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.
Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, this position will have key responsibilities in Manufacturing for identifying and implementing process improvements to ultimately drive throughput improvement for Enviva. This role will also have cross talk across all Enviva plants as well as the Best Practice Team to align on these improvements company wide.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of Environmental, Health, and Safety
- Provide hands-on leadership to a Manufacturing team focused on developing and improving manufacturing processes, efficiencies, and overall throughput
- Oversee a team focused on executing strategic initiatives to drive equipment reliability improvements and process improvements
- Value Stream mapping the processes required for identifying gaps and waste
- Lead the effort to identify, investigate, recommend and implement equipment improvements and process systems changes that will improve quality of the finished product
- Establish a financial engineering forecast and execute against the plan
- Drive projects to completion to provide a true economic return
- Improve and verify technical skill levels of all associates on the team
- Identify and address skill performance gaps within converting team
- Work with Centers of Excellence to influence Asset Reliability and Reliability Strategies (including spares, down day planning, lubrication, operator basic care routes, asset clean to inspect, etc.
- Have an open mind with a questioning attitude to identify true root cause and implement countermeasure to eliminate failures
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering (specifically Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical).
- Five (5) years of experience in a process engineering role involving manufacturing, repair or modification, three (3) of which in a lead or supervisory role preferred. Experience in wood products or paper manufacturing is highly desired.
- Must demonstrate strong knowledge of process design and improvement
- Must be able to define engineering work statements and provide accurate labor estimates.
- Must be self-starting, detail-oriented and an effective planner and project manager. Must also have specific knowledge of engineering workflows, configuration control and change management.
- Must be an effective leader and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must demonstrate good computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Must be familiar with continuous improvement methods
- Must have experience with leading teams of technical people and managing complex projects.
Preferred Qualifications - What Will Set You Apart
- Experience working within a paper or wood pellet plant with mechanical / electrical engineering responsibilities
- Experience with software tools such as AX, Power BI, Microsoft 365
Travel requirements
- Must be able to travel occasionally (<15%).
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, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
This position is not eligible for visa support.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
- Five years of experience in a process engineering role involving manufacturing, repair or modification
- Three years in a lead or supervisory role
- Experience in wood products or paper manufacturing
- Strong knowledge of process design and improvement
- Ability to define engineering work statements and provide accurate labor estimates
- Self-starting, detail-oriented, effective planner and project manager; knowledge of engineering workflows, configuration control and change management
- Effective leadership with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and good computer skills
- Familiarity with continuous improvement methods
- Experience leading technical teams and managing complex projects
- Experience with AX, Power BI, Microsoft 365
Enviva Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Enviva and has not been reviewed or approved by Enviva.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many roles and locations, with some describing total compensation as good. Feedback suggests base pay often compares well to local markets.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare options include free or low‑cost medical plans that are viewed as strong value. Feedback suggests premiums can be minimal for some groups.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is part of the package and is seen as a meaningful component of total rewards. Feedback suggests retirement support is a steady element across roles.
Enviva Insights
What We Do
Enviva is a leading global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy. We are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, a renewable alternative to coal and part of an all-in renewables strategy to reduce carbon emissions, limit dependence on fossil fuels, and mitigate climate change. Enviva supports more than 1,000 jobs across the globe, owns and operates nine wood pellet production plants that are strategically located across the southeastern region of the United States, and exports our wood pellets from five deep water export terminals to our customers all over the world. Our operations are strategically located in the regions with well-managed and increasing forest inventory, strong infrastructure, and talented local workforce. We have corporate offices in the U.S., UK, Germany, and Japan, with teams and associates dedicated to managing and growing our global enterprise. Enviva exists to displace coal, grow more trees, and fight climate change.
