.
Skills: maybe Physical Requirements.
Benefits: list.
Pay: salary ranges.
Schedule: hours of work.
We must avoid creating sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, etc. Remove duplicated lines.
Let's craft.
First, About the role paragraph: include that it's a multi-level posting for Transportation Generalist/Transportation Associate at Deer Lake Truck Station, full-time, year-round, location Effie, etc. Also mention that it's a trainee role for Associate leading to Generalist after one year, CDL training, etc. Also mention Connect 700 program designation.
Responsibilities: list summer and winter tasks.
We need to ensure we don't miss any substantive duty: from summer list: Road Surface/Roadside Maintenance: maintain and reconstruct roadways, right-of-ways, roadway shoulders with gravel, bituminous, concrete; maintain traffic barriers; participates in bituminous road repair, culvert cleaning, guardrail repair; maintain roadsides - install catch basins, place and remove Adopt-A-Highway bags, perform drainage and shoulder repair. Perform preventive maintenance on highway equipment and operate all tractor mowers and small rollers for purpose of maintaining roadways. Perform traffic control set-ups in high volume traffic and ensure they are in accordance with provisions of Temporary Traffic Zone Layouts field manual, to ensure safety of employees and traveling public. Perform 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.
Winter list: Snow & Ice: maintain roadways for snow and ice control: remove snow from roadways and shoulders; open and widen roadways of large accumulations of snow; remove snow from rights of way or yards; apply anti-icing and de-icing chemicals on stretches of highway under slippery conditions; remove frozen ice and material from culverts; and perform night or dawn patrols. Prepare and inspect winter equipment—maintain snowplow equipment, cutting edges and sanders; and clean equipment post storm. Perform preseason snow route inspection and perform post storm cleanup including machine or hand sweeping of bridges, guardrails, sidewalks, crossovers, medians, ramps, and roadways. Maintain documentation on snow and ice data for accurate reporting of inventory and resource management.
Also mention that actual day-to-day work assigned based on project or immediate need.
We can combine.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications for both levels. Could present as two subheadings? But we only have h3 headings; we could embed paragraphs.
We need to preserve all substantive info: For Transportation Generalist: experience 1 year 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: 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. (In order for education coursework to be considered in lieu of work experience you must submit a copy of your transcripts). AND License: A minimum of a valid MN Commercial Driver’s License Class “B” with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction and the ability to upgrade to a CDL Class A with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction within 30 days of hire. 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.
Transportation Associate Minimum Qualifications: License: Must possess a Commercial Driver's Permit with no air brake restrictions. Tanker Endorsement must be obtained by hire date. You will be trained and must obtain a Class A CDL within 3 months of hire. 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. Exam Part 2: Candidates 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 3 or higher and the Reading portion is a level 4 or higher. (Acceptance of the position is contingent on passing a math and reading assessment test.) If you’ve previously taken and passed the math and reading assessments, you may be exempt from retesting. Please check with your district HR office. NOTE: The incumbent will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. New employees must pass a pre-placement drug test for evidence of use of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines (MDMA, MDA and MDEA) and acetylmorphine (6-AM). The incumbent is required to be immediately accessible to a phone and be able to report to work within one (1) hour of being called.
We can combine.
Preferred Qualifications: Previous MnDOT experience working as a Laborer, Transportation Associate or Transportation Generalist.
Physical Requirements: list.
We could put Physical Requirements under Skills section.
Benefits: list as given.
Pay: salary ranges for both levels.
Schedule: hours of work description.
Now produce HTML.
We must not include markdown code fences. Just raw HTML.
Let's craft.
Start with
- ... each duty as separate li maybe combine similar. We need to ensure we don't duplicate. Let's list responsibilities as bullet points: - Maintain and reconstruct roadways, right-of-ways, and roadway shoulders using gravel, bituminous, and concrete surfaces. - Maintain traffic barriers; perform bituminous road repair, culvert cleaning, and guardrail repair. - Maintain roadsides: install catch basins, place and remove Adopt‑A‑Highway bags, perform drainage and shoulder repair. - Perform preventive maintenance on highway equipment and operate tractor mowers and small rollers to maintain roadways. - Set up traffic control in high‑volume traffic per Temporary Traffic Zone Layouts field manual to ensure employee and public safety. - Perform landscaping duties: plant, water, seed, sod, trim, and remove trees, grass, shrubs, and brush; chip tree limbs and grind stumps. - In winter, remove snow from roadways and shoulders; open and widen roadways with large snow accumulations; remove snow from rights‑of‑way or yards. - Apply anti‑icing and de‑icing chemicals on slippery highway stretches; remove frozen ice and material from culverts; conduct night or dawn patrols. - Prepare and inspect winter equipment: maintain snowplow cutting edges and sanders; clean equipment after storms. - Conduct preseason snow route inspections and post‑storm cleanup (swe
About the role
then... include location, full-time, year-round, location Effie, telework not eligible, etc. Also mention multi-level posting, Connect 700 program, etc. Then