Quality Supervisor

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.

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Responsibilities

• Manage the quality lab; train and certify operators; manage the sampling and testing of finished goods delivered; maintain test equipment, QA/QC documentation, records and sample archives.
• Develop and maintain quality control tools and instructions to guide management of product and ensure effective process troubleshooting; develop, audit, and maintain test procedures; ensure that all test results are timely and accurate.
• Oversee the daily collection and testing of samples.
• Track and interpret finished goods quality metrics against internal and customer specifications; perform root cause analysis and correction of quality issues. Prepare reports for management, including trend analysis and recommendations for improvements
• Formulate reaction plans for quality issues. Develop and oversee plans for fulfilling customer requirements.
• Ensure lab procedures comply with regulatory, safety and quality standards and update SWP as necessary.
• Perform tests to identify quality problems or study potential quality improvements.
• Represent plant in weekly quality best practice meetings
• Plant representative for port quality discussions and investigations

Qualifications 

• Proficiency is Excel Spreadsheets, Outlook Emailing, and experience with other databases required. 
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a manufacturing or similar environment required 
  
  

Preferred Qualifications - What Sets You Apart

• Completion of NEJA certifications for role internal candidates
• Associate’s degree or experience in quality lab and testing processes
• Knowledge of basic statistical analysis methodologies (i.e. hypothesis testing, regression, etc.) 
• Prior experience in Quality Lab & testing processes 

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 (10) 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 and federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards..

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.