Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Title: Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Description

This position is responsible for operating excavators and dozers on large-scale ash basin closure projects, supporting heavy production excavation and material handling activities. The ideal candidate will have experience operating heavy equipment in environmental remediation, heavy civil construction, mining, landfill, or ash pond closure environments. Looking for dump truck, dozer, and bobcat experience

Responsibilities

• Excavate, load, and move coal ash, soil, rock, and other materials while maintaining production targets safely and efficiently.
• Load off-road haul trucks with ash and other materials for transport and disposal throughout the project site.
• Perform high-volume excavation work in active construction environments with multiple pieces of heavy equipment.

Essential Skills

• Experience with dozer and excavator operation in earthworks and heavy production excavation.
• Proficiency in coal ash handling and material movement.
• Competence in off-road haul truck loading.
• Ash basin closure experience.
• Involvement in environmental remediation projects.
• Experience in mass earthmoving operations.
• Familiarity with landfill, mining, or dredging environments.
• Skill in grade control and precision excavation.
• Ability to operate safely around heavy equipment.
• Experience with excavation in wet or unstable ground conditions.
• Capability to conduct equipment inspections and preventative maintenance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience operating excavators in heavy production settings.
• Experience in high-production environments on ash pond closures, environmental remediation projects, landfills, mining operations, dredging projects, or other large-scale earthmoving projects.

Why Work Here?

Enjoy the opportunity for overtime, with 50-60 plus hours per week, providing a chance for long-term work and job security due to federally mandated coal ash clean-up laws.

Work Environment

This role supports ash basin closure projects at active power plants, performing high-production excavation and material handling activities. Operators will primarily use excavators to load off-road haul trucks with coal ash and other materials for transport throughout the site. Candidates must be comfortable working in heavy production environments while maintaining safety, quality, and environmental compliance standards.

This is a Contract position based out of Georgetown, SC.

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $30.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Georgetown,SC.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.