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Working for Enviva was both the worst/best decision I have ever made in terms of my career. While I dreaded my tenure with this company, my time with them has shown me what I do not want in a career. As an Area Manager at one of their sites I learned very quickly what type of leader I was, and it was NOT what they desired. If you lead by fostering a positive working environment and treating others with respect.....you will not thrive at this company. Simply put, I was never going to succeed with them.

Upper Management is EXTREMELY toxic. From EVP's to VP's, Directors, and senior site leaders, If you enjoy being belittled, patronized, and have expletives aimed at you on a daily basis, this is the place for you. Upper management is very demanding and most times very rude about what they want. I was told many times by fellow coworkers ,"That's how its always been here." They are driven solely on data (Which is fine), but most can't even interpret the data they expect production to be based off of. You will not have support from these individuals, but they will expect the world from you.

Work/Life balance is non existent. (This can be seen very clearly through retention rates for the company) This company expects your life to be Enviva, and expects you to cover the work of any shortcomings of the company consistently being understaffed. (Trust me on this) An offer from them may seem attractive at first (Salary/Relocation/Bonus/Etc.), but heed my warning. Getting time off approved as a manager is a chore. I put PTO in months in advance and still ended the year losing 2 weeks as it was never approved and denied last minute for, "Needs of the plant." You will be expected to work a minimum of 12 hours a day 5 to 7 days a week and on call 24/7. But... you'll only be paid for the standard 40 hours a week (You can do the math there), so your "salary" is now slowly being chopped away. No worries though, you will most likely receive a bonus that has been severely cut at the end of the year. Furthermore, you will be woken up most nights than not. If you want to work here, FULLY expect to be married to the company.

Overall, I had a pleasant time with my fellow mid level managers/coworkers and employees that worked for me directly. There are many knowledgeable employees at Enviva who quite frankly should be running the company over the current senior leadership. Like any company there are some bad apples, but most genuinely wanted to show up to work and do a good job. That said, the training and development at this company is a joke, so many are set up for failure at the start. (I'll give the company some credit: They are slowly implementing training programs for hourly associates to make this better) The product is neat and could impact the world in a positive way, but the company has just grown too quickly with too much toxic/cliquey senior leadership. The company itself has great potential if changes are made, and no one site is the same as the other. My experience unfortunately was not a positive one though. Enviva needs to trim some of the fat at the top and focus on their number one asset...Their PEOPLE.



I was a Tier 1 IT Support with very minimal job duties. When I asked for more things to do, I was declined without thinking twice to do more by my recent project manager, saying she "doesn't see me doing these" like she's my mother or something...  She didn't even provide a small raise even though I worked there for almost two years, and forced me to stop working overtime which hurt my budgeting by a lot.  On top of that, without even thinking, constantly harassing me over the smallest things, like taking an unassign ticket (as that was my former duty before she was hired) that had my name on it in the notes.

When something goes wrong, I'm usually the one to blame for Tier 2's and 3's duties once a customer complains. Like phones for example.  I have no access to the Cisco console for the modeled phones and ordering iPhones from Verizon wireless.  So when FedEx doesn't deliver at a time they should, I get blamed for that.  When the Tier 3 doesn't change phone configurations even though I asked multiple times, project manager blames and yells at me, thinking she knows my duties even though she was only hired a couple weeks before I was fired.

Speaking of that... I got fired over an email typo, saying it was an "IT policy violation". Yes, accidentally changing the From date on a survey email, which I was forced to make by this project manager, that none cared about, when I was stressfully multi-tasking different things cost my job.

Was going to put in a two week notice, but getting terminated over a typo was an extreme low.  I would not recommend working here as Information Technology, as you will be treated like trash, especially Tier 1.

Working and Enviva Pellets has been a good learning experience for me. I've had the opportunity to advance the skills I've already acquired. Operating heavy equipment, mechanical skills, welding and burning skills. I've learned to manage myself, my time and prioritize my day to day tasks on a higher level by working by myself. At Enviva Pellets, I work a 12 hour shift on a crew with 3 other employees. I believe that I have become a better team player because of working with a small crew. Working 12 hour shifts with a small crew doesn't leave me with a lot options. I sometimes have to depend on co-workers for help. The hardest part of job, as a millwright, is working nights as the only millwright on shift. Nightshift can laid back with minimal work to be done or can be very stressful when several pieces of equipment are breaking down at the same time. Enviva Pellets is a production company where time is valuable. When a break down happens, it is the millwrights responsibility to fix the problem as quickly and safely as possible. When major breakdowns occur and requires more help, then I notify my supervisor and ask for assistance.

