# Field workers / skilled trades

Organizations whose current-needs assessments include **field-skilled-trades**. These are inferred from public information, not confirmed job openings; verify directly. Needs unreviewed for 6+ months are flagged.

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- **[ACT Aerospace](/pages/act-aerospace.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/act-aerospace.md` · Gunnison · Careers: https://actaero.com/careers/ — Hiring centers on shop-floor manufacturing: machine operators (including night and weekend shifts), machine programmers, and production technicians. Composite structures engineers, tool design engineers, NDI and quality specialists, and manufacturing engineers remain the core technical fit beyond the shop floor. ACT is smaller than Hexcel or Northrop, so individual leverage is proportionally high… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI)](/pages/autonomous-solutions-inc.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/autonomous-solutions-inc.md` · Mendon; Lehi · Careers: https://asirobots.applicantpro.com/jobs/ — Likely needs include robotics engineers (perception, planning, controls), fleet-orchestration and cloud platform engineers, vehicle-systems integrators, field deployment and support staff, and sector-specific sales for agriculture, construction, and logistics. ASI earned Great Place to Work certification in 2025 and has been actively hiring in Utah and Texas. For talent matching, ASI fits enginee… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Baxter Aerospace](/pages/baxter-aerospace.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/baxter-aerospace.md` · St. George · Careers: https://www.baxteraerospace.com/careers/ — Likely needs: UAS/aerospace and flight-controls engineers, RF/communications and satellite-integration engineers, manufacturing and production staff, and defense business-development people who can navigate government procurement. The Series A is earmarked for production scale-up and field operations, which points to hiring in manufacturing and field engineering. For talent matching, Baxter fits … *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Best Friends Animal Society](/pages/best-friends-animal-society.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/best-friends-animal-society.md` · Kane County · Careers: https://bestfriends.org/careers — Animal care and sanctuary operations dominate at Kanab — caregivers for dogs, cats, horses, pigs, birds, bunnies, and wildlife rehabilitation areas, plus the volunteer pipeline the sanctuary page emphasizes. National program staff support the shelter network, advocacy, and the no-kill campaign. Hospitality and visitor operations are a distinct hiring lane: the Roadhouse, Visitor Center, café, and… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Blundell Geothermal Plant](/pages/blundell-geothermal-plant.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/blundell-geothermal-plant.md` · Beaver County · Website: https://www.pacificorp.com/ — Utility geothermal plants typically need plant operators, maintenance technicians, electrical and mechanical craft, and occasional engineering support for outages and capital projects. PacifiCorp hiring is corporate — search Rocky Mountain Power / PacifiCorp careers for Utah generation roles rather than a plant-specific board. Clearance is usually not required; rural relocation willingness is. *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Cyrq Energy](/pages/cyrq-energy.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/cyrq-energy.md` · Beaver County · Website: https://cyrqenergy.com/ — Public careers detail for Utah specifically is thin on a plain fetch of cyrqenergy.com. Durable role families for a binary geothermal operator include plant operators and O&M technicians, reservoir / production engineers, geochemists, instrumentation and controls staff, and field drilling/workover contractors. Verify openings on Cyrq's own site or LinkedIn before recommending a Utah application p… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Fervo Energy](/pages/fervo-energy.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/fervo-energy.md` · Beaver County · Careers: https://fervoenergy.com/careers/ — Fervo employed 199 full-time and part-time employees as of December 31, 2025 ([prospectus](/pages/fervo-energy-ipo-prospectus-2026.md)) — a small company building a very large plant, which is the shape of the hiring pressure. Needs span plant and field engineering (power, electrical, instrumentation & controls, operations, reservoir engineering and data science), supply-chain and category managem… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Fortem Technologies](/pages/fortem-technologies.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/fortem-technologies.md` · Lindon · Careers: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/fa9b835a-8112-420d-9c09-631d7b67b31c/FORTEM-TECHNOLOGIES — Hiring centers on radar systems and RF engineering, systems data and automation, product management, production engineering and technicians, QA, and shipping/logistics — mostly on-site in Lindon. Broader fit still includes embedded systems, guidance/controls, autonomy, manufacturing, field deployment, and export-control-aware program managers who understand airspace and critical-infrastructure ru… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Globus Relief](/pages/globus-relief.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/globus-relief.md` · Salt Lake City · Website: https://www.globusrelief.org — Captured pages emphasize **donations**, **corporate/medical supply partners**, and **warehouse operations** ([about page](/pages/globus-relief-official-website.md)). No careers URL was captured; needs likely include **logistics/warehouse staff**, **partnership development**, and **finance/compliance** given Schedule L conflict disclosures and inventory scale — inferred, not sourced to a jobs page. *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Hexcel Corporation](/pages/hexcel.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/hexcel.md` · Salt Lake County · Careers: https://www.hexcel.com/careers — Likely needs include materials scientists, process engineers, controls engineers, manufacturing leaders, quality engineers, maintenance technicians, safety leaders, and operators comfortable with aerospace and defense certification. For students and operators, Hexcel may be a better fit than a startup if they want rigorous industrial systems, tangible products, and long-cycle aerospace work. *(reviewed 2026-05-09)*
