The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of Environmental, Health, and Safety
Provide hands-on leadership to a Manufacturing team focused on developing and improving manufacturing processes, efficiencies, and overall throughput
Oversee a team focused on executing strategic initiatives to drive equipment reliability improvements and process improvements
Value Stream mapping the processes required for identifying gaps and waste
Lead the effort to identify, investigate, recommend and implement equipment improvements and process systems changes that will improve quality of the finished product
Establish a financial engineering forecast and execute against the plan
Drive projects to completion to provide a true economic return
Improve and verify technical skill levels of all associates on the team
Identify and address skill performance gaps within converting team
Work with Centers of Excellence to influence Asset Reliability and Reliability Strategies (including spares, down day planning, lubrication, operator basic care routes, asset clean to inspect, etc.
Have an open mind with a questioning attitude to identify true root cause and implement countermeasure to eliminate failures
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering (specifically Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical).
Five (5) years of experience in a process engineering role involving manufacturing, repair or modification, three (3) of which in a lead or supervisory role preferred. Experience in wood products or paper manufacturing is highly desired.
Must demonstrate strong knowledge of process design and improvement
Must be able to define engineering work statements and provide accurate labor estimates.
Must be self-starting, detail-oriented and an effective planner and project manager. Must also have specific knowledge of engineering workflows, configuration control and change management.
Must be an effective leader and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must demonstrate good computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Must be familiar with continuous improvement methods
Must have experience with leading teams of technical people and managing complex projects.
Experience working within a paper or wood pellet plant with mechanical / electrical engineering responsibilities
Experience with software tools such as AX, Power BI, Microsoft 365
Must be able to travel occasionally (<15%).
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, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
This position is not eligible for visa support.
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