<div class="content-intro"><p>The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future. We are a fast-growing, purpose-driven, global energy company specializing in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions. We are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, which provide a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.</p></div><p>As a Pellet Mill Operator, you will operate and maintain several pellet mills, ensuring optimal feed rates, adjusting rolls/dies, and monitoring pellet quality to meet company standards; assist in conducting QC testing, troubleshoot equipment malfunctions, perform ash tests, and maintain a clean work environment.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Analyze equipment performance and make necessary tooling and equipment changes to produce desired throughput and quality results.</li> <li>Perform and document required inspections of equipment and maintain equipment in good condition.</li> <li>Review work order specifications or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, extracting, forming, pressing and compacting materials to produce pellets.</li> <li>Adjust machine components to regulate speed, pressure and temperatures of machine, amount, dimensions and flow of materials and ingredients.</li> <li>Monitor machine operations and observes indicator lights and gauges, such as thermometers, voltage meters and timers to detect malfunctions.</li> <li>Perform/coordinate maintenance on equipment per job instructions.</li> <li>Perform/coordinate housekeeping to required standard.</li> <li>Maintain consistent production quality to required standard.</li> <li>Follow all workplace and job safety procedures.</li> <li>Complete accurate reporting as required.</li> <li>Communicate operational information as required.</li> <li>Enter maintenance work requests as applicable.</li> <li>Escalate issues promptly for proper resolution.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude.</li> <li>Proficient in mathematics and measurements</li> <li>Ability to read data and trends to make appropriate process adjustments.</li> <li>Proven record in upholding safety standards.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications - What Sets You Apart</strong></p> <ul> <li>High School Diploma or GED.</li> <li>At least two (2) years of previous manufacturing experience.</li> <li>Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.</li> <li>Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.</li> <li>Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.</li> <li>Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.</li> <li>Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed<strong>.</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Working conditions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees </li> <li>Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment </li> <li>Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment.</li> <li>Work at elevated heights and on slippery or uneven surfaces.</li> <li>Adapt to working within a team or alone, with minimal supervision.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Physical requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.</li> <li>Willing and able to pull and lift, up to 50 lbs.</li> <li>Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA.</li> <li>Ability to climb a crane in excess of 100 feet high.</li> <li>Ability to work from heights (at least 20 feet off the ground).</li> <li>Able to climb vertical ladders (fixable or portable) at unbroken lengths of up to 20 feet.</li> <li>Able to climb multiple flights of steps, angled ramps as needed.</li> <li>Able to work on computer screen format for up to twelve (12) hours a day.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Other compensation</strong>: performance bonus, equity, and relocation assistance for eligible candidates.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Benefits</strong>:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Education reimbursement </span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">401(k)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-s