PD10 Pile Driver Operator – Solar (MN and ME)

Ground Support Group is hiring PD10 Operators to install foundation piles for solar PV racking systems. If you know your way around a Vermeer PD10 and take pride in hitting your tolerances, we'd like to hear from you.

Pay: $28–$34 per hour Reports to: Pile Foreman

What You'll Do

• Safely operate a Vermeer PD10 pile driver to install racking piles to plan location, embedment depth, and reveal height
• Hold tolerances for plumb, twist, height, and location to project and engineer specs
• Set up, calibrate, and run GPS/machine guidance, and check positioning against survey stakes and layout
• Review daily pile layouts, pile schedules, and production targets with the Pile Foreman
• Do daily walk-arounds, greasing, fluid checks, and basic preventive maintenance, and log them on equipment checklists
• Work with pile distributors, spotters, and laborers to keep exclusion zones safe
• Record daily pile counts and as-built data, and report refusals, out-of-tolerance piles, and equipment issues
• Complete pile installation QC documentation
• Help with pre-drilling, pile load testing, and remediation as directed
• Mobilize and demobilize the PD10 between work areas and sites
• Join daily JHAs, Toolbox Talks, and Plan of the Day meetings, and enter accurate time

What You Bring

• 6+ months operating a Vermeer PD10 or comparable pile driver
• Experience with GPS/machine guidance systems
• Ability to read pile layouts, plan sheets, and survey stakes
• Working knowledge of pile tolerances and embedment requirements
• OSHA 10 certification
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
• Comfortable using a smartphone or tablet for daily reporting
• A strong commitment to safe work practices

Nice to Have

• DOT medical card
• Forklift or telehandler certification
• First Aid/CPR
• Utility-scale or community solar experience
• Procore experience

The Details

• Full-time. Longer hours, frequent weekend work, and travel to project sites may be required.
• Year-round outdoor work around heavy equipment, with noise, vibration, and dust. PPE including hearing protection is required. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Benefits: Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) with match, PTO, Paid Holidays

Ground Support Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.