Carbon Cycle North Carolina, LLC (C2NC)

Location: Plant-based position located at the Carbon Cycle North Carolina facility in Warsaw, North Carolina

Job: Operations Manager

Reports to: Facility Manager

Carbon Cycle North Carolina LLC is seeking a hands-on Operations Manager to oversee daily plant operations at its anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas facility in Warsaw, North Carolina. This role supervises plant personnel, coordinates daily priorities, supports safe and reliable operations, and helps ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and operating requirements.

Facility Overview

As global industries face increasing pressure to decarbonize, renewable natural gas (RNG) is emerging as a practical and scalable solution. C2NC is building the infrastructure to support that transition - turning overlooked resources into clean energy while prioritizing transparency, environmental integrity, and operational precision. Here’s how we’re moving forward.

C2NC develops and operates industrial-scale anaerobic digestion facilities that transform organic byproducts into pipeline-grade renewable natural gas. These facilities not only reduce methane emissions but also offer a sustainable, circular alternative to traditional energy sourcing. Our flagship site in Warsaw, NC is one of the largest of its kind in the Southeast - and it’s just the beginning.

The Warsaw facility receives agricultural and organic feedstocks, produces pipeline-quality renewable natural gas, manages digestate, and treats process wastewater through an on-site membrane bioreactor system.

Position Summary

The Operations Manager leads daily shift activities to ensure the facility operates safely, reliably, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable requirements. Working closely with the Facility Manager and Maintenance Manager, this position monitors plant performance, coordinates personnel and operating priorities, resolves issues, and communicates key updates to management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily shift activities, including work assignments, scheduling support, training, coaching, and safe-work expectations.

• Monitor feedstock receiving, anaerobic digestion, gas upgrading, wastewater treatment, digestate handling, and related plant systems to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

• Work with the Facility Manager and Maintenance Manager to identify operating issues, troubleshoot problems, and prioritize corrective actions.

• Track operating data, equipment status, inventory needs, and shift activity; prepare clear updates for management.

• Support compliance with company procedures, OSHA requirements, environmental permits, wastewater discharge obligations, and other applicable standards.

• Conduct routine inspections of work areas, life-safety systems, PPE, eyewash stations, fire extinguishers, and other safety equipment.

• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment by enforcing procedures, housekeeping standards, and hazard-prevention practices.

• Identify opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency, reduce downtime, and control operating costs.

• Communicate clearly with operators, contractors, vendors, and management.

• Provide operational coverage outside regular hours when required by facility conditions.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Facility Manager to support safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient facility operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or technical field preferred.

• Minimum of two years of supervisory, lead-operator, or comparable leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing, utility, wastewater, agricultural, renewable energy, or similar operating environment.

• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record required.

• Ability to work safely around industrial equipment, process piping, tanks, pumps, motors, gas handling systems, wastewater treatment systems, and related plant infrastructure.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to train, motivate, and hold team members accountable.

• Practical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a hands-on industrial operating environment.

• Working knowledge of safety practices, lockout/tagout principles, PPE use, housekeeping standards, and regulatory compliance expectations.

• Ability to read and interpret operating data, equipment trends, production information, and basic maintenance or process documentation.

• Clear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document shift activity and escalate issues appropriately.

• Comfort using computers, Microsoft Office, inventory systems, SCADA/HMI platforms, or similar plant operating systems.

Preferred Experience

• Anaerobic digestion, renewable natural gas, biogas upgrading, or wastewater treatment operations.

• Feedstock receiving, agricultural waste processing, digestate handling, drying systems, or membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment.

• SCADA/HMI systems and industrial equipment, including pumps, piping, valves, rotating equipment, and gas-handling systems.

• Plant, manufacturing, utility, agricultural, wastewater, renewable energy, or similar industrial operations.

• OSHA compliance, lockout/tagout, PPE, environmental requirements, housekeeping standards, and safe-work permitting.

Work Environment and Schedule

This is a full-time, in-person, plant-based role at our C2NC facility in Warsaw, North Carolina. The Operations Manager must be comfortable working in an active industrial environment and providing operational coverage for overtime, weekends, call-ins, or adjusted schedules when facility conditions require it.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation is $80,000 to $120,000 annually, based on experience. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, and retirement benefits, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. C2NC is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.