Heavy Equipment Operator (Nights)
Enviva
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Posted:
August 29, 2023
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Onsite
About the position
The job overview for the Chip Mill Operator position at Enviva is that the operator will be responsible for the continuous operation of the chip mill, including safety, equipment operation, monitoring, machine set up, and cleaning. The operator will be operating mobile equipment such as wheel loaders and track loaders, performing basic maintenance, maintaining proper paperwork, and working on a rotating shift schedule. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or GED, experience with heavy equipment operation, the ability to work with little supervision, and strong leadership abilities. They should also be able to work in outdoor environments and adhere to safety rules and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Operate mobile equipment such as Volvo 180 wheel loader, Volvo 220 wheel loader with top clamp fork, and caterpillar forest machine track loader
- Inspect equipment daily
- Perform basic maintenance to keep equipment in clean, good working order
- Maintain proper paperwork
- Operate the machine in a timely and safe manner
- Work 12-hour rotating shift schedule
- Perform other assigned duties
- High school diploma or GED required
- Knowledgeable and experienced with heavy equipment operation
- Quick learner, ability to work with little to no supervision
- Safely and efficiently perform all essential job functions
- Develop and maintain accurate written records
- Understand and follow written and verbal job instructions
- Proficient in mathematics and measurement
- Strong leadership abilities
- Able to work in outdoor environments and extreme temperatures
- Able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
- Strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
- Physical requirements such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- Knowledgeable and experienced with heavy equipment operation
- Ability to work with little to no supervision
- Safely and efficiently performs all essential functions of the job
- Superior cognitive and systems knowledge to achieve production goals
- Develop and maintain accurate written records
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions
- Proficient in mathematics and measurement
- Strong leadership abilities as demonstrated with past work experience or activities
- 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: lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work for a fast-growing, purpose-driven global energy company
- Specialization in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions
- World's largest producer of sustainable wood pellets
- Low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels
- Opportunity to operate heavy equipment
- Ability to work with little to no supervision
- Opportunity for leadership development
- Outdoor work environment
- Adherence to safety rules and regulations
- Physical tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling
- Equal employment opportunity