Lubrication Technician

Enviva is a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe. Enviva’s mission is to be the world leader in the production of sustainable biomass and a preferred partner and supplier to utility, industrial and retail customers seeking to decrease their dependence on fossil fuels and reduce their carbon footprint. Enviva has been supplying wood chips and wood pellets to customers in the U.S. and Europe since 2007. Enviva is a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The major purpose of the position is to ensure proper preventive maintenance is completed on critical and auxiliary machinery associated with 24/7 pellet manufacturing.  This typically involves a meticulous adherence to approved procedures, identification and documentation of out of specification equipment, and submission for follow-on inspection/corrective maintenance as applicable.  Driving continuous improvement of the lubrication and associated preventive program is included with support provided by the company.

Essential Duties: 

• Adhere to all plant environmental, health and safety guidelines, policies and practices
• Perform routine lubrication preventative maintenance on all equipment
• Perform routine preventative maintenance inspections on all machinery and equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair identified issues
• Monitoring and maintaining inventories of fuel, oil, filters, etc.
• Oils and greases moving parts of friction surfaces of mechanical equipment, such as shaft and motor bearings, sprockets, drive chains, gears, and pulleys, according to specified procedures and oral instructions.
• Fills container, such as oilcan, grease gun, or tank of lubrication truck with specified lubricant
• Squirts or pours oil on moving parts and friction surfaces, or into holes, oil cups, or reservoirs.
• Turns oil cup valves to regulate flow of oil to moving parts.
• Installs grease into bearings with grease-gun, smears grease on friction surfaces, or packs grease cups by hand.
• Ability to monitor, fill and clean oil reservoirs when required
• Reports machinery defects or malfunctions to supervisor.
• Maintain cleanliness of machinery prior to and after lubrication
• Complete required route sheets and work orders related to lubrication routes
• Provide feedback on improvements to routes or equipment and modify / expand lubrication routes as required
• Maintain proper housekeeping and lubricant storage standards
• Maintain lubricant inventory and communicate shortages to supervisor prior to running out.
• Adherence to all plant environmental, health and safety guidelines, policies and practices

REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of ten years experience working in manufacturing environment
• Meticulous with attention to detail
• Experience with preventive, predictive, and reliability-based maintenance practices
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in hydraulics, lubrication, and mechanical equipment; basic understanding of types of lubricants and application each is suited
• Ability to utilize skills to improve equipment reliability
• Experience reading technical diagrams and schematics
• Experience with vibration analysis and precision alignment a plus
• Ability to work well in high places in excess of 80 feet, use man lifts, and work in confined spaces.
• OSHA 10 General Industry certification and ability to pass Enviva generated hazard recognition test
• Must be willing to complete training as required by Supervisor and specified by Enviva
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Experience with computerized maintenance management system a plus, or manual system, required
• Basic knowledge of Windows, Excel, Word

Last updated on Feb 7, 2024