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Mechanical Technician

Enviva
Posted April 15, 2025

Cottondale, Florida

Biomass Energy

Full Time

Job Description

The position involves performing preventive maintenance and repairs on critical machinery in a pellet manufacturing facility, ensuring equipment reliability and adherence to safety standards while supporting the company's renewable energy initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure proper preventive maintenance on critical and auxiliary machinery.
  • Assemble, cut, thread, and lay pipes; assist in repair, installation, and maintenance of equipment.
  • Perform diagnosis, troubleshooting, and repairs on motors, fans, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, and other equipment.
  • Coordinate preventive maintenance and lubrication as scheduled and maintain reports.
  • Perform and document required inspections of equipment.
  • Analyze equipment performance and implement necessary tooling and equipment changes.
  • Identify corrective actions and troubleshoot to improve equipment reliability.
  • Perform rigging of equipment and follow job safety procedures.
  • Operate mobile equipment as necessary.
  • Maintain housekeeping to meet safety standards.

Requirements

  • Must be able to work safely obeying OSHA and Enviva standards for practices.
  • 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, and 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.
  • Able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, bending, squatting, crawling, and or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day.
  • Must use required provided PPE including but not limited to safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, safety toe boots, hearing protection.
  • Must adhere to the health and safety standards outlined or trained by the company.
  • Able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Compensation/salary range
  • Work schedule
  • Work environment perks
  • Any additional benefits

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