HVAC Installer Helper

HVAC Installer Helper — Trades Career Path, No Experience Required

Most people who apply for this job think it means standing next to someone and handing them tools. That's not what we're hiring for.

We need someone who can't stand still. Someone who walks into a job site and already knows the equipment needs to come off the truck before the lead installer has to say it. Someone who moves fast, takes direction immediately, and treats every install like their name is on the work order — because eventually, it will be.

If that's you, keep reading. If it's not, that's okay — this job will frustrate you, and we'd rather be honest about that now.

THE COMPANY

Bob Boldt HVAC has been in the south Twin Cities metro since 1988. We do residential heating and cooling — but not the way most companies do it. We test every system we install and hand the homeowner a written performance report before we leave. We give customers four quote options because we believe they have the right to choose. We back every install with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

We're not the biggest company in the market. We're building toward it — $2M in revenue by 2028, 2,700 Comfort Club members, a fully systematized operation. We're at the stage where every person we bring on either accelerates that or slows it down. We hire accordingly.

WHAT THIS JOB ACTUALLY IS

You're the right hand on a two-person install crew. The lead installer is running the job. Your job is to make sure they never have to stop moving because something wasn't ready.

That means: equipment off the truck and staged before they ask. Tools ready before they turn around. Job site protected — homeowner's floors covered, work area contained. Set up done right, so teardown is clean.

It also means attics in August. Crawlspaces in January. Utility rooms where there's not enough room for two people, but two people have to make it work anyway. You'll be moving equipment that's heavy and awkward, and there's no good way to carry it. You'll be uncomfortable regularly, and the job doesn't stop because you're uncomfortable.

If you're looking for something where the pace is relaxed and nobody's watching the clock, this isn't it. If you're the kind of person who finds a slow day more frustrating than a hard one, you might be exactly right for this.

WHO BELONGS HERE

"We will always do what we said we'll do — the way we said we'd do it — when we said we'd do it." On a job site, that means when the lead installer says handle something, it gets handled. Not mostly handled. Not handled-but-I-had-a-question-first. Handled.

Craftsmanship over shortcuts. We don't cut corners on installs, and we don't cut corners on how we show up to work. Every house we go into is somebody's home. It gets treated like it.

Serve beyond the call. When the job is done, you don't disappear to the truck. You make sure the homeowner's space is cleaner than you found it. You're the last impression they have of Bob Boldt HVAC — act like it.

PAY AND PATH

• Starting pay: $20–$22/hr, depending on experience
• 90 days: Performance review with step-up to $21–$22/hr for helpers who are hitting the mark
• 6–12 months: $22–$27/hr as Installer in Training
• 12–24 months: $27–$35/hr as Lead Installer — owning full residential installs
• 24 months: $35–$42/hr as Senior Installer / Field Lead

No college degree. No trade experience on Day 1. Just work ethic, coachability, and the ability to move fast and take direction. That's the path.

WHY BOB BOLDT HVAC

• $250 tool allowance
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Ongoing training and certification support
• Career path that's real — people here advance
• Small team where your effort is visible, not lost in a headcount

THE HIRING PROCESS

Here's exactly what happens next:

• You apply — takes 5 minutes.
• If you pass the initial screening, we'll schedule a 15-minute phone call.
• We'll send you a few written questions — reply by email, takes about 15 minutes.
• If we both want to keep going, you'll come in for a 45-minute face-to-face interview.
• Final step: a shadow day on a real install, so you can see the work, and we can see how you move.

If you've read this far and you're still thinking "yeah, I can do that" — that's the right reaction. Apply.

Salary : $20 - $35