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Oak Ridge, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Apr 2025

About the role

Requisition Id 14836 

 

Overview:  

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has an opening for a Materials Clerk. In this role you will, under limited supervision, perform tasks such as loading and unloading products or materials.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:    

  • Moving freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using trucks and other equipment.

  • Inspecting load and identify proper quantity of items and package weight.

  • Transporting materials using government vehicles.

  • Sorting materials before loading and unloading.

  • Checking in materials and attach identifying information such as barcodes for property management.

  • Maintaining property records.

  • Issue materials from stores, bench stocks, and tool cribs while maintaining inventory of supplies.

  • Performing inventory of items and resolve any inventory conflicts.

  • Order and restock supplies

  • Receive hazardous and radiological material

  • Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported

  • Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that materials are protected

  • Resolves customer inquiries and issues

  • Abiding by the principles of Safe Conduct of Research including being personally responsible for ensuring safe operations by raising safety concerns, using a questioning attitude, considering hazards for every task, and never stop learning.

  • Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity 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

  • Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with the ability to obtain a Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME).

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

         

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME).

  • Knowledge of proper procedures and documents for handling, usage, storage, transport, or disposal of materials.

  • Knowledge of work control requirements.

  • Knowledge of general safety and personal protective equipment requirements.

  • Knowledge, skill, and compliance with Industrial Safety Requirements with: portable ladders, 2-wheel hand trucks, cylinder dollies, conveyors, push/pull carts, power and manual pallet jacks, CDL delivery trucks with power tailgates, trucks, vans, forklifts.

  • Knowledge and skill in the storage and handling of hazardous and radiological materials, supplies, and disposal. Knowledge and skill in computerized maintenance management systems.

  • Ability to follow written and oral instructions.

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Mobile Equipment Operator certification.

 

Special Requirements:

  • Physical Requirements: Work involves various phys

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