Seasonal Highway Maintenance Worker

Job Posting End Date: June 1, 2026 at 11:59pm CST

Hiring range: $20.00 to $22.00 per hour. The start rate will depend on experience, education, and qualifications. Advancement opportunities exist for individuals motivated to move up within Anoka County.

Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance!

In order to be considered for this position, information to support your answers must be included in your application. A resume attachment is optional and cannot be used in place of this application.

Position Description

The Anoka County Transportation division’s vision to enhance and protect life by providing safe roads and eliminating traffic congestion.

The department has an immediate opening for a Seasonal Highway Maintenance Worker. This position performs a variety of duties, including assisting with the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices. Key responsibilities include supporting the setup, upkeep, and organization of traffic control signage and related equipment in a safe, efficient, and orderly manner.

This is a seasonal, non-exempt, on-site position. Interviews will take place as applications are received for those selected to move forward in the hiring process. 

Pay & Benefits

• Salary: $20.00 to $22.00 per hour.

• Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 22: $18.35 to $23.85 per hour.

• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

Work Location

• This position will work at the Anoka County Highway building located at 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover MN 55304.

• Expected work hours are Monday – Friday 6:00 am – 2:30 pm or Monday- Thursday 6:00 am - 4:30 pm or Tuesday- Friday 6:00 am- 4:30 pm.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Seasonal Highway Maintenance Worker.

• Perform labor work on roadways including paving, patching, and shouldering.

• Maintenance and installation of guardrails, catch basins, and manholes.

• Perform tree trimming throughout the Anoka County Highway system.

• Flagging duties for roadway maintenance work zones which can include paving, patching, shouldering, and culvert installation duties.

• Remove debris, trash, and other roadside hazards throughout the Anoka County Highway system.

• Perform routine facility maintenance such as cleaning and washing trucks and other large equipment.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Must be at least 18 years of age by the time of hire.

• Must have a valid driver’s license.

• Ability to lift 50 pounds, with or without accommodation.

• Successfully pass criminal history and driver’s license background check.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Safely work with hand and power tools.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• Indoor and outdoor county work sites, including construction sites near high-speed/high-volume traffic, in all weather conditions.

• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers. Ability to see colors, shades and brightness.

• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds.

• Ability to detect, discern, and tolerate a wide range of scents required for safety and performance of essential duties.

• Cognitive abilities required include problem solving, prioritization of tasks, short- and long-term memory, interpreting and understanding written documents, and general mathematical skills.

• Assignments require several hours of varied physical activity including repeated bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, walking on sloped or uneven terrain, and handling/carrying equipment and materials.

• Regular lifting of 20-50 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 100 lbs.

• Equipment used includes computers, phones, and standard office equipment in addition to Construction equipment depending on assignment.

• Construction equipment may include but is not limited to hand and power tools, heavy equipment, painting/striping equipment, hydraulic post pullers, shovels, rakes, air compressors, cement mixers, chain saws, picks, sanders, ice steamers, brush chipp