Quality Technician
Enviva · Franklin, VA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Enviva (industrial) in Franklin, VA.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 488 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 13 other live quality postings in Virginia.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 60+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 71%
- Team leadership 43%
- New product launch 36%
- ISO 9001 29%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 29%
- Internal audits 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Enviva in Franklin
2 other open roles at this site.
- Quality Supervisor · Quality · Supervisor
- Shift Supervisor · Manufacturing · Supervisor
Full description from EnvivaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Conducts sampling and testing of raw materials, in-process materials, finished goods, and environmental samples, measuring quality to client specifications daily
- ◆Follows proper workflow procedures and maintains accurate records
- ◆Uses a working knowledge of various electronic systems and databases for data storage and analysis
- ◆Investigates solutions to quality issues and proposes/tests ideas for quality improvements
- ◆Performs occasional special-projects tests to either investigate the source of quality issues or to study potential quality solutions.
- ◆Understands and follow all safety procedures
- ◆Maintains good housekeeping
- ◆Maintains lab equipment and ensures timely calibration as necessary
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
- ✓Associates Degree preferred.
- ✓Certified Quality Technician (CQT) Certification Preferred.
- ✓Proficiency is Excel Spreadsheets, Outlook Emailing, and experience with other databases required.
- ✓A minimum of two years of experience working in a manufacturing or similar environment required
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 federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
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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.
The Quality Technician is responsible for sampling and conducting testing by following written procedures to ensure that our product complies with set quality standards. The ideal candidate will be adept at using various electronic systems and databases to record quality testing results and communicating quality issues and initiating the quarantine protocol in the event of issues.
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.
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