Facility Operations Specialist

Oklo; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklo is seeking a Facility Operations Specialist to join the Groves Facility team in Lockhart, Texas. This on-site role provides essential support for facility readiness, maintenance, logistics, and safety programs, working across operations, radiation protection, and security activities.

The specialist performs duties within approved procedures, coordinates with contractors, and maintains records and equipment inventories.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical training or an associate degree preferred.
• Experience in facility maintenance, installation, or contractor coordination.
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of facility mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to perform essential on-site industrial functions including standing, walking, lifting.
• Ability to read and follow procedures, document work, and maintain records.
• Forklift experience or ability to qualify; cross-functional support abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide auxiliary operations support for facility activities per procedures and directions.
• Support routine evolutions, equipment rounds, inspections, maintenance, and readiness tasks.
• Assist Radiation Protection with surveys, access control, monitoring, and documentation when qualified.
• Support site access-control and security-interface activities per approved procedures.
• Perform administrative and programmatic support, including recordkeeping and scheduling.
• Operate material-handling equipment and assist with facility logistics.
• Support safety programs, hazard controls, housekeeping, and maintenance of safe work areas.
• Coordinate with contractors, vendors, and site services; respond to emergent conditions as directed.
• Maintain training, qualifications, and certifications for assigned duties.

Skills

Teamwork & communication

Detail-oriented

Procedures & documentation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical training / associate degree preferred

Tools

Forklift experience

Job description

Thank you for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Facility Operations Specialist to join our team.

This position will be on-site at the Groves Facility in Lockhart, Texas.

Position Description

Oklo is developing its Groves Facility in Lockhart, Texas. The Facility Operations Specialist is a cross-functional, on-site role that provides essential support to facility readiness and day-to-day operations.

This position supports safe and reliable operations by performing assigned duties across auxiliary operations, maintenance, work control, facility improvements, logistics, material handling, administrative support, and designated radiation-protection and security-support activities. The specialist serves as a flexible resource to operators and facility management, enabling efficient routine work and timely response to emergent needs.

The Facility Operations Specialist will perform only those activities for which they are trained, qualified, and authorized under approved procedures. Work will be performed under the direction of the accountable Operations, Radiation Protection, Security, Safety, or facility program owner, as applicable.

Additional duties may include equipment and material receipt, equipment inventory tracking, equipment setup and installation, contractor coordination, recordkeeping, work tracking, housekeeping, hazard controls, and support for Groves Facility site-service interfaces.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Provide auxiliary operations support for facility activities in accordance with approved procedures, site requirements, and direction from Operations leadership.
• Support routine operational evolutions, equipment rounds, facility inspections, maintenance activities, work coordination, and facility-readiness tasks.
• Assist Radiation Protection personnel with designated activities, which may include radiological surveys, radiological access control, contamination monitoring, and documentation, when trained, qualified, and authorized.
• Support site access-control and security-interface activities as assigned and in accordance with approved security procedures.
• Perform administrative and programmatic support, including recordkeeping, procedure use, work tracking, scheduling support, and coordination of on-site activities.
• Operate material-handling and support equipment, such as forklifts, cranes, lifts, and carts, when trained, qualified, and authorized.
• Support industrial-safety programs, hazard controls, housekeeping, corrective actions, and maintenance of safe work areas.
• Assist with material receipt, staging, storage, equipment inventory tracking, deliveries, and other site logistics activities.
• Support facility upgrades, equipment installation and setup, utility and support-system work, and contractor activities.
• Coordinate with contractors and vendors by supporting site access, work-area preparation, material staging, field activities, and issue resolution.
• Respond to abnormal or emergent facility conditions in assigned support roles under the direction of Operations or emergency-response leadership.
• Support Groves Facility site access, deliveries, and site-services coordination as directed.
• Maintain required training, qualifications, and certifications for assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training, an associate degree, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Facility maintenance, equipment-installation, construction-support, or contractor-coordination experience.
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of facility mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of an on-site industrial role, including standing, walking, lifting, and working around industrial equipment.
• Ability to read and follow procedures, document completed work accurately, and maintain facility records.
• Ability to perform cross-functional support duties after completing applicable training and qualification requirements.
• Forklift or other material-handling equipment experience, or the ability to qualify.
• Strong teamwork, communication, organization, and reliability in an operational environment.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience at a nuclear, U.S. Department of Energy, national-laboratory, advanced-reactor, high-hazard, or similarly regulated industrial facility.
• Experience supporting site organizations, contractors, vendors, and service providers in an industrial operating environment.
• Radiation-worker, contamination-control, or radiation-protection-support experience.
• Site access-control or security-support experience.
• Forklift, lift, crane, cart, or other material-handling-equipment qualifications.
• Logistics, inventory tracking, work control, project coordination, or facility-readiness experience.

We are looking for a Facility Operations Specialist who is:

• Passionate about clean energy and making advanced fission a reality.
• Committed to industrial safety, nuclear safety culture, procedural compliance, and disciplined facility operations.
• Willing and able to learn quickly and maintain required qualifications.
• Comfortable performing varied, hands-on support work in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to support cross-functional activities and adjust to changing priorities.
• Detail-oriented and reliable in procedure use, documentation, and equipment accountability.
• A clear communicator who follows direction and raises concerns promptly.
• Able to exercise sound judgment while remaining within assigned authority.
• Willing to identify practical improvements while respecting approved procedures and change controls.
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with the organization.

Who you are:

A startup person : You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.

This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.

About Oklo Inc.: 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.

#CHOP: Oklo’s Values
Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.

Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.

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