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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States, Tennessee, Oak Ridge
1 Bethel Valley Road (Show on map)
Jun 04, 2026

Requisition Id16514

Overview:

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.

Major 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 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 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.

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.

Special Requirements:

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

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

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.

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