Charm Industrial logo

Operations Process Specialist

Posted about 12 hours ago

OfficeFort Lupton, CO58k - 87k USD
About Charm
 
Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.
 
Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we’ve scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana.
 
We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers. We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve. If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore our company values.
 
Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!

About the Role

Charm Industrial is building toward ATFBR, and we need someone to own how Pyro Operations learns, qualifies, and improves. The Process Specialist is the person who keeps our processes documented, our operators trained, and our operational knowledge current - so that when engineering hands off a new process, operations can absorb it and run.

 

This is not a desk job. You will spend time on the floor with operators, writing and maintaining SOPs that reflect what actually happens, and closing the loop between how a process was designed and how it runs day-to-day.

 

This role reports to the Operations Manager

### Your Responsibilities
  • Own the operator training and qualification pathway for Pyro Operations - run the program, track progress, and maintain qualification records

  • Maintain SOPs and training materials; update documentation as processes evolve and before they fall out of sync with practice

  • Monitor process performance; identify deviations early and drive corrective action before they become incidents

  • Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities on the pyrolysis platform

  • Participate in Train-the-Trainer with Manufacturing Engineering during new process introductions; formally accept process ownership at handoff

  • Serve as the first call for operators with process questions during production

### You Bring
  • 3-5 years of hands-on experience in an industrial processing environment - oil & gas, heavy manufacturing, chemicals, or similar

  • Experience writing or maintaining SOPs

  • Comfortable working with data - you can read a performance trend, identify what's off, and explain it to an operator and an engineer in the same conversation

  • Strong written and verbal communication; you write clearly and you follow through

  • Prior experience training or qualifying operators is a plus

  • Familiarity with pyrolysis, gasification, or thermal processing

What We Offer
  • Equity ownership through stock options
  • 100% employee healthcare premiums covered
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options
  • Employer-funded HSA contributions for eligible HDHP plans
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%
  • Paid leave, including parental and medical leave
  • PPE and workwear allowances
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • Employee recognition programs that celebrate impactful work and team contributions
  • Opportunities for internal growth, career development, and transition into climate from a range of industries and backgrounds
 
Visa Sponsorship Policy
 
Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas.
 
Our Commitment
 
Charm Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skills, experience, and passion for our mission. Climate challenges require a wide range of perspectives and expertise, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We’re excited to grow our team with people who bring unique strengths and help us improve as a company.
 
Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
Fort Lupton, CO
Salary
58k - 87k USD
per year
Charm Industrial logo
Charm Industrial
View company page

Charm Industrial is working to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We design, build and operate a fleet of mobile fast pyrolyzers that convert ag and forest biomass residues into Charm Bio-oil and Charm Biochar for use in permanent carbon removal. At scale, Charm Bio-oil can be used to reduce iron ore into metallic iron to help decarbonize industrial emissions from steelmaking. In 2020, our Chief Scientist and co-founder had a breakthrough to sequester bio-oil that kickstarted the company. Within 10 months we completed our first carbon removal injection and we have completed more than 7,200 tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent removal for customers like Stripe, Shopify, JP Morgan and Microsoft. Charm leads the industry with a transparent ledger and helped build a verification model that reduces the risk of over-crediting. Charm isn’t just removing carbon, we’re also improving communities and ecosystems we operate in today. Charm partners with communities to create new jobs, reduce wildfire risk, improve air quality, and safely close abandoned oil wells.

Employees
104
Industry
Environmental Services
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2018
Specialties
Biomass, Carbon Removal, Steel, and Gasification

Key team members

David Niebauer

David Niebauer

Matthew Nordan

Matthew Nordan

Nora Cohen Brown

Nora Cohen Brown

Emily Brinkert, PHR

Emily Brinkert, PHR

Apply smarter with Jobr

Jobr aggregates jobs directly from company career portals — no middlemen. Our team applies on your behalf with AI-tailored resumes, reviewed by a human before submission.

Direct from company career pages
AI-personalised cover letters
Human review before every submit
Application tracking & follow-ups