-Management had issues delegating daily task for project control analyst
-Great co-workers willing to help and support when needed
-Management had issues with training and getting project control analyst up to speed on the project and delegating daily task for 2 project control analyst 
Contractor schedule issues were ongoing, updating the client schedule with the subcontractor schedules were on going and there were issues that were ongoing since the project started over a year ago
Management not willing to take the time to get to get project control analyst up to speed on the project, daily task, responsibilities, schedule integration, contractor's being held accountable for there schedules and weekly updates

At Enviva a typical day at work would start at 5am. I would leave ho,e no later than 6am to arrive at work and in the meeting area no later than 7am. As a control room operator I would listen to the operator that was getting off in the morning about what transpired throughout that night. Also listen to the team leader about what went right and wrong throughout the night, From there I would adjust my parameters based on these communications. From that point I would monitor and adjust several feeds based on real-time situations including mix changes, moisture swings and etc. Throughout the day I would also type on the datasheet all current conditions with the material hourly. I'd also send out the 2-hour report every two hours. My experience with this position taught me allot about being responsible for all processes throughout the day. My experience with management were good at times but after being labeled whatever it seemed that I would inevitably be rode hard and put away wet.

Typical workplace except for the turmoil through out the job site due to project management not having the knowledge needed to run a project or site and keep everyone on the same page. When you have hired 7 project control analyst over the past year and a half there is something wrong with that process, and how the information is processed on a daily and weekly basis. When you can't even get the sub-contractors to acknowledge that they have any issues on site with the crew and getting the master schedule updated every week in a timely manner there is something terribly wrong with that overall process! 

I have moved on and I hope that and those above issues have been turned around but from what I have been told over the past two months not much has changed in the day to day processes!

This company is a joke, management and above have no respect for their employees not unless they bought you on board. Or you are a part of the click that think they are important! Many there are hired based on who they know not what they know. And in most cases that is pretty much nothing. they have no knowledge or experience for what they were hired for!  

I have never worked in an environment like this before (very rude, unprofessional and outright unjust)!!
Oh yeah and micromanaging is a big thing in this company especially for those who are not a part of the click who think they are important or close to those that feel they are.

Very stressful environment and looking very hard to get out of here. They have lost a lot of good experienced workers because of how they treat them by the way they operate.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay and benefits were the only good things about working for this organization 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working with this company is dealing with the gaslighting that all of the managers seem to do. The managers will give you lip service, but they are plotting against you. And from my experience, use email to communicate any matter that's important to you. Always CC a human resource manager or a higher level manager because text messages and word of mouth communication will be distorted or ignored. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic, toxic, toxic and very unorganized 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
12 hours of wood and wood pellets

A typical day starts around 3am after being called in because the plant was broken down. After getting it running agian you then stay and work your 12 hr shift. If it breaks down agian you stay over until it's back running agian then you can go home. This is a usual occurrence so you can expect this to happen atleast 3 times a week. There isn't enough people to fill positions so on your day off you either have to work or get called into work because of poor management. It's usually the good ole boy system so if your not in the click you can expect this often. There is no payoff to this as it kills your home life. Then even though you worked to get everything back running you get in trouble for not getting your regular work for the day done. 

Meekness will take a worker far in life, along with having a positive outlook on whatever the job is you're asked to do! The four pillars at Enviva are : Formality, Questioning Attitude, Team Backup and Continuous Learning. I've worked with Enviva for almost a year now, and it's the best company I've ever had the opportunity to work for. If you are a "go getter" and aren't afraid of getting your hands dirty sometimes, the sky is the limit! Management is very supportive and helpful with employees reaching their goals. From operating heavy equipment to becoming a control room operator in less than a year, I'm happy at Enviva Biomass. 

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