- **[Hill Air Force Base](/pages/hill-air-force-base.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/hill-air-force-base.md` · Hill Air Force Base · Careers: https://www.hill.af.mil/About-Us/Employment/ — Hill hires along two entirely separate tracks. Uniformed military careers (officer, enlisted, healthcare) route through airforce.com. Civilian federal employment — the larger and more relevant track for most wiki readers — routes primarily through USAJOBS.gov, with two notable shortcuts the base itself advertises: a direct-to-recruiter path for engineering and scientist candidates with a BS or hi… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Huntsman World Senior Games](/pages/huntsman-world-senior-games.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/huntsman-world-senior-games.md` · Washington County · Website: https://seniorgames.net — The organization's site emphasizes **thousands of volunteer opportunities** across sport direction, entertainment, and health screening support ([official site](/pages/huntsman-world-senior-games-official-website.md)). Year-round staffing plus a large seasonal volunteer corps implies ongoing needs in **event operations**, **registration and customer service**, **marketing/communications**, and **… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[IMSAR](/pages/imsar.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/imsar.md` · Utah Valley · Careers: https://imsar.applicantpro.com/jobs/ — Likely needs include RF engineers, signal-processing engineers, embedded software engineers, aerospace integration specialists, manufacturing and quality leaders, program managers, field operations people, and business-development operators with defense and homeland-security experience. For talent matching, IMSAR fits people who want hard engineering and mission relevance, especially if they can … *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Jump Aero](/pages/jump-aero.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/jump-aero.md` · statewide · Careers: https://jumpaero.com/careers — Hiring centers on aerospace-certification engineering: embedded systems (DO-160), flight-control software (DO-178), power electronics (DO-254), battery systems (DO-311A), mechanical engineers with aviation certification experience, composites and wire-harness technicians, business development, and test-pilot talent. That mix matches a development-stage eVTOL program pushing toward certification a… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Les Olson IT](/pages/les-olson-it.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/les-olson-it.md` · statewide · Careers: https://ats.rippling.com/en-US/les-olson-it/jobs — Les Olson IT has an active company-run applicant board with openings across several Utah branches. Durable needs include systems administrators and managed-IT support staff; installation, delivery and print-service technicians who can work at customer sites; warehouse and equipment-operations staff; and account executives who can sell managed services and office technology. The company also recru… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Nielson Scientific](/pages/nielson-scientific.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/nielson-scientific.md` · unknown · Careers: https://nielsonscientific.com/jobs-1 — Hiring runs through the company jobs page and careers@nielsonscientific.com, centered on microfabrication / ablation production work in Provo (technicians working to IPC standards and digital work instructions). Broader early-stage SBIR needs still include engineers and scientists to execute grant deliverables, translational BD, and follow-on funding beyond SBIR. *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Ormat Technologies](/pages/ormat-technologies.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/ormat-technologies.md` · Beaver County · Careers: https://www.ormat.com/en/company/careers/main/ — Ormat's own careers portal and current external job listings point to plant-operations and engineering roles that would apply directly to Cove Fort — plant operators, operations-and-maintenance engineers, geochemists, and instrumentation/controls staff who keep a binary-cycle facility running — alongside corporate functions with clear geothermal-development ties: procurement/buyer roles for plant… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[PassiveLogic](/pages/passivelogic.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/passivelogic.md` · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://passivelogic.teamtailor.com/ — Likely needs include embedded systems engineers, controls engineers, building-automation experts, mechanical engineers, applied AI engineers, digital-twin modelers, installers, technical product managers, and partnerships with contractors or ESCOs that can carry the system into real projects. For talent matching, PassiveLogic fits builders who want AI and hardware work with climate relevance, but… *(reviewed 2026-06-18)*
- **[Rodatherm Energy](/pages/rodatherm-energy.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/rodatherm-energy.md` · Great Basin · Website: https://rodatherm.com — Petroleum engineers, drilling engineers, and reservoir engineers with energy project development experience are the most relevant contributors. Mechanical engineers for power-generation hardware and early-stage startup operators comfortable with multi-year project timelines are also likely needs. *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[SkyWest, Inc.](/pages/skywest-inc.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/skywest-inc.md` · St. George · Careers: https://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/ — SkyWest's official careers site currently organizes hiring around pilots, A&P mechanics, flight attendants, avionics, dispatch, airport operations, safety and quality, customer support, and corporate functions. The durable need is operational capacity: flight crews, maintenance and avionics technicians, dispatchers, and airport-operations staff who can keep a large scheduled fleet moving safely. … *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[TELLUS Networked Sensor Solutions](/pages/tellus.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/tellus.md` · Salt Lake City · Website: https://tellusensors.com — Likely needs include environmental engineers, sensor hardware engineers, data scientists with calibration statistics backgrounds, and software engineers building real-time data pipelines and public dashboards. The company is seeking Series A funding, which suggests business development, government contracting, and growth-stage operational capabilities are also priorities. Field deployment and mai… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[The INN Between](/pages/the-inn-between.