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Utility Operator

Enviva
Waycross, Georgia
Full Time
Posted October 30, 2025
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Job Description

The Utility Operator is responsible for the continuous and safe operation of plant equipment, including monitoring, maintenance, and support activities to ensure efficient biomass production in a challenging outdoor environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate mobile equipment such as skid steer, forklift, lull, and front-end loaders
  • Inspect equipment daily and perform basic maintenance to ensure proper working condition
  • Support routine inspections and maintenance of dryer, furnace, emissions, and environmental equipment
  • Perform daily preventative maintenance activities and cleaning of emissions equipment and related tools
  • Ensure safe and efficient operation of plant equipment in compliance with safety regulations

Requirements

  • Operate mobile equipment including skid steer, forklift, lull, and front-end loaders.
  • Inspect equipment daily and perform basic maintenance to keep equipment in clean, good working order.
  • Support and carry out activities with routine inspections and maintenance of the dryer, furnace, emissions, and environmental equipment.
  • Perform daily preventative maintenance on equipment and standard work cleaning activities of emissions equipment strainers, tooling changes, housekeeping, and wash downs.
  • Be knowledgeable and experienced with heavy equipment operation.
  • Work safely and efficiently, performing all essential functions of the job.
  • Understand and follow written and verbal job instructions.
  • Operate machinery in a timely and safe manner.
  • Possess a high school diploma or GED.
  • Be 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.
  • Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
  • Be able to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule.
  • Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling for up to twelve hours a day.
  • Work around moving equipment and machinery safely.
  • Pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting productivity standards.

Benefits & Perks

Work schedule includes 12-hour rotating shifts
Work environment includes outdoor conditions and industrial noise
Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 lbs, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling for up to 12 hours a day
Willingness to work in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees

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