Union Traffic Control Jobs in Rochester, MN (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $23.17 - $38.71 Hourly
Location : Olmsted Waste-to-Energy Facility (OWEF), MN
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Department: Environmental Resources
Opening Date: 09/10/2026
Closing Date: 9/23/2026 11:59 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Hours of Work: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Union: Local 49 - OWEF
Recognized as one of the best places to work in Southeast Minnesota for three consecutive years, at Olmsted County every role helps to foster a vibrant community where everyone thrives. Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, driving public service excellence and community well-being.
We don't just offer a job, we offer a career filled with purpose, growth, and fulfillment. Our benefits package ensures your wellbeing, while career advancement opportunities and professional development empower you to reach your full potential.
Join us, and you'll be part of a purpose-driven team where your work truly makes a difference. Together, we build a sustainable, healthy, and welcoming community.
Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience
Expected starting salary is $23.17 to $30.94. Full salary range is $23.17 to 38.71.
High School Diploma, G.E.D., or foreign education equivalent to a US Accredited High School Diploma and one (1) year of experience in a similar position as listed in the work functions. Experience in resource recovery is desirable.
Regular and reliable attendance is a necessary component of job/position. Individuals required to use County vehicles and equipment must have a valid driver's license and be free of any major traffic violations for the last three (3) years.
Required Special Qualifications:

• Possession of a valid Minnesota Special Class Engineers License within six (6) months of employment.
• Qualify to operate a Mack truck and forklift within three (3) months of hire. (Training provided by facility)

Nature of Work
Under direct supervision and with guidance, assists in the operation and maintenance of high-pressure steam heating and electric generating equipment at a refuse-fired cogeneration facility on an assigned shift. Performs skilled work in a variety of solid waste tasks and locations. Work will be performed at all solid waste sites including the landfill, Material Recovery Facility, compost site, Olmsted Waste to Energy Facility (OWEF), household hazardous waste facility and the recycling center. Supports a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace.
Examples of Work

• Performs miscellaneous housekeeping in and around the work area.
• Assists in the operation and maintenance of high-pressure steam heating, high voltage electric generation and distribution equipment.
• Operates, monitors, and maintains ash/residue transport systems.
• Assists in the operation and maintenance of auxiliary equipment including pumps, heat exchangers, and condensers.
• Operates residue transport vehicles and truck scale.
• Assists in maintaining the operating log of all power plant parameters on the shift.
• Assists in the completion of necessary reports and records related to the monitoring and maintenance of equipment.
• Conducts preventative maintenance tasks.
• Assists in the operation of makeup water purification equipment.
• Monitors and assists with refuse tipping floor operations.
• Operates a front-end loader.
• Assists with snow removal
• Performs confined space monitoring
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices involved in the operation and maintenance of high-pressure boilers, furnaces, and related support equipment.
• Skill in operating a forklift and front-end loader.
• Skill in the use of computers and technology including computer-based facility-control, and equipment maintenance systems.
• Ability to determine the nature and extent of system malfunction and take corrective action.
• Ability to understand and follow with written and verbal operating procedures and instructions.
• Ability to operate heavy truck safely and efficiently.
• Ability to read and record data from gauges, meters and microprocessor-based data acquisition systems and accurately interpret such data.
• Ability to act quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work tasks.

Persons with disabilities: the above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.
Physical Demands and Work Environment: In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the Physical and Environmental Demands:
Function:
24% or Less
25% - 49%
50%-74%
75% or more
Office environment
X
Outdoors environment
X
Shop environment
X
In vehicle/operating equipment
X
Exposure to needle sticks/sharps exposure
X
Exposure to human blood/pathogens/body fluids
X
Exposure to hazardous materials/chemicals/toxic or caustic chemicals
X
Confined/restricted working environment
X
Exposure to atmospheric conditions
X
Exposure to weather
X
Exposure to extreme heat/cold, wet and/or humid
X
Exposure to noise
X
Exposure to vibration
X
Exposure to electrical current
X
Standing, walking
X
Sitting, reaching, pulling, climbing, crouching, kneeling, stooping, balancing, crawling, handling, feeling
X
Pushing up to 50 pounds
X
Lifting up to 50 pounds
X
Typing/data entry
X
Talking
X
Hearing
X
Operate vehicle/heavy equipment
X
Close, distance and color vision
X
Depth perception, accommodation, field of vision
X
Sedentary (exert up to 10 pounds of force)
X
Light effort (exert up to 20 pounds of force)
X
Medium effort (exert up to 50 pounds of force)
X
Heavy effort (exert up to 100 pounds of force)
X
Very heavy (exert over 100 pounds of force)
X
Proximity to moving, mechanical parts
X
Working in high, exposed places
X
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Additional Considerations

• This is a Rochester, MN based position and is not remote eligible at this time.
• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
• Olmsted County does not sponsor applicants for this position.

