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
- 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
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in an industrial processing environment (oil & gas, heavy manufacturing, chemicals, or similar)
- Experience writing or maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Comfortable working with data; read performance trends and explain deviations to operators and engineers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Prior experience training or qualifying operators
- Familiarity with pyrolysis, gasification, or thermal processing
What We Do
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 bio-oil for use in carbon removal and direct-reduced-iron steelmaking. In 2020 our Chief Scientist and co-founder Shaun Meehan had two breakthroughs (bio-oil intermediate and bio-oil sequestration) that kickstarted the company. Within 10 months we completed our first carbon removal injection and in 2021 we completed more than 5,000 tons of CO₂e removal for customers like Stripe, Shopify and Microsoft.
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