Junior Operational Readiness Specialist

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US

Requisition ID: 102000

Job Category: Campus

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

CORE brings together the necessary elements of a project to achieve nameplate value and deliver peak asset performance. We take a staged approach to verifying technical readiness and ensuring organizational preparedness, right up to achieving full operational capacity.

Looking to take the next step in your career?

Hatch is seeking a dynamic Junior Operational Readiness Specialist. Reporting to the Business Practices Consulting group, you will support offices globally working from our Salt Lake City, UT office location.

We’re entrepreneurs with a technical soul. Our flat organizational structure creates an atmosphere of openness and participation. We build practical solutions that are safe, innovative, and sustainable. Our ultimate goal is to achieve no harm for our people, our clients, and our communities.

At Hatch, we greatly value in-person interaction and collaboration and are therefore an in-office environment. While flexibility is always provided to work remotely when needed, we encourage our teams to be in the office for most of the time. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

Hatch will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Qualifications

Roles at this level are filled by recent or soon to be university/college graduates with little or no professional experience but possessing relevant skills

Preferred bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, or process engineering

Minimum of a cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale

As the successful candidate, you will

Assist with the development and maintenance of Operational Readiness plans, schedules, and tracking tools

Support readiness assessments and milestone reviews throughout project execution

Help identify activities required to prepare operations and maintenance teams for equipment startup and turnover

Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, training, and safety teams

Facilitate meetings, document action items, and track completion of readiness deliverables

Support communication between project teams and site personnel regarding upcoming changes

Assist with the development, review, and organization of operating procedures, maintenance procedures, work instructions, and startup documentation

Support document control activities and ensure readiness documents are maintained and accessible

Help verify that project documentation is complete prior to turnover

Support training program development and training schedule coordination

Track training requirements and completion status for operations and maintenance personnel

Assist with the development of job aids, training materials, and competency assessments

Participate in operational readiness reviews, field walkthroughs, and startup planning activities

Help identify potential operational, maintenance, safety, and reliability risks associated with project implementation

Track mitigation actions and support closure of identified readiness gaps

Assist in coordinating project turnover activities

Support equipment commissioning, startup, and post-startup stabilization efforts

Track punch-list items, outstanding actions, and turnover deliverables

Help ensure ownership of systems is successfully transferred to site operations and maintenance teams

Maintain readiness action logs, dashboards, and status reports

Monitor progress against readiness milestones and notify leadership of potential risks or delays

Prepare presentations and reports for project and site leadership

You bring to the role

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Previous co-op experience in project execution, commissioning, or construction on industrial project is considered an asset

Experience in heavy industrial, manufacturing, mining, energy, steel, chemical, or related environments

Exposure to project execution, maintenance planning, or operational support activities

Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams

Willingness to spend time in both office and field environments

Willingness to travel; M-Fr; up to 80% intermittently

Ability to accept short-term field assignment

Competencies (knowledge, skill, attributes)

Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as they apply to engineering problems and projects

Ability to learn quickly and to take on new challenges

Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Shows critical and creative thinking and problem solving and brings forward solutions for our clients' toughest challenges

Adapts and embraces change

Requirements for all sectors

To live our manifesto. Our vision and values that set us apart from our competition, put our planet first, and make each day a step toward positive change. Read more here: Hatch Manifesto

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Support preparation of drawings from detailed notes and specifications

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