Develop, define, and update detailed Predictive (PdM) and Preventative (PM) maintenance procedures for Conveyors based on criticality, best practices, and supplier requirements.
Communicate advantages and disadvantages affecting conveyor reliability to help drive decision making during the design and procurement of equipment.
Strive to achieve consistency between plants by informing, coaching, and promoting best practices to local teams in accordance with company standards (OEMS 4.2).
Directly support the critical needs of the business through advanced problem solving, detailed troubleshooting and in-the-field interactions with mill personnel.
Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) during the design and procurement of conveyors by delivering and communicating the advantages and disadvantages for decisions affecting equipment reliability.
Deliver & drive consistency between plants by informing, coaching, and promoting best practices and standards.
Directly support the critical needs of the business through day-to-day support consisting of advanced problem solving and detailed hands‑on troubleshooting.
Lead, develop and maintain strategic technical partnerships with key vendors and equipment manufacturers.
Coordinate with plant maintenance teams, as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), to certify by audit the correct reliability strategies are being properly applied.
Coordinate with plant maintenance teams to ensure the correct reliability strategies are properly utilized.
Mitigate risk, increase operating effectiveness and efficiency, and improve facility performance standards by monitoring and responding to the performance of critical assets and equipment.
Train operations leaders in the effective use of maintenance reliability tools and methodologies.
Demonstrate corporate safety and quality strategies.
Audit and provide feedback of proactive and predictive reliability processes and standards.
Confirm physical locations of critical equipment, spare parts/BOMs, and verify proper preventative and predictive measures are in place via auditing.
Review and approve requested Preventative Maintenance standard work change requests to ensure proper compliance with company standards.
Leads initiative with Maintenance Planners/Coordinators to maintain information in the EAM system.
Work closely with Centers of Excellence (COE) on problem solving and equipment design for reliability.
Contribute and participate in formal design and drawing reviews for all capital projects to include large greenfield and brownfield sites and small capital projects.
Safeguard all work, including work performed by mill maintenance teams and contractors, adhering to safe work practices which guarantees a safe workplace for all.
Lead by example and demonstrate formality by ensuring that all changes are entered, thoroughly vetted, and tracked in Enviva’s MOC (Management of Change) system.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field experience. 10+ years of experience in bulk material conveyance. Design experience a plus.
Experience in Maintenance and Reliability and manufacturing in an asset intensive, heavy industrial, continuous manufacturing environment. Experience utilizing Reliability Centered Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance.
Experience with RCA / FMEA.
Effective communicator to frontline leadership.
Demonstrated ability to constructively engage, negotiate, resolve conflict and influence operational leaders while building strong counseling relationships with front line leaders.
Strong communications skills (i.e. verbal, written, and interpersonal). Ability or experience working in a highly matrixed organizational structure.
Proficiency with MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, etc.) as well as CAD programs.