Facility Operations Specialist

About the role

The Facility Operations Specialist will be on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho, supporting Oklo Isotopes' scalable U.S. radioisotope production capabilities. Key responsibilities include providing auxiliary operations support, executing maintenance tasks, performing radiological protection functions, executing security functions, and supporting administrative and programmatic duties.

Responsibilities

• Support auxiliary operations and routine operation evolutions.
• Execute assigned operational and maintenance tasks.
• Perform radiological protection support functions, including radiological surveys, access control, contamination monitoring, and radiation protection documentation support.
• Execute designated security functions, including access control, monitoring, and compliance with site security requirements.
• Support administrative and programmatic support duties, including recordkeeping, procedure use support, work tracking, and coordination of onsite activities.
• Operate material handling and support equipment (e.g., forklifts, cranes, lifts, carts) in accordance with training and safety requirements.
• Support industrial safety programs, hazard controls, and housekeeping to maintain a safe work environment.
• Assist with logistics, material receipt, staging, storage and accountability, and facility readiness activities.
• Support facility upgrades such as equipment installation and setup, confinement and HVAC setup, and oversight of third parties supporting with these activities.
• Respond to abnormal or emergent conditions in support roles as directed by operations leadership.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training, associate degree, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Ability to work onsite and perform physically demanding tasks, including standing, lifting, and working in industrial environments.
• Ability to perform cross-functional duties across operations, radiological protection, security, and administrative functions.
• Forklift and/or material handling equipment experience (or ability to qualify).

Bonus Qualifications

• Previous radioisotope research and test facility experience is preferred.
• Diligent and organized individual with project management experience.

Qualifications

• Passionate about unleashing beneficial isotopes.
• Willing and able to learn quickly.
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us.
• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment.
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving, while not leaning only on what has been done before.
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally.

Compensation

This position offers a salary range of $90,000 - $120,000, along with benefits including flexible time off, equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.

About Oklo

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.