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Job Description
The Hammer Mill Operator at Enviva is responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting hammer mills to produce high-quality sustainable wood pellets, ensuring safety and efficiency in a manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain hammer mills to ensure optimal feed rates and pellet quality
- Adjust machine components such as rolls and dies to regulate speed, pressure, and temperature
- Monitor equipment performance and detect malfunctions using gauges and indicator lights
- Perform inspections and routine maintenance on equipment to keep it in good condition
- Conduct quality control testing, including ash tests, to meet company standards
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and perform necessary repairs or adjustments
- Ensure a clean work environment through proper housekeeping
- Follow safety procedures and wear appropriate safety equipment
- Document inspections, operational data, and maintenance activities accurately
- Escalate operational issues promptly for resolution
Requirements
- Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude.
- Proficient in mathematics and measurements.
- Ability to read data and trends to make appropriate process adjustments.
- Proven record in upholding safety standards.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- At least two 2 years of previous manufacturing experience.
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it (troubleshooting).
- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
- Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment.
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
- Work at elevated heights and on slippery or uneven surfaces.
- Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day.
- Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- Willing and able to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA.
- Ability to climb a crane in excess of 100 feet high.
- Ability to work from heights at least 20 feet off the ground.
- Able to climb vertical ladders, fixable or portable, at unbroken lengths of up to 20 feet.
- Able to climb multiple flights of steps and angled ramps as needed.
- Able to work on computer screen format for up to twelve (12) hours a day.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: Not specified
Work schedule: Up to 12 hours per day, including working outdoors in various temperatures and conditions
Work environment perks: Ability to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments; work at heights up to 100 feet; work around moving equipment and machinery; climb ladders and cranes
Additional benefits: Strict adherence to safety procedures, safety equipment provided, opportunities for routine equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, team or solo work flexibility
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