Distribution Service Representative
Location Cloquet, MN
Application Close Date 11/19/2026
Business Unit Minnesota Power
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Employment Type:
ALLETE - MP Contract
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt: Hourly, eligible for over time
Distribution Service Representative $34.98-$46.64 | In Person reporting to Cloquet, MN
Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, is an electric utility headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota. We provide electricity in a 26,000-square-mile service area in northeastern Minnesota to 150,000 customers, including 14 municipal systems and some of the nation’s largest industrial customers. Minnesota Power is committed to a sustainable future for the climate, our customers and our communities while delivering safe and reliable energy. We play a unique and significant role in ALLETE’s sustainability-in-action strategy. Our culture drives excellence through our shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- May perform customer service, distribution line design and/or various customer operations as primary role.
- Plans and reports on activities such as providing new services, information about products and services, energy conservation, and complaint resolution.
- Conducts activities directed toward the efficient utilization of electric/gas/water products and services being fully aware of company policy and regulatory requirements.
- Establishes and maintains positive business relationships, internally and externally, to promote company goals.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Two years or more college or technical education in, or relating to, electricity and two year or more job objective related experience OR
- High school diploma or equivalent and six years or more of directly job objective related experience
- Examples of directly job objective related experience include electrical wiring, line design and staking, and proficiency in multiple applicable computer programs such as Maximo, CIS, and GIS tools.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This position will report regularly in person to Cloquet, MN.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
- Significant level of interpersonal and communication skills required.
- May spend significant time away from employer's place of business, and may be exposed to hazardous or dirty environments at customer sites.
- Applicants should also possess strong customer communication abilities, the capacity to quickly learn new computer systems.
- This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match and/or aptitude.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- The expected hourly compensation range for this position is $34.98 – $46.64. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, training, and experience.
- Retirement Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance, Disability & Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Community Engagement, and more. This applicant pool may be used to fill additional openings within 120 days of the posting close date.
Employer will not sponsor Visas for position.
External applicants must apply online via www.allete.com/careers.
This job posting will be available for application until the position has been filled OR the posting close date noted herein, whichever date is earlier.
ALLETE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact our Human Resources department at 218-723-3921.
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