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/the-inn-between.md` · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://tibhospice.org/about/job-opportunities — Clinical and direct-care staffing dominate: the FAQ describes full-time nursing leadership, CNAs present **24/7/365**, and compliance with Utah Department of Health regulations for an **Assisted Living Type II Medical Respite Facility** ([FAQ](/pages/the-inn-between-frequently-asked-questions.md)). Around that core sit case management, admissions coordination, dietary staff, and executive leaders… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[The Other Side Academy](/pages/the-other-side-academy.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/the-other-side-academy.md` · Salt Lake City · Website: https://www.theothersideacademy.com — The organization's public-facing needs split three ways: **Students who want change.** Admission is voluntary; the site emphasizes coming in person to request an interview. The academy does not accept sex offenders, arsonists, or dual-diagnosis applicants needing specialized counseling ([official site](/pages/the-other-side-academy-official-website.md)). **Customers and contract work for social e… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Torus](/pages/torus.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/torus.md` · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://www.torus.co/careers — Hiring concentrates on standing up GigaOne manufacturing and field ops in the Salt Lake area: mechanical and manufacturing engineers and leads, CNC / tube-laser / waterjet fabrication specialists, manufacturing technicians, embedded-systems and firmware engineers, electrical test technicians, journeyman electricians for field operations, and environmental engineering. The April 2026 equipment-fin… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[US Synthetic](/pages/us-synthetic.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/us-synthetic.md` · Orem · Careers: https://ussynthetic.com/careers/ — Manufacturing and process operations dominate — press operation, materials handling, and finishing work on parts held to tight tolerances. Around that sit materials and mechanical engineering roles tied to press design and diamond synthesis, plus applications engineering for customers specifying cutters for particular formations. The company describes itself as family-oriented with an emphasis on… *(reviewed 2026-08-11)*
- **[Utah Film Industry](/pages/utah-film-industry.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/utah-film-industry.md` · statewide · Website: https://film.utah.gov — Film crew across all departments: gaffers, grips, camera operators, AD and PA tracks, production coordinators, location managers. Post-production staff — editors, colorists, VFX artists — at Utah-based houses. Filmmakers who specifically want to shoot in Utah's landscapes. Location scouts and BLM permitting specialists. The Film Commission itself needs policy advocates for competitive tax incenti… *(reviewed 2026-06-19)*
- **[Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR)](/pages/uttr.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/uttr.md` · West Desert · Website: https://www.hill.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/672497/utah-test-and-training-range/ — Contributors who thrive here are military test-range operators, radar and telemetry engineers, range safety officers, airspace coordinators, and civilian DoD engineering staff. Government employment; clearance required. This is institutional infrastructure work, not a wiki-style startup career path. For Utah talent, the realistic connection is through Hill AFB, range contractors (such as JT4), an… *(reviewed 2026-06-19)*
- **[Valar Atomics](/pages/valar-atomics.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/valar-atomics.md` · Emery County · Careers: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/valaratomics — Hiring runs heavy for both Hawthorne, CA engineering and the Orangeville, Utah site build-out: construction quality inspectors and supervisors, infrastructure leadership, fuel-plant process technicians, health physicists and HPTs, I&C and maintenance technicians, nuclear operations management, QA laboratory roles, and nuclear supplier-quality engineers. Utah talent is most relevant for site const… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Varda Space Industries](/pages/varda-space.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/varda-space.md` · West Desert · Careers: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vardaspace — Hiring is California HQ–centric: flight/mission/embedded software, GNC, mechanisms and fluid systems for pharmaceutical payloads, crystallization science, lab technicians, facilities and electrical trades, and internships. Utah-based roles are rare; the Utah talent connection remains through UTTR operations, range safety, recovery logistics, and the defense-space ecosystem rather than Varda headq… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Vivint Smart Home](/pages/vivint-smart-home.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/vivint-smart-home.md` · Provo · Careers: https://vivint.breezy.hr/ — The Breezy board is currently dominated by field sales (Sales Representative, Sales Associate, Entry Level Sales Representative). Broader corporate fit still includes embedded and IoT engineers, cloud platform engineers, computer-vision and edge-AI specialists, field operations leaders, customer-experience designers, and compliance experts for state-by-state security licensing — with NRG parent i… *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification)](/pages/wave-inc.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/wave-inc.md` · Logan · Careers: https://www.wavecharging.com/careers — WAVE likely needs power electronics engineers, embedded systems engineers, RF and EMC specialists, civil and infrastructure project managers for roadway installation projects, and fleet electrification business development professionals. The USU-origin engineering culture and Logan, UT base suggest a technically serious team with lower cost of living than coastal counterparts. *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*
- **[Wavetronix](/pages/wavetronix.md)** · `https://greatutah.work/pages/wavetronix.md` · Springville · Careers: https://wavetronix.breezy.hr/ — Hiring spans electrical and electronics engineering (hardware), engineering infrastructure (software/networking), field systems and networking technicians, low-voltage and ITS field technicians, electronics manufacturing operators, and technical sales/support roles across multiple regions. For talent matching, Wavetronix is a good fit for people who like physical products, public infrastructure, … *(reviewed 2026-07-14)*