Laborer

Requisition Id 14301 

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has an opening for a Laborer. In this role you will, under general supervision, provide general physical laborer support such as cleaning and prepping sites and assisting other craft workers.

Duties and Responsibilities:          

• Material handling such as moving heavy furniture, equipment and other objects

• Grass cutting and trimming, tree and shrub planting and pruning, heavy brush cutting and clearing, leaf removal and other landscaping tasks

• Cleaning grounds, walks, and shops

• Heavy manual work such as heavy digging and running a jackhammer as well as other small machines

• Maintaining roadways and performing routine grounds maintenance in accordance with established safety procedures

• Carrying out site prep and cleanup for projects, construction areas, and special events to eliminate possible hazards

• Cleaning building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing or vacuuming

• Performing floor maintenance utilizing equipment such as buffers and polishers

• Removing and disposing of trash including recyclables

• Performing minor work in support of other trades

• Other tasks as assigned by management

• Abide by the principles of the Safe Conduct of Research. This includes being personally responsible for ensuring safe operations by raising safety concerns, using a questioning attitude, considering hazards for every task and continuously learning.

• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Basic (or Required) Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED and a minimum of one year of general laborer related experience involving, but not limited to: roads and grounds maintenance, delivery of materials and supplies, supporting craft workers and other typical laborer skills and experience.

• Work will involve various physical requirements and certain working conditions and as such a post offer, pre-hire physical will be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of general laborer experience.

• Formal training programs and industrial experience.

• Ability to perform basic trade skills and observe all safety rules and regulations.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well read and write. 

• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with fellow employees and customers.

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services is required. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Visa Sponsorship:

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

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If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.  UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.