Plant Operations Manager (Jet Fuel Plant)

Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation. We use electrochemistry to turn CO2 into critical products—fuels, chemicals, and materials—that today rely on fossil fuels. Our mission: to fundamentally change how the world makes its essential goods by transforming CO2 from a liability into a resource, building resilient, fossil-free supply chains, and advancing next-generation industry.

Job Brief

The Manager of Plant Operations at Twelve will be responsible for overseeing the operations of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant. This includes managing the production process, maintenance, and reliability while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations, and optimizing plant performance.

The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in hydrocarbon production and or naphtha production, with a focus on jet fuel production. They should be knowledgeable about sustainable practices and have a track record of successfully managing operations in a chemical plant setting.

This is an onsite role in Moses Lake, WA with periodic travel to Twelve HQ in Berkeley, CA

What you will do

- Create comprehensive policies, procedures and processes from scratch operating the first SAF plant at Twelve. Oversee all plant operations, maintenance, reliability including production, quality control, and safety in coordination with the VP of Plant Design and Execution.

- Manage the plant budget effectively, set sustainable production targets and make strategic decisions about resource allocation to ensure optimal plant safety, performance and financial health.

- Regularly monitoring and analyzing plant safety and performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement strategic solutions for optimization

- Develop a culture of safety within the plant by conducting regular safety meetings, audits to ensure all industry level compliance as well as lead the emergency response, recovery effort coordination and strategy implementation ...