Maintenance Manager

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.

As a Maintenance Manager, your mission is to manage the daily work schedule and execution of plant maintenance to ensure the plant can safely produce pellets which meet our production goals and quality specifications.

Responsibilities

• Partners with Corporate Reliability team to implement maintenance methods and procedures designed to reduce downtime, supply chain losses, minimize operating costs, and optimize the utilization of technicians, materials, and assets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or related discipline, with 5+ years of supervisory experience, delivering reliability improvements in a fast-changing manufacturing environment, or equivalent combination or experience/education/certifications.  
• Experience managing maintenance teams and supporting autonomous manufacturing teams as they deliver continuous improvements. 
• Experience managing P.M. (Preventative Maintenance) practices. 
• Proven track record coaching, mentoring, and motivating and managing employees' skills development. 
• Demonstrated experience proactively leading and coaching teams to solve problems, utilizing automatic line monitoring and other reliability improvement processes. 
• Experience setting business targets to drive and sustain continuous loss reductions.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Applied working knowledge of time, condition, and predictive based maintenance processes.  
• Experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Pillars - Autonomous and Effective Maintenance in a process environment.
• Working knowledge of Analytical Process Mapping.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in environments that reach temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
• Able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.
• Able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and overnight to address unexpected site issues.
• Able to work “on call” on nights and weekends as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, crawling, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day.
• Ability to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA.

Travel Requirements

• Less than 10% travel to other Enviva locations if and as necessary for training purposes, etc.

EEO Statement

Enviva is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO) in any term, condition or privilege of employment. Enviva does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member, genetic information or any other status protected by law. Enviva complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we operate.