Tooling Technician

Enviva is seeking a Tooling Technician. This position will have indirect authority over pellet mill operations and responsibility for all tooling management.

Responsibilities

• Determine mill PM schedule on a daily basis and schedule accordingly
• Set up mill correctly according to run specs
• Determine proper tools and parts needed before a mill PM or changeover and stage them accordingly
• Coordinate mill setup activities with pellet operators, train and assist in mill changeovers and setup
• Develop SOPs for proper mill setup and ancillary tasks to reduce pellet to pellet
• Responsible for tooling tracking, inventory and maintenance repair tagging
• Track changeover and setup times daily and drive corrective actions to support the team
• Train pellet mill operators to make decisions confidently on run/repair/scrap
• Validation of mill return to production effectiveness and reliability
• Schedule any mill service activity needed on night shift and maintains relations with OEM

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions.
• Be a team player; work well with others.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and written procedures.
• Be productive and stay on task with little or no supervision.
• Knowledge of plant hazards and approaches to protecting both personnel and equipment.
• Experience using basic hand tools.
• Basic computer skills; experience in the use of personal computers and software applications
• Must possess basic math skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher education
• Prior experience leading others in a manufacturing environment
• Team based production system experience (TPS)

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, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.