Highway Maintenance Worker II or III

Salary: $23.89 - $36.04 Hourly
Location : Bemidji, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Public Works
Division: Highway Maintenance
Opening Date: 02/11/2026
Closing Date: 2/25/2026 4:30 PM Central

The Position

Beltrami County is expanding an eligibility list for a Highway Maintenance Worker II or Maintenance Worker III position. The current opening is a full-time, benefited position assigned to work at the O'Brien (Blackduck) Shop. Responsibilities include heavy equipment operation, heavy truck driving, snow plowing, and related road work.

Performs skilled trades work repairing and maintaining streets, culverts, shoulders, and related facilities, operating heavy equipment, performing snow removal and ice control activities, sweeping and patching streets, performing a variety of maintenance and repair tasks, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Highway Maintenance Supervisor.

• Maintenance Worker II:
  Preferred hiring range $23.89 to $26.10 per hour with a full range of $23.89 to $30.26 per hour.
• Maintenance Worker III:
  Preferred hiring range is $28.45 to $31.09 per hour with a full range of $28.45 to $36.04 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:

Maintenance Worker II:
Salary Range $23.89-$30.26

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Three years or more of related work experience in heavy equipment operation or road construction.
• Valid MN Commercial Driver's License with Class A endorsement.

Maintenance Worker III:
Salary Range $28.45-$36.04

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Six years or more of related experience in heavy equipment operation or road construction.
• Valid MN Commercial Driver's License with Class A endorsement.

Essential Functions & Requirements

Qualification 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
Maintenance Worker II:

• Maintains and repairs roads, culverts, and right-of-ways; seals cracks, patches roads, cleans, repairs, and replaces culverts; clears right-of-ways of brush; repairs shoulders, bridges, and guardrails.
• Clears snow with snow plow; salts and sands roads.
• Drives truck to haul road construction and repair material, such as gravel, rock, dirt, black top, and asphalt.
• Operates road construction equipment such as grader, dozer, mower, backhoe, bobcat, front-end loader, wood loader, roller packer, telehandler, street sweeper, boom mower, water truck, and lowboy.
• Inspects vehicle and grounds maintenance equipment; maintains and repairs as needed.
• Updates and maintains timesheets, equipment inspection reports, inventories, and explosive reports.
• Assists with engineering operations as necessary.

Maintenance Worker III:

• Maintains and repairs roads, culverts, and right-of-ways; rebuilds sections of roads; seals cracks, patches roads, cleans, repairs, and replaces culverts; clears right-of-ways of brush; repairs shoulders, bridges, and guardrails.
• Clears snow with snow plow; salts and sands roads.
• Drives truck to haul road construction and repair material, such as gravel, rock, dirt, black top, and asphalt.
• Operates road construction equipment such as grader, dozer, mower, backhoe, bobcat, front-end loader, wood loader, roller packer, telehandler, street sweeper, boom mower, water truck, and lowboy.
• Inspects vehicle and grounds maintenance equipment; maintains and repairs as needed.
• Updates and maintains timesheets, equipment inspection reports, and inventories.
• Paints directional symbols on roadways.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of machinery and equipment used in performance of duties assigned; thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety procedures of the work; thorough knowledge of county road names and geography; ability to understand and follow written…