Venue Operations Crew

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah is seeking an energetic Venue Operations Crew member to support the Stadium/Arena during events at the Jon M Huntsman Center and Rice-Eccles Stadium. Duties include heavy lifting, cleaning, equipment setup and tear-down, and ensuring facility rules and client requirements are met.

Hours are full-time with day, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts. A minimum of 3+ years of related experience is required, with opportunities to work across campus locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years of related experience.
• Equivalency statement allows higher education to substitute for work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cleaning duties: vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, trash removal, restroom and window cleaning, and seating maintenance.
• Assist in event setup/teardown: tables, chairs, equipment, barricades, and other furnishings.
• Provide on-site support during events: restrooms, spills, waste removal, and equipment teardown/setup.
• Maintain and organize housekeeping tools and supplies, report irregularities promptly.
• Support post-event cleaning and safety compliance as required.

Skills

Manual labor

Team leadership

Event setup

Safety awareness

Job description

Venue Operations Crew

Job summary

The Stadium/Arena Venue Operations crew, under general supervision performs work as needed to clean, maintain, set up/tear down equipment and prepare for events at the Jon M Huntsman Center, Rice-Eccles Stadium and occasionally other campus locations. Duties include skilled and semi‑skilled tasks, which often require heavy lifting and a high degree of physical exertion. Also, ensure all clients' requirements are met and facility rules, regulations and policies are adhered to.

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Responsibilities

• Conducts all cleaning duties including vacuuming carpets, sweeping and mopping floors, trash pickup and removal, cleaning of toilets and urinals, cleaning windows, shining mirrors, cleaning walls and trash cans, cleaning arena seats, dusting furniture, etc.
• Participate in all aspects of the conversion process in preparation for events. Duties may include setting up and tearing down tables, chairs, athletic equipment, barricades, staging, bike rack, canopy tents, other furnishings and equipment.
• Provide operational support during events. This includes cleaning and restocking restrooms, cleaning up spills, removing trash, operating spotlights, tearing down and setting up equipment, etc.
• Control and organize housekeeping equipment including but not limited to brooms, mops, buckets, toilet brushes, garbage bags, push brooms, cleaning cloths, gloves, mask and cleaning solutions, etc.
• Assist with post event cleaning including sweeping, mopping, dusting, trash removal, vacuuming and restroom cleaning.
• Report irregularities, discrepancies, damage of equipment and property, loss of property and equipment and safety concerns promptly to supervisor, manager and director.
• Check vehicles for damage including bulbs and batteries repair. Inspect all equipment such as scissor lifts, forklifts, golf cars, passenger vehicles, telehandlers, hand blowers, small engines, and other duties that V.O. restores from bathrooms to seat repair.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The preferences listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Requires 3+ years of related experience.

Preferences

• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods, often under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Demonstrate ability to carry out tasks in a reliable, productive and expedient manner and be able to adhere to strict deadlines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of practices and procedures related to event set‑up and conversions, typical methods and techniques for cleaning and maintaining the equipment and proper use and care of hand power tools.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with clients, employees, exhibitors, patrons and others encountered in the course of employment.
• Follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively with others in both oral and written form.
• Follow all policies/procedures, risk management, safety precautions, rules, regulations and emergency procedures established at the facility.
• Work effectively under pressure and/or stringent schedule and produce accurate results.
• Remain flexible and adjust to situations as they occur.
• Ability to work irregular hours that may vary due to functions and may include day, evening, weekends and holidays.
• Past experience working events and leading a team.

Job details

Full Time – Monday-Friday 7:00AM-4:00PM. Evenings, nights, weekends, holidays required as scheduled for Stadium and Arena events. Subject to change based on seasonal/operational needs.

Department: 00842 - Rice-Eccles Stadium

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: 20.50

Close Date: 01/12/2027