Job Description
The position involves performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and installation of machinery and equipment in a pellet manufacturing facility, ensuring operational efficiency, safety, and adherence to environmental standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance on critical and auxiliary machinery in pellet manufacturing.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair motors, gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, fans, and other rotating equipment.
- Assemble, install, repair, and maintain piping and various equipment, including cutting, threading, and laying pipes.
- Conduct inspections, analyze equipment performance, and implement improvements to ensure reliability and quality.
- Operate mobile equipment and rigging tools safely according to all safety procedures.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and reports using computerized systems.
- Adhere to all safety, environmental, and health guidelines and standards during maintenance activities.
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; 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 a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.
- 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 provided 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.
- Physical ability to perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule includes evenings, weekends, overnight shifts, and any shift as required
Work environment includes outdoor, hot, humid, cold, noisy industrial settings, and confined spaces
Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 lbs., climbing ladders, working at heights over 100 feet, and working in high places
Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, hard hats, gloves, safety toe boots, hearing protection
Training provided as required by supervisor and company policies
Equal employment opportunity policy
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