What Utah plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay
Findings from 107 live postings on manufacturers' own careers sites in Utah, week of October 19, 2026. Each one shows how many postings it rests on; anything with too few is left out.
What most plant jobs ask for
The typical plant posting in Utah asks for 5+ years, and 46% require a degree outright. The skills named most are Lean, Root cause, Team leadership.
- Leannamed in 33% of postingsTop
- Root causenamed in 29% of postings
- Team leadershipnamed in 28% of postings
- Automationnamed in 22% of postings
- Six Sigmanamed in 17% of postings
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)named in 17% of postings
- Six Sigma / belt17% of postings
- Travel stated11% of postings
Based on 107 postings. Link to this finding
Unusual opportunities worth a look
Perks and openings most plant postings don't offer, and how many in Utah do right now.
- Paid relocation14 postings (13%)
- Formal training program8 postings (7%)
- Stated promotion path17 postings (16%)
- Tuition help29 postings (27%)Top
- New plant or launch4 postings (4%)
- Sign-on bonus3 postings (3%)
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- Regional Reliability Manager · Schreiber Foods · Logan, UT
Based on 107 postings. Link to this finding
The best-paying open roles right now
The highest posted ranges for engineering-level plant roles in Utah.
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- Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Launch · Hunter Douglas · Salt Lake City, UT · $92k–$148k
Based on 8 postings. Link to this finding
How often a degree is required
46% of plant postings in Utah require a degree outright.
Based on 107 postings. Link to this finding
Off-shift and weekend coverage
32% of plant postings in Utah mention off-shift, weekend or on-call coverage.
Based on 107 postings. Link to this finding
Physical demands
24% of plant postings in Utah state a lifting requirement.
Based on 107 postings. Link to this finding
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- How much travel
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Source and method
- Source
- ShopFloorJobs analysis of 107 live plant job postings from 65 manufacturers' own careers sites (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, iCIMS, Greenhouse and others), not job boards.
- Collected
- Week of October 19, 2026. Postings are re-checked daily; closed roles drop out.
- Method
- Pay is the middle of each posting's listed range for engineer and senior engineer levels, compared within the same team so a different mix of teams can't create a gap. Rates count postings that state the item. Correlation, not cause; findings with too few postings are left out.
Cite this report
ShopFloorJobs, "What Utah plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay," Week of October 19, 2026. https://shopfloorjobs.com/reports/insights?state=utah
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