Oklo
Facility Operations Manager
Idaho Falls, ID · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$120k-$170kDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- This position will be on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
- This role provides leadership and coordination across multidisciplinary teams supporting isotope production and laboratory operations within a highly regulated environment.
- This position plays a critical role in ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, industrial safety, radiological controls, and efficient facility performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate day-to-day facility operations in accordance with approved procedures, operational requirements, and regulatory expectations.
- Oversee operational support activities including maintenance coordination, facility readiness, work planning, logistics, material handling, and operational scheduling.
- Support implementation and continuous improvement of facility operations programs, industrial safety practices, radiological controls, and operational procedures.
- Oversee facility support personnel, contractors, and cross-functional operational teams to ensure safe and efficient execution of work activities.
- Support radiological operations and ensure compliance with applicable site radiological controls, contamination control practices, and facility operational requirements.
- Support operational readiness, commissioning activities, emergency preparedness initiatives, and response to abnormal or emergent conditions.
- Maintain operational records, facility documentation, work tracking systems, and programmatic reporting.
- Support audits, inspections, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives related to facility operations.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships across operations, engineering, radiation protection, maintenance, and leadership teams.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting industrial facility operations, nuclear operations, radiological facilities, manufacturing operations, or related technical environments.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary operational activities in regulated or industrial environments.
- Experience working with operational procedures, work control systems, and facility documentation.
Nice to have
- Previous experience supporting radioisotope production facilities, nuclear laboratories, research facilities, or radiological operations.
- Experience with facility startup, commissioning, or operational readiness programs.
- Experience overseeing facility upgrades, contractor coordination, or infrastructure improvement projects.
- Experience with industrial safety programs, radiological controls, or quality assurance programs.
- Forklift, material handling, or industrial equipment operational experience.
- Project management or operations leadership experience.
- Passionate about unleashing beneficial isotopes
- Committed to operational excellence, industrial safety, and nuclear safety culture
Compensation
- Salary: $120,000-$170,000
- 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.
- Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant
- 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.
Benefits
- It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
Company info
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
- Able to lead cross-functional operational activities and coordinate competing priorities
- Detail-oriented and committed to procedural compliance and operational discipline
- Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about operational challenges
- Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical and operational problems
- An excellent communicator who can effectively communicate technical content and operational priorities
- Capable of exercising sound judgment and decision-making in operational environments
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- export control laws
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