Looking for work? Try Tooele County!
Read an article on KPCW today that said Money Magazine rates Tooele County as tops for those looking for a job. Apparently, this is because of all the companies locating facilities in the County, specifically the Industrial Depot.
I recently had the opportunity to tour the new plant operated by Carlyle-Syntec, a roofing material manufacturer. In what seemed like many thousands of square feet, we saw real material being manufactured with out being touched by one person! The process is so automated, that each shift (there are 3) only requires 5 people to run the whole deal. They are expanding the facility to double their production (and jobs) later this year.
There are several new companies that have now or are getting ready to start operations here in Toeele. This would seem to demonstrate the truth in KPCW's article that said that these aren't your dad's assembly line jobs of old. These are positions requiring highly skilled employees, and in turn, will pay much better than average. These are exactly the type of jobs Tooele County needs to stop the migration of workers to the Salt Lake Valley every day!
According to the article, there have been no new titanium plants built in this country in 50 years. But Allegheny Technologies will change that when they build their new facility here this year. How does a $450 million dollar facility with a 150 new jobs grab you?
Money Magazines article sites lots of reasons to come here, like cheaper land, quality work force, and the proximity to Salt Lake and the airport. I think the next several years will see continuing huge growth as the manufacturing world discovers what several of these companies already have: Tooele is a great place to work, as well as live!