Venue Operations Crew

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah is seeking a Stadium/Arena Venue Operations team member to support the Jon M Huntsman Center, Rice-Eccles Stadium and related campus venues. The role involves cleaning, setup/teardown, and event support, with heavy lifting and physical exertion during events.

Responsibilities span cleaning, equipment setup, and ensuring client requirements and facility policies are followed while maintaining safety and efficiency during busy event periods.

Qualifications

• Equivalency statement allows substitution of education for experience.
• Requires 3+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and maintains facilities for events including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, toilets, windows, and seating areas.
• Assist with event setup/teardown including tables, chairs, equipment, barricades, and fixtures.
• Provide support during events such as restocking restrooms, cleaning spills, and safety checks.
• Operate and manage housekeeping equipment and inventory.
• Assist with post-event cleanup and report damages or safety concerns.

Job description

Monday-Friday 7:00AM-4:00PM. Evenings, Nights, Weekends, and holidays will be required to work as scheduled for Stadium and Arena events. Subject to change based on seasonal/operational needs.

VP Area

VP Area President

Department

Location

Location Campus

City

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range

Pay Rate Range 20.50

Close Date

Close Date 01/12/2027

Job Summary

The Stadium/Arena Venue Operations crew, under general supervision performs work as needed to clean, maintain, setup/teardown 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.

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 reparation. 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.

Type

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at [phone] or (800) 695