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Mechanical Tech

Enviva
Ahoskie, North Carolina
Full Time
Posted February 10, 2026
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Job Description

The position involves performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining machinery and equipment in a pellet manufacturing plant to ensure smooth operations and safety compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on critical and auxiliary machinery in pellet manufacturing.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment such as motors, pumps, conveyors, gearboxes, fans, and rotating machinery.
  • Assemble, install, repair, and lay pipes and other equipment components.
  • Operate hand and power tools, welding machines, and mobile equipment to carry out maintenance tasks.
  • Conduct inspections, perform lubrication, and maintain maintenance records.
  • Analyze equipment performance and implement improvements to enhance reliability and throughput.
  • Follow safety procedures, rig equipment, and operate mobile equipment as needed.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment, adhering to environmental, health, and safety guidelines.

Requirements

  • Must be able to work safely, obeying OSHA and Enviva standards for practices.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs., climb ladders, and provide own basic tools.
  • Experience in preventative, predictive, and proactive maintenance procedures, troubleshooting, servicing mobile heavy equipment.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and skills in hydraulics, lubrication, and mechanical equipment basic understanding of types of lubricants and application of each.
  • Ability to analyze process flow to identify issues.
  • Ability to cut, thread, and lay pipes, and repair, install, and maintain various types of equipment.
  • Ability to repair, maintain, troubleshoot pumps, conveyors, valves, cylinders, bearings, motors, and other types of rotating equipment.
  • Meticulous, attention to detail.
  • Must demonstrate strong verbal and written skills.
  • Experience with a computerized maintenance management system.
  • Skilled in the use of Windows, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Must be willing to complete training as required by the Supervisor and specified by Enviva.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent technical degree (preferred).
  • A minimum of three (3) years experience working in a manufacturing environment (preferred).
  • Knowledge and experience with industrial electricity, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, and welding (preferred).
  • Ability to develop and maintain accurate records (preferred).
  • Proficient in mathematics and measurements (preferred).
  • Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, fabrication, vibration analysis, and precision alignment (preferred).
  • Able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
  • Willing and able to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments.
  • Ability to work evenings, weekends, and overnight to address unexpected site issues with or without notice.
  • Must be available to work any shift any day; overtime is frequent.
  • Able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, bending, squatting, crawling, and pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day.
  • Must use required PPE, including safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, safety toe boots, hearing protection.
  • Must adhere to health and safety standards outlined or trained by the company.
  • Able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
  • Able to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to work well in high places in excess of 100 feet, climb ladders, climb a crane, and use man lifts.
  • Ability to work in confined spaces.
  • This position is not eligible for visa support.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule includes evenings, weekends, overnight shifts, and any day with possible overtime
Work environment includes outdoor, hot, humid, cold, noisy industrial settings, working around moving equipment and machinery, working at heights over 100 feet, in confined spaces
Use of safety equipment such as safety glasses, hard hats, gloves, safety toe boots, hearing protection

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