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Mechanical Technician

Enviva
Franklin, Virginia
Full Time
Posted December 11, 2025
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Job Description

The position involves performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on machinery used in pellet manufacturing to ensure optimal operation, safety, and reliability within a renewable energy company focused on sustainable wood bioenergy solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance, lubrication, and inspections on critical and auxiliary machinery in pellet manufacturing.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment such as motors, fans, gearboxes, conveyors, and pumps.
  • 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.
  • Analyze equipment performance and implement changes to improve throughput and quality.
  • Perform rigging and follow all safety procedures during maintenance and equipment handling.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and reports using computerized systems.
  • Adhere to environmental, health, and safety guidelines and policies.

Requirements

  • Must be able to work safely obeying OSHA and Enviva standards for practices.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and climb ladders.
  • 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, 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 computerized maintenance management system.
  • Skilled in use of Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook.
  • Must be willing to complete training as required by Supervisor and specified by Enviva.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent technical degree (preferred).
  • A minimum of three (3) years experience working in manufacturing environment (preferred).
  • Knowledge and experience with industrial electricity, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings and welding (preferred).
  • Ability to develop and maintain accurate records.
  • Proficient in mathematics and measurements.
  • 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, including required overtime.
  • 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.
  • 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: Ability to work evenings, weekends, overnight, any shift, any day, with frequent overtime
Work environment perks: Ability to work in outdoor environments, in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees, in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments, working around moving equipment and machinery, working at heights over 100 feet, in confined spaces
Additional benefits: Training as required, PPE provided (safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, safety toe boots, hearing protection), opportunity to work in a purpose-driven, global energy company focused on renewable energy, equal employment opportunity policy

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