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Materials Handler

Kairos Power68 open roles

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Oak Ridge TN
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13.5% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Kairos Power postings stay open a median of 54 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.3%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.5%7 days
  4. 21.8%14 days
  5. 36.6%30 days
  6. 58.9%60 days
This job: posted 10 hours ago

Kairos Power median: 54 days open

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Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Material Handler who will work under the supervision of the Senior Director, Supply Chain & Procurement or his designate. Responsibilities include efficiently managing the receipt, storage, movement, and distribution of materials and supplies to support manufacturing, shipping and operations at the Kairos Power facility located in Oak Ridge, TN.

The role also requires promptly entering incoming shipments into the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to ensure purchase order and inventory accuracy and identifying and resolving receiving and shipping issues as they arise.

This role requires strong communication, organizational skills, adherence to safety protocols, and a commitment to quality.

Key Responsibilities

  • Receive, inspect, and verify incoming materials against purchase orders and packing lists.
  • Accurately label, store, and organize raw materials, finished products, and parts in designated locations.
  • Move and stage materials using forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment in accordance with training and established safety procedures.
  • Maintain accurate inventory records and perform cycle counts as scheduled.
  • Pull, pack, and prepare materials for manufacturing and/or outbound shipments, ensuring proper tracking records.
  • Participate in material preparation, staging for shipping, and return-to-stock activities.
  • Monitor stock levels and communicate shortages or overages to the supervisor or planner.
  • Maintain 5S and housekeeping standards in the warehouse and receiving area.
  • Assist with the physical unloading of freight and loading of shipments using appropriate equipment and safety procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, including material traceability and adherence to internal quality assurance (QA) procedures; promptly report any hazards, safety incidents or equipment malfunctions.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, site operations, R&D, receiving, shipping, and procurement teams to optimize material flow and lead times.

Required Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1-3 years of experience in a warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing environment
  • Basic computer skills and experience with inventory management systems or spreadsheets
  • Valid forklift operator certification or ability to obtain certification
  • Ability to operate motor vehicles and be insured on company vehicles

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in material handling, shipping and receiving, or inventory control is preferred.
  • Experience in a manufacturing or R&D environment with formal quality assurance, documentation, and material traceability requirements is preferred.
  • Experience with lean manufacturing principles or 5S practices is preferred.
  • Completion of relevant coursework or a certificate program in logistics, supply chain operations, or a related field at a technical school or community college preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to read and interpret purchase orders, packing lists, and hazardous material labels.
  • Basic math skills for counting, weighing, and calculating quantities.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability to organize materials and maintain accurate inventory records and data entry.
  • Ability to recognize and report hazards and follow established safety procedures.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and coordinate material handling activities with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to resolve routine receiving, shipping, and inventory issues within established procedures and escalate issues when needed.
  • Ability to prioritize assigned tasks and adapt to changing material needs and shipment schedules.

Physical Demands

  • Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
  • Moving objects up to 100 pounds with a cart, dolly, or hand truck
  • Ascending or descending ladders and stairs up to 12’ tall, as well as scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
  • Working from heights >4 feet with fall protection to rig loads for transport or movement with crane equipment
  • Ability to use hand tools
  • Ability to see, hear, and smell differing conditions to sense or respond to hazards or alarms in the work environment
  • Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
  • Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
  • Communicating with others to exchange information
  • Operating material handling equipment, including forklifts and pallet jacks
  • Operating motor vehicles

Environmental Conditions

  • General office environment
  • Noisy environments
  • Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions
  • Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
  • High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
  • Manufacturing/Industrial Environment
  • Elevated heights

Safety and PPE

  • Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
  • Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
  • Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
  • Wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE), to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety footwear, and other PPE as required

Travel

  • None required

Certification

  • Ability to obtain and maintain forklift and boom lift certification

Additional Requirements

  • Occasionally requires overtime
  • Occasionally requires working weekends
  • Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
  • Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours
  • Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timeline

Work Environment - Location: Kairos Power, Oak Ridge, TN. - Typical shift: First shift, FT - May require overtime, weekends, or shift changes based on production schedules.

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About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810

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