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Utility Plant Management

University of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, UTJobSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License, required

Job overview

The role manages daily operations in a designated utility plant area, overseeing efficient and safe task completion. It coaches and trains staff, monitors performance, identifies minor inefficiencies, reports operational performance to upper management, and addresses issues. The position also serves as a communication link between front-line staff and higher management and ensures compliance with safety protocols.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Utility Plant Operations, nice to haveStaff Coaching, nice to haveStaff Training, nice to havePerformance Monitoring, nice to haveOperational Reporting, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveSafety Protocol Compliance, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Equivalency + 6 Years or Master's or Equivalency + 4 Years, requiredValid Driver's License, required

Full job description

Manage daily operations within a specific area of the utility plant, overseeing tasks to be completed efficiently and safely. Provide coaching and training to staff, monitor performance, and identify minor inefficiencies. Report operational performance to the upper management and address any issues as they arise. Act as a point of contact for both front-line staff and higher management, facilitating communication and ensuring compliance with safety protocols.Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience. Assumes work equivalency (1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience). Must have a valid driver's license.Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.eduThe department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,696 open Operations Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$101–145K/yr2,136 salary ranges
  • US median$22–25/hr289 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 41 open Operations Management jobs in Utah and 3,696 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Operations Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,793 postings).
Education
787 of the 3,696 open Operations Management jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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