Pellet Mill Operator

The role

You will operate and maintain several pellet mills to ensure optimal feed rates and pellet quality. You will also troubleshoot equipment, perform inspections, and conduct quality control testing.

What you will do

• Analyze equipment performance and make tooling and equipment changes
• Perform and document required inspections of equipment
• Review work order specifications to produce pellets
• Adjust machine components to regulate speed, pressure and temperatures
• Monitor machine operations and indicator lights and gauges
• Perform and coordinate maintenance on equipment
• Perform and coordinate housekeeping
• Maintain consistent production quality
• Follow all workplace and job safety procedures
• Complete accurate reporting and communicate operational information

Required qualifications

• Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude
• Proficient in mathematics and measurements
• Ability to read data and trends to make appropriate process adjustments
• Proven record in upholding safety standards
• 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
• Work at elevated heights and on slippery or uneven surfaces
• Adapt to working within a team or alone, with minimal supervision
• 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

Nice to have

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least two (2) years of previous manufacturing experience
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems
• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of solutions
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Education reimbursement
• 401(k)
• HSA employer contributions
• Paid time off
• 12 Paid holidays
• Parental leave

Before you apply

• This position is not eligible for visa support

About the company

Enviva is a global energy company specializing in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions. They are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets.