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Vessel Operator

Enviva
Chesapeake, Virginia
Full Time
Posted November 12, 2025
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Job Description

The Vessel Operator supports port operations by managing vessel docking, loading, and safety procedures, while also handling port receiving, quality testing, equipment operation, and maintaining safety and cleanliness in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure safe docking, undocking, and mooring of vessels
  • Handle lines during vessel docking and undocking
  • Operate control room systems to monitor vessel loading
  • Operate heavy equipment on vessels, such as cranes and ship loaders
  • Complete man overboard training and vessel shifting requirements
  • Load barges and set up systems for limestone transfer
  • Receive and record pellet shipments at port for accurate billing
  • Maintain safety and cleanliness of port areas and equipment
  • Communicate professionally with suppliers and port personnel
  • Collect samples, test finished goods, and maintain QA/QC records
  • Operate mobile equipment like Bobcat and Lull for dust collection and area maintenance
  • Complete safety certifications and follow safety procedures
  • Enter maintenance work requests and escalate issues as needed

Requirements

  • High school diploma or able to complete GED requirements with six months of hire
  • Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions
  • Proficient in mathematics and measurement
  • Team player demonstrated with past work experience or activities
  • Ability to work multiple shift schedules to support 24x7 operations
  • Must be 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
  • Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
  • Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
  • Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery
  • Willing and able to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or quantitative productivity standards

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule supporting 24x7 operations with multiple shift schedules
Work environment includes outdoor, hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial conditions
Safety training and certification provided
Use of safety equipment required
Physical tasks including lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing, standing, and working around moving machinery
Opportunities for teamwork and collaboration

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