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Job Description

Overview

The Groundman position is an entry-level role focused on the construction and maintenance of underground electrical distribution systems, providing a pathway to a rewarding career in the power industry. The position emphasizes safety and teamwork while working outdoors in various environmental conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform new construction, maintenance, and repair of underground distribution systems with a focus on safety.
  • Assist in the installation and repair of underground facilities, conductors, and related hardware.
  • Maintain excavation equipment including backhoes, trenchers, excavators, and pulling equipment.
  • Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme weather.
  • Be available for outages, storms, emergencies, and on-call rotation.
  • Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use and understanding of insulated protective cover.
  • Inspect rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • Perform rigorous physical labor.

Requirements

  • Valid Driver's License and ability to obtain a CDL within 60 days.
  • Willingness to travel long distances on short notice.
  • Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, and emergency callouts.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Position may require extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Hiram, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 154 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Hiram, GA

Hiram, GA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 246 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

Pike Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Groundman - Underground (Greystone Power) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.