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Vessel Operator - bulk material loading

Enviva
Wilmington, North Carolina
Full Time
Posted September 30, 2025
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Job Description

The Vessel Operator at Enviva is responsible for loading bulk materials, supporting port operations, ensuring safety procedures, operating heavy equipment, and maintaining quality and safety standards in a fast-paced, industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Load bulk materials onto vessels and support port operations safely
  • Ensure vessel docking, undocking, and mooring are completed safely
  • Operate heavy equipment on vessels and perform ship loader operations
  • Receive and record pellets at port, ensuring accurate billing and safety compliance
  • Operate shuttle wagons and maintain cleanliness of port areas
  • Collect samples, test finished goods, and maintain QA/QC records
  • Perform equipment performance analysis and make necessary adjustments
  • Maintain a neat and orderly work area, including dust collection management
  • Complete safety certifications and adhere to safety procedures
  • Communicate operational information and escalate issues as needed
  • Perform general tasks such as entering maintenance requests and serving as a backup resource

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: Support for multiple shift schedules to support 24x7 operations
Work environment perks: Ability to work in outdoor environments, including hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial settings; strict adherence to safety rules and regulations; wearing safety equipment
Additional benefits: Safety training (e.g., man overboard training, safety certification), opportunity to operate heavy equipment and mobile equipment, potential for career development in a purpose-driven, global energy company

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