Location
- Blairsville, GA
Summary description:
After learning how to properly run heavy equipment you will be required to efficiently operate the machine(s) while performing the required job duties. Manual labor will be done effectively on each jobsite. You must be able to work with other people on a jobsite while being supervised by the owner and his son.
Job description:
Job duties consist of becoming familiar with heavy equipment, being an equipment operator, and performing manual labor. You will become familiar with excavators by reading owner's manual(s), observing an operator, operating the equipment, and completing daily maintenance on one or two excavators. Once you are able to properly operate the equipment, you will be traveling with the job owner to different jobsites. You will be digging holes/trenches, clearing house pads, and building driveways.Manual labor duties include shoveling dirt, placing septic system chambers in the trenches, and carrying tools.All jobs will be in the state in of Georgia. Duties on each jobsite will be based on the customers' wants or needs.
Eligibility factors:
Georgia
Typical pay $42K – $57K/yr
Median pay: $48K/yr
What Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators typically earn in Georgia — from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). It's the going rate for this line of work, not this employer's offer.CareerPCS publishes these benchmarks with explicit limits so they are not mistaken for an employer offer or a prediction.Read the salary methodology