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Maintenance Manager

Become a Maintenance Manager with Enviva in Hamlet, North Carolina. Lead a team of mechanics and electricians to enhance production reliability and minimize downtime. Enjoy a dynamic work environment focused on renewable energy solutions and the opportunity for professional growth.
Enviva
Enviva
Hamlet, North Carolina, United States   On-site   Full Time  UTC-05:00

Enviva

Company Overview

Enviva Inc.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

2004

Approximately 1,200 employees (source: linkedin.com). Revenue of over $1 billion in FY 2022 (source: wikipedia.org).

What They Do

Enviva specializes in biomass production, focusing on the manufacturing of wood pellets derived from sustainably managed forests in the U.S. Southeast. The company has transitioned from a startup to the world's largest producer of wood pellets, which serve as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, particularly coal in power generation (source: lesprom.com). Their wood pellets are produced by blending raw materials, primarily pine, which now constitutes 80% of their input, with limited hardwoods, creating dense and transportable pellets that are exported globally through a robust supply chain (source: envivabiomass.com). Enviva's products are marketed as renewable biogenic carbon sources, aimed at reducing carbon footprints in various industrial processes, including power generation and advanced biofuels (source: envivabiomass.com). Their target markets include utility-scale power plants and heavy industries, with significant contracts in the UK, EU, and Japan, having displaced over 19 million metric tons of coal since inception (source: envivabiomass.com).

Projects & Track Record

Enviva operates nine wood pellet plants across six Southeastern states, including facilities in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, with a combined production capacity of 6.2 million metric tons annually (source: wikipedia.org). The company has established a strong export network through five U.S. terminals, including locations in Chesapeake, Wilmington, Pascagoula, Savannah, and Mobile (source: envivabiomass.com). Recent expansions include plans for an 11th plant in Epes, Alabama, and a 12th near Bond, Mississippi, supported by a $570 million line of credit aimed at doubling output by 2027 (source: wikipedia.org). Enviva's commitment to sustainability is reflected in its SFI certification and partnerships with organizations focused on responsible biomass production (source: envivabiomass.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Enviva has seen significant leadership changes, including the return of co-founder John Keppler as Executive Chairman in March 2023, following a $246 million PIPE financing to support operational recovery (source: envivabiomass.com). The company also released a white paper in 2023 discussing the evolution of bioenergy in heavy industries, highlighting its first U.S. SAF contract with Alder Fuels (source: envivabiomass.com). However, financial challenges culminated in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on March 13, 2024, following ongoing losses attributed to high feedstock costs and operational inefficiencies (source: mongabay.com). Despite these challenges, Enviva continues to focus on its sustainability initiatives and partnerships to navigate its recovery (source: envivabiomass.com).

Working There

Enviva offers a diverse range of roles across various departments, including manufacturing, operations, fiber procurement, sustainability, and business development (source: envivabiomass.com). The company emphasizes a culture of safety, integrity, and community support, with operations located in multiple states, including North Carolina, Virginia, and Mississippi (source: envivabiomass.com). Hiring occurs at various operational sites, and the company promotes values such as determination, respect, and ethical conduct in its workforce (source: envivabiomass.com). While specific benefits are not detailed, leadership emphasizes volunteerism and support for forest stewardship initiatives, contributing to economic opportunities in rural communities (source: envivabiomass.com).

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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.

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.
  • Partners with manufacturing teams to deliver production targets and quality objectives.
  • Provides technical expertise to increase the number of zero breakdown machines, reduce breakdown re-occurrences, and increase Mean Time between Failure (MTBF).
  • Manager, coach, and hold the 15 to 17 mechanics and electricians accountable in performing their jobs safely and in accordance with defined maintenance procedures and job plans to achieve safety, quality, and production goals.
  • Direct your team and contractors to effectively deal with unexpected breakdowns in the production process to achieve production goals; doing everything yourself is not an option.
  • Demonstrate safety and maintenance procedures and equipment/tool operation to new employees and ensure team completes required monthly training and certifications.
  • Complete employee performance reviews
  • Reviewing work backlog & weekly work schedule and working with other Area Managers to ensure the right work is getting done effectively and efficiently.
  • Communicate detailed work schedules for the following day, as well as results from the previous day to other management groups. Understand gaps and opportunities that occurred and develop plans to address.
  • Lead a maintenance-turnover meeting, communicating to oncoming shift any safety incidents/issues, schedule updates, production performance, and any special instructions.
  • Communicate daily results, and top action items for the day to plant management during daily morning management meetings.
  • Review and ensure compliance with safe work practices, operational excellence management standards, standard operating procedures, standard Preventative Maintenance (PM) procedures, job plans, and standard repair procedures.
  • Work with Shift Leaders on any safety/environmental incidents that may have occurred, that involve the maintenance organization.
  • Own the operation, maintenance, and performance of common plant equipment such as air compressors, boilers, air conditioners, offices, etc.
  • Enter work requests for emergency breakdowns on common plant equipment and observed issues in the electronic asset management system
  • Ensure you have appropriate coverage from other shifts / areas to cover for any planned/unplanned time-off.
  • Owns and maintains the process of storing, organizing, and charging out spare maintenance parts.
  • Consistently partners with other team members to proactively manage maintenance costs and purchasing practices for driving value with effective and controlled spending.

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 of 7+ years of 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.

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.

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December 11, 2025

Full Time

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January 2, 2026

On-site

Enviva

envivabiomass.com

  •  Hamlet, North Carolina, United States

5+ years of supervisory experience

UTC-05:00

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