Provisional employees are eligible for benefits if employment is projected to be 12 months or longer and work at least 40 hours per pay period.
This document is a brief Summary of Benefits for Olmsted County Employees on the Paid Time Off Program.
Paid Time Off
Employees over .5 FTE accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) based on their length of service as follows:
First year to 5 years of service - accrue up to 23 days
6 to 10 years of service - accrue up to 25 days
11 to 15 years of service - accrue up to 27.5 days
16 to 20 years of service - accrue up to 30 days
21 to 26 years of service - accrue up to 32.5 days
Over 26 years of service - accrue up to 35 days
Employees begin accruing PTO on their first day of work and can use it as soon as accrued with supervisor approval.
Flexible Time Leave
All regular, full-time employees and part-time employees who are scheduled to work at least twenty (20) hours or more per week on an ongoing basis shall receive up to 28 hours (prorated by FTE) of paid FTL at their regular base pay each calendar year.
Commencement of Employment # of FTL Hours
Between January 1 and June 30 28 Hours
Between July 1 and August 31 16 Hours
Between September 1 and November 30 8 Hours
Between December 1 and December 31 0 Hours
Paid Holidays
Olmsted County recognizes the following legal holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (4 hours when December 24th falls on a Monday - Thursday only), Christmas Day
Employee Health and Insurance Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Health Care Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account benefits become effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
Health Insurance
The self-insured Olmsted County Employees' Health Plan is administered by Medica. Under the plan, eligible employees and their dependents have access to all providers in the Medica Health Plan Solutions network,
including Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center.
The plan offers a comprehensive preventive care program to help protect the health of employees and their dependents, 80% co-insurance on most services (after deductible) and access to Nice Healthcare, which offers no-cost virtual and in-home appointments, labs, x-rays, and more.
There is a base in-network deductible of $1,500/person, $4,500/family with the opportunity to earn a reward to lower the deductible to $500/person, $1,500/family. The in-network out-of-pocket maximum is $3,000/person, $6,000/family for those who earn the reward.
Coverage is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
The monthly rates for healthcare coverage are as follows:
Health Insurance Rates
Single health coverage monthly cost to the employee is $110.00 per month or $55.00 per pay period. Employee Plus Children monthly cost to the employee is $500 per month or $250 per pay period. Employee Plus One coverage monthly cost to the employee is $546.00 per month or $273.00 per pay period. Family coverage monthly cost to the employee is $690.00 per month or $345 per pay period.
Nice Healthcare
Nice Healthcare is an additional healthcare option for employees on our health plan. The plan includes virtual and in-home care, primary care, convenient medication delivery, lab work and diagnostics, and comprehensive family care. There is no premium to the employee. Coverage is available for employees enrolled in the health plan and their eligible dependents (even if not enrolled in the health plan).
Prescription Drug Plan
The Olmsted County Employees' Health Plan prescription drug benefit is part of the health plan and is administered by Alluma. Covered prescriptions are based on the Alluma Advantage Formulary. The plan contracts
with Express Scripts to provide a national network. This allows members to receive prescriptions conveniently at home, or across the country, for the same co-insurance amount. Prescription co-insurance is 25% or 40%
depending on whether the prescription is formulary or non-formulary, with the opportunity to lower co-insurance through mail order. Prescriptions are subject to minimum and maximum charges. Both retail and mail order
prescriptions apply toward an annual $2,400/person or $4,800/family out of pocket limit.
Dental Insurance
The Olmsted County Dental Plan is self-insured and administered by Delta Dental. Coverage includes Diagnostic & Preventive Services - 100%; Basic Services - 80%; Major Restorative Services - 50%; and Orthodontics - 50%. Lifetime maximum for Orthodontics is $1,500 per eligible dependent child. Diagnostic and Preventive Services do not apply to the yearly individual maximum benefit of $1,500. There is a $50 deductible per family member per year, with a maximum of $150 per family. The deductible does not apply for Diagnostic and Preventive Services.
Coverage is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
Single dental coverage monthly cost to the employee is $14.00 per month. Employee Plus One coverage monthly cost to the employee is $25.00 per month or $12.50 per pay period. Family coverage monthly cost to the employee is $56.00 per month or $28.00 per pay period.
Life Insurance
The County paid Basic Life Plan is group term guaranteed issue life insurance up to two times employee's annual salary rounded to the nearest $1,000 to a maximum of $300,000. Olmsted County pays 100 percent of enrolled dependent coverage costs for the following life benefits:
Spouse: $2,000
Children up to age 26: $1,250
Vision Insurance
Olmsted County offers insurance for vision correction materials through EyeMed. Benefits include discounts on frames, lenses, and contacts. Coverage is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
Voluntary Life Insurance
The cost of employee and spouse Voluntary Life Insurance coverage is determined by age and the amount of coverage. This coverage would be in addition to what employees receive under the Basic Life Plan.
New employees who enroll within 30 days of eligibility may select up to $250,000 in life insurance coverage and up to $50,000 for their spouse without answering any health questions. Employees may apply for additional life insurance in $5,000 increments up to a maximum of $500,000. Spouses may apply for additional life insurance in $5,000 increments up to a maximum of $250,000.
New employees can also elect child life insurance without having to answer any health questions. The cost of life insurance is $1.30 per month, regardless of the number of children covered. The cover