Job Purpose

Enviva is seeking a Tooling Technician. This position will have indirect authority over pellet mill operations and responsibility for all tooling management.

Responsibilities

• Determine mill preventative maintenance schedule on a daily basis and schedule accordingly

• Set up mill correctly according to run specs

• Determine proper tools and parts needed before a mill PM or changeover and stage them accordingly

• Coordinate mill setup activities with pellet operators, train and assist in mill changeovers and setup

• Develop SOPs for proper mill setup and ancillary tasks to reduce pellet to pellet

• Responsible for tooling tracking, inventory and maintenance repair tagging

• Track changeover and setup times daily and drive corrective actions to support the team

• Train pellet mill operators to make decisions confidently on run/repair/scrap

• Validation of mill return to production effectiveness and reliability

• Schedule any mill service activity needed on night shift and maintains relations with OEMS

Required Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions.

• Be a team player; work well with others.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and written procedures.

• Be productive and stay on task with little or no supervision.

• Knowledge of plant hazards and approaches to protecting both personnel and equipment.

• Experience using basic hand tools.

• Basic computer skills; experience in the use of personal computers and software applications

• Must possess basic math skills.

Preferred Qualifications - What Will Set Them Apart

• High school diploma or GED 

• Associates degree or higher education

• Prior experience leading others in a manufacturing environment

• Team based production system experience (TPS)

Working Conditions

• 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.

Physical Requirements

• 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, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Travel Requirements

• This position may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis for training or other work-related assignments.