Job Description

Corrl Industries Program Specialist-Gunnison

FT / PT Status – Full-Time
Salary – $31.13 - $ Hourly Wage
Remote Work / In-Office – In-Office / On-Site

Recruiter – Staci Ditzer | snditzer@utah.gov | 801-545-5511
Application Deadline – 8/30/2026*

*This job posting may close at any time after the minimum advertising period of three (3) business days has passed, should a sufficient applicant pool be received. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Key Responsibilities

Join Our Mission: Transform Lives & Build Stronger Communities

Correctional Industry Program Specialist – Warehousing | Central Utah Correctional Industries (UCI)

Make a Meaningful Impact

Are you an experienced warehousing professional looking for a purpose-driven career where your leadership directly changes lives? At Utah Correctional Industries (UCI), a division of the Department of Corrections, we do more than manage operations—we build pathways to successful community reentry. As a Correctional Industry Program Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in guiding, mentoring, and equipping incarcerated individuals with real-world workforce skills, professional discipline, and personal accountability.

We foster a collaborative culture centered on professional growth, positive attitudes, and great teamwork. If you are customer-focused, highly motivated, and passionate about workforce development and rehabilitation, we invite you to lead with us.

Qualifications

Opportunities for Leadership & Operational Growth

In this role, you will serve as a key operational leader and mentor within our warehousing team, driving both program excellence and individual transformation. You will:

• Drive Warehousing & Logistics Operations: Serve as a trade specialist leading daily warehousing, delivery, installation, and general construction activities within Utah Correctional Industries.

• Lead & Supervise Work Crews: Function as a first-line supervisor/foreman, directing and mentoring inmate work crews and staff to achieve high-quality project and program goals.

• Empower Pre-Release Offenders: Provide hands-on vocational training, skill development, and valuable work experience to offenders in the pre-release program, preparing them for successful workforce reintegration.

• Champion Safety & Security Standards: Ensure full compliance with safety and environmental guidelines, maintaining rigorous adherence to OSHA, EPA, and correctional security standards.

• Optimize Operational Excellence: Inspect materials and products, monitor production standards, track operational data (time, production, cost records), and deliver reports that drive program success.

Preferred Culture & Mindset

At UCI, attitude is a state of mind translated into positive action. Our ideal team members embody the core people skills needed for success:

• Friendly & Courteous: Building positive relationships with internal teams, external customers, and program participants.

• Enthusiastic & Sincere: Demonstrating genuine dedication to team success, offender rehabilitation, and vocational growth.

• Helpful & Concerned: Providing clear, customer-focused support and fostering a constructive, solution-oriented workplace environment.

Key Qualifications & Skills

• Knowledge of principles, theories, and practices of vocational training and program development/evaluation.

• Demonstrated ability to supervise and lead incarcerated individual work crews effectively and securely.

• Proficiency in operating, maneuvering, and navigating vehicles, machinery, and tools (including maintenance and repair).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to deliver clear instructions, document data, and collaborate effectively.

About the Role

Location –
255 East 300 North
Gunnison, Utah, 84634
United States
Background Check Required – A comprehensive background investigation, which may include a polygraph, may be required.
Drug Test Required – Yes
Schedule Code – B - Competitive Career Service

Why You Should Join Our Team
In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture. To find out more about WHY Utah, click here. Other benefits may include:

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

The Agency

The Utah Department of Corrections as a dedicated team of professionals ensures public safety by effectively managing offenders while maintaining close collaboration with partner agencies and the community. Our team is devoted to providing maximum opportunities for offenders to make lasting changes through accountability, treatment, education, and positive reinforcement within a safe environment.

For additional information about the Utah Department of Corrections please go to this link. http://www.corrections.utah.gov/

EEO Statement
The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. For accommodations, please contact (801) 957-9390.