Operations Engineer
About the role
We are a biology company Plantible, backed by Astanor Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Piva Capital, Kellogg’s, and Vectr Ventures, is a vertically integrated biology company that is unlocking the power in plants in service of people & planet. Our mission is to create solutions that empower customers to make sustainable and regenerative choices without compromising on quality. We are beginning with the food industry. Learn more about our mission and continued success: https://www.plantiblefoods.com/. As an Operations Engineer based on-site at our production facility in Eldorado, TX, you will work hands‑on on the plant floor to evolve R&D to commercial operations, building the systems, work aids, and improvement roadmap needed for future automation and scale‑up. You will gain firsthand exposure to turning the byproduct of our innovative protein extraction process into a nutritious food product.
Responsibilities
- Operate downstream processing equipment on a daily basis to support pilot plant and production activities, especially during initial onboarding ramp.
- Troubleshoot real‑world deviations in production, and work with the engineering and operations teams to develop durable solutions.
- Support the commercialization team with product inventory management and customer‑shipment readiness.
- Identify, design and support implementation and validation of process improvements in collaboration with operations, commercialization, maintenance and controls teams.
- Translate R&D findings into robust, scalable manufacturing processes through operator‑usable tools, such as SOPs and documentation.
- Be prepared to transition trial‑scale testing to the 24×7 operations team as the business needs scale.
- Create a deviation‑aware operating system: clear instructions for what to do when the process does not run perfectly.
- Contribute to and promote a data‑driven, continuous