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Job Description

Overview

The Underground Equipment Operator is an entry-level position focused on the construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical underground distribution systems, requiring travel based on customer demands.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely on energized and de-energized underground systems.
  • Assist with installing underground transformers.
  • Replace fuses in transformers and clear faulted circuits.
  • Maintain company vehicles, equipment, and tools.
  • Perform rigorous physical labor.
  • Understand the proper use of company radio and heavy equipment.
  • Identify primary and secondary voltage on circuits.
  • Assist with the installation and hookup of single-phase transformers.
  • Check voltage on transformers and inspect rubber goods and PPE.
  • Work outside in various weather conditions.

Requirements

  • 1-2 years of experience required.
  • Able to read and communicate effectively in English.
  • Able to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License permit within 60 days.
  • A Commercial Driver’s License is preferred.
  • Able to travel long distances on short notice.
  • Able to lift in excess of 50 lbs.
  • Directional drilling experience is preferred.
  • Willing to work overtime and outside of normal work schedule.
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How this job compares in Marietta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Marietta, GA currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$41/hr across 14 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 Marietta, GA

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 16 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 255 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Marietta, or widen the search to 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 Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). 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, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Marietta is among them.

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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. Equipment Operator - Underground (Cobb EMC) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.