Boiler Operator Mn Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $26.08 - $33.03 Hourly
Location : Administration Bldg 701 Minnesota Ave NW, Bemidji, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 202600040
Department: Facilities Management
Division: Building Maintenance
Opening Date: 06/24/2026
Closing Date: 7/8/2026 4:30 PM Central
The Position
OPEN UNTIL FILLED; APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY TWO WEEKS.
Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a full-time, benefited Building Maintenance Mechanic I. Responsibilities include building maintenance to maintain a clean, comfortable and safe working environment for occupants. The successful candidate will be assigned to work in all county buildings as needed. Shift times will be as follows: Monday - Friday 6 am - 2:30 pm.
Performs difficult skilled trades work in the maintenance and repair of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and related equipment, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Facility & Safety Director.
Preferred hiring salary range is $26.08 to $28.50 per hour with a full range of $26.08 to $33.03 per hour. Placement depends on factors such as qualifications, internal equity, market conditions, and applicable policy guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Minimum Requirements are:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Three years or more of experience in facility maintenance, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, electronics, carpentry, electrical, or a related field.
• Special Engineer's Boiler's License or ability to obtain one within six months of hire.
• Valid MN driver's license.

Essential Functions & Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions

• Repairs and maintains County buildings, grounds, and equipment.
• Assists MMII to maintain HVAC equipment such as furnaces, boilers, chilled water systems, and air conditioning systems.
• Uses work order and purchase order service systems related to maintenance work.
• Inspects and maintains plumbing and electrical equipment and systems.
• Assists specialized trades contractors when performing building and systems maintenance and repair work.
• Performs air quality testing.
• Performs snow removal and grounds cleanup duties.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
General knowledge of practices, tools, terminology, and safety precautions related to building maintenance and trades activities; general knowledge of specialized work order and trade-specific computer systems; general knowledge of use and repair of machinery, equipment, and tools required for building maintenance activities; general knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions; ability to work from blueprints, drawings, and specifications; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to recognize, diagnose, and solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to perform heavy manual labor; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of more than 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands and fingers, reaching with hands and arms in repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm's length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to vibration; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Supplemental Information
Special Requirements

• Bobcat Certification, safety training, and respirator fit testing to be completed upon hire.
• Second Class C Boiler License required within two years of hire.
• Employment offer contingent upon successfully passing drug screening, background check, and physical exam.

There are a wide variety of benefits available to Beltrami county employees. Visit the Employee Benefits Summary under our website's for more information.
01
I understand that my answers with regard to experience must be supported by the information I have included in my online application. I affirm that the information provided is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any falsification may disqualify me for consideration for this and subsequent recruitments with Beltrami County.

• Yes
• No

02
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, do you have: 1) High School Diploma or GED AND 2) Three years or more of experience in facility maintenance, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, electronics, carpentry, electrical, or a related field AND 3) Special Engineer's Boiler's License or ability to obtain one within six months of hire AND 4) Valid MN driver's license?

• Yes
• No

03
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required three years of related work experience? If no, type N/A.
04
Have you completed post-secondary education in plumbing, heating & air conditioning, electronics, carpentry, electrical or a related field?

• Yes
• No

05
What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completed course work but no degree
• Certificate or credits equal to 1 year of full-time post-secondary education (30 credits)
• Associate's Degree or credits equal to 2 year of full-time post-secondary education (60 credits)
• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• None of the above

06
In response to your answer above, what field(s) is your education in?

• I do not have any post-secondary education
• Facility Maintenance & Management
• Plumbing
• Heating & air conditioning
• Electronics
• Carpentry
• Electrical
• Other

07
If you selected "other" above what area is your education in?
08
What is the highest level boiler's license you hold?

• Special Engineer's License
• 2nd Class C
• 2nd Class B
• 2nd Class A
• 1st Class C
• 1st Class B
• 1st Class A
• Chief Engineer C
• Chief Engineer B
• Chief Engineer A
• None of the above but willing to obtain a Special Engineer's License within six months of hire
• None of the above

09
Select the option below that best describes your PAID, FULL-TIME experience working as a maintenance worker in a commercial building. Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).

• I do not have this experience
• Less than 1 year
• At least 1 year, but less than 2
• At least 2 years, but less than 3
• At least 3 years, but less than 4
• At least 4 years, but less than 5
• 5 years or more

10
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
11
Select the option below that best describes your PAID, FULL-TIME experience working in plumbing, heating & air conditioning, electronics, carpentry, electrical or related. (Do not include experience listed in Question 14). Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).

• Less than 3 years
• At least 3 years but less than 5 years
• At least 5 years but less than 7 years
• 7 years or more

12
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
13
Do you have a Type II 608 EPA Refrigerant Certification? (If yes, attach a copy of your certificate to this application).

• Yes
• No

14
Do you have experience operating the following equipment?

• Bobcat/skid steer
• Zero turn riding lawn mower
• Pick-up mounted snow plow
• Snow blower
• I do not have any of this experience

15
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this experience? If none, type N/A.
16
Do you have experience operating the following equipment?

• Electrical Meters
• Power tools (saw, drill, sander, etc)
• Welder
• Hand tools (hammer, screwdriver, etc)
• I do not have any of this experience

17
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this experience? If none, type N/A.
18
Which of the following wall repair functions do you have experience performing in a commercial building? (select all that apply)

• Patching/repairing holes in sheetrock walls
• Painting prep work (masking)
• Painting
• Detail/Trim painting
• I do not have any of this experience

19
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this experience? If none, type N/A.
20
Which of the following floor repair/replacement functions do you have experience performing in a commercial building? (Select all that apply.)

• Repairing VCT
• Repairing ceramic tile
• Repair/replacement of carpeting
• Repairing sealed concrete
• I do not have any of this experience

21
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this experience? If none, type N/A.
Required Question