Maintenance Manager

Enviva; Greenwood (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Enviva in Greenwood, SC seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of technicians responsible for safe, reliable site operations. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will drive maintenance methods, plan PMs, and coordinate with manufacturing to meet production targets.

You bring a strong mechanical background, TPM experience, and proven ability to coach staff, reduce downtime, and improve OEE. This role requires working in a hot, dusty industrial environment with strict safety adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5-7 years of supervisory reliability-improvement experience.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and supporting autonomous manufacturing teams to deliver continuous improvements.
• Experience with TPM pillars—Autonomous and Effective Maintenance in a process environment is preferred.
• Experience with time, condition and predictive maintenance processes.
• Experience managing Preventative Maintenance practices.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and motivate staff and drive problem-solving on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, and implements maintenance methods to reduce downtime and optimize technician utilization.
• Partners with manufacturing teams to meet production targets and quality objectives.
• Provides expertise to increase MTBF and reduce breakdowns through root cause analysis.
• Coordinates training for maintenance staff, operators, and Team Leaders.
• Supports TPM pillars and ensures reliable maintenance processes including 5S and spare parts control.
• Drives improvements during equipment changes to deliver new procedures and safety standards.
• Maintains a master maintenance plan aligned with business goals.
• Coordinates support for machining, welding, electrical, and contracted services.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Team coaching

Reliability improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

PLC

Robotics

Industrial PC systems

Job description

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 to the Plant Manager, this individual will lead a team of technicians to safely manage all maintenance operations for the site. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical background and excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, and implements 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).
• Coordinates processes to develop and train maintenance, manufacturing operators, and Team Leaders.
• Supports the 8 TPM pillars with technical resources and coaching to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Coordinates the Effective Maintenance (EM) pillar resources to deliver reliable maintenance processes including: 5S, Visual Factory and spare parts inventories for all new and existing equipment as well as equipment modifications.
• Drives improvements during equipment changes to deliver new procedures, breakdown reduction, root cause analysis, as well as risks and hazards.
• Maintains an integrated maintenance master plan utilizing quantitative information consistent with business goals.
• Provides coordination of support services for machining, welding, electrical and miscellaneous contracted services.
• Implements other support pillars to comply with safety, good housekeeping, quality and related regulatory requirements.
• Willing to work outside, some lifting may be required; heat and dust can be part of the environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or related discipline, with 5- 7 years' of supervisory experience, delivering reliability improvements in a fast changing manufacturing environment, or equivalent combination or experience/education/certifications.
• Must have experience managing maintenance teams and supporting autonomous manufacturing teams as they deliver continuous improvements.
• Experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Pillars - Autonomous and Effective Maintenance in a process environment is preferred.
• Must have applied working knowledge of time, condition and predictive based maintenance processes.
• Must have 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 is required.
• Experience with shop floor/information systems (i.e. PC, PLC, and/or Robotics) is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Analytical Process Mapping is preferred.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team leadership skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel with the ability to learn other applications related to the job.

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.