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Job Description
The Quality Supervisor at Enviva is responsible for overseeing quality control and assurance processes at the plant, managing laboratory operations, leading continuous improvement projects, and supervising staff to ensure product quality and compliance with customer specifications in a manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and improve plant quality operations to meet customer specifications
- Manage laboratory activities, including supervising, training, and certifying operators, and maintaining testing equipment and records
- Develop, audit, and maintain quality control tools, test procedures, and ensure accurate and timely testing of samples
- Analyze finished goods quality metrics, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
- Develop best practices for handling, storing, and preserving pellets to ensure quality and safety
- Plan and oversee plans to meet customer requirements and maintain equipment for product quality preservation
- Conduct special-project tests to investigate quality issues and optimize operations across plants
- Lead and supervise hourly employees, including conducting pre-shift meetings, providing guidance, and directing corrective actions
- Perform root cause analysis and lead employees through RCA processes to address downtime and quality gaps
Requirements
- At least 4 years experience in Quality, with at least 2 years in a supervisory capacity or equivalent education
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at the same time and be able to respond quickly to changing priorities
- Desire to learn quickly and be challenged to take on higher levels of responsibility
- High degree of professionalism and integrity, holding self and other accountable
- Ability to lead hourly team members and flexibility to work odd hours when required to support plant
- Must be able to work in environments that reach temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
- Able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment
- Able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
- Majority of time spent in lab setting, with time in field to collect samples and troubleshoot results
- Must be able to climb ladders and work off elevated surfaces up to 100 ft occasionally
- Must be able to push, pull and lift items up to 50 lbs
- Able to frequently walk or stand and occasionally bend, squat, climb stairs, and lift items above shoulders
- Must use required provided PPE such as safety glasses, hard hat, steel toe boots, hearing protection
- Travel from time-to-time for training or other work-related assignments (not on a regular basis)
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary and compensation package
Work in a lab setting with time in the field for sampling and troubleshooting
Work environment includes hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial conditions requiring safety equipment
Opportunity for travel for training or work-related assignments
Physical requirements include climbing ladders, lifting up to 50 lbs, and working at heights up to 100 ft
Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, hard hat, steel toe boots, and hearing protection
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