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Plantible Foods

B2B plant-based protein ingredients from lemna

Construction Team Lead

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/4/2026
$21 - $24/hr
Mid
Eldorado, TX, USA
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About the job

Requirements
  • Commitment to safety, compliance, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards.
  • Ability to learn quickly and execute procedures accurately.
  • Experience in manufacturing, food production, biotechnology, roustabout work, or construction, with hands-on operational and mechanical awareness.
  • Leadership or supervisory experience, with the ability to guide peers and support team alignment.
  • Attention to detail and ability to identify errors and document deviations.
  • Professional communication skills and ability to explain processes and equipment functions.
  • Continuous improvement mindset and task orientation.
  • Reliability, accountability, and ownership of daily responsibilities.
  • Flexibility to work multiple shifts and overtime as needed.
  • Willingness to become cross-trained across upstream processing focus areas.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain accurate time reporting by consistently clocking in and out.
  • Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices, personal protective equipment, standard operating procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Complete required training and remain available for multiple shifts.
  • Read, understand, and execute standard operating procedures and batch records.
  • Complete batch records accurately and document deviations when they occur.
  • Achieve independent proficiency in one unit operation within one upstream processing focus area within 60 days.
  • Identify equipment within trained areas and explain equipment function, infrastructure, and process flow.
  • Report errors or improvement opportunities and immediately elevate issues to the upstream processing supervisor.
  • Work efficiently by staying task-oriented and making incremental process improvements.
  • Promote a respectful and professional work environment aligned with company values.
  • Collaborate with facility, maintenance, and construction teams when appropriate.
  • Participate in standard and non-standard tasks assigned by the upstream processing supervisor.
  • Become cross-trained across all upstream processing focus areas.

About the company

Plantible Foods produces a plant-based protein ingredient called Rubi Protein for other food makers. It grows lemna, an aquatic plant, in its own aqua-farms to create a scalable, sustainable protein that is free from major allergens and has a neutral taste and color. The product is sold as an ingredient to food manufacturers for use in baked goods, plant-based meats, dairy alternatives, and nutritional supplements, enabling them to formulate new or improved plant-based products without worrying about allergen issues. The company differentiates itself by controlling its supply chain through in-house aquafarming and by delivering a neutral, versatile protein that can be incorporated across many product categories. Its goal is to meet increasing demand for sustainable, healthy foods by expanding production capacity and broadening its customer base among B2B food manufacturers.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$108.7M

Headquarters

San Marcos, California

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • August 6, 2026 financing adds $35 million for fivefold capacity expansion.
  • Walmart featured Plantible in October 2025, validating retail-channel relevance.
  • ICL Food Specialties and Flax 4 Life already commercialize Rubi Protein ingredients.

What critics are saying

  • Plantible depends on one Texas site; any greenhouse outage halts supply expansion.
  • The 50-greenhouse buildout demands execution discipline before customer commitments outpace output.
  • Duckweed protein remains niche; if major customers like ICL stall, revenue concentration worsens.

What makes Plantible Foods unique

  • First FDA no-questions letter for isolated RuBisCO, dated February 5, 2026.
  • Rubi Protein combines neutral taste, allergen-free profile, and strong emulsification for manufacturers.
  • Eldorado, Texas greenhouse farming decouples protein production from arable land and weather.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

Relocation Assistance

Flexible Work Hours

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Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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Green Queen Media
Aug 6th, 2026
USDA backs Plantible Foods' $35M raise to scale duckweed Rubisco protein capacity fivefold

Plantible Foods has raised $35 million in USDA-backed financing to expand production of its duckweed-derived Rubisco protein. The San Diego startup secured $25 million in debt from X-Caliber Rural Capital, a USDA-licensed lender, plus $10 million in equity from RA Capital and existing investors including Piva Capital. The funding will finance up to 50 new greenhouses at Plantible's 100-acre Texas facility, increasing capacity fivefold to over 100,000 tonnes annually. The company's Rubi Protein ingredient, which received FDA clearance six months ago, offers functional properties matching egg whites whilst delivering a 70% nutritional yield. Duckweed grows in two to three days with minimal water use and contains all nine essential amino acids. Plantible has raised $92 million to date.

Associated Press
Feb 19th, 2026
FDA clears Plantible's RuBisCO protein for commercial use in first for sustainable food ingredient

Plantible Foods has received a "No Questions" letter from the FDA regarding its GRAS notice for Rubi Protein, making it the first company to gain FDA acknowledgment for isolated RuBisCO protein in food applications. The regulatory milestone clears the way for large-scale commercial adoption. Rubi Protein is derived from water lentils grown in enclosed greenhouses and contains approximately 85% protein by weight. The ingredient offers neutral taste, high solubility and strong emulsification properties, suitable for baked goods, beverages, dairy alternatives and plant-based products. Plantible opened its first commercial facility in Eldorado, Texas, last year and plans to expand capacity to meet growing customer demand. The San Diego-based company was founded by Tony Martens and Maurits van de Ven.

AgFunder
Aug 12th, 2025
Plantible Foods seeks funding to expand

Plantible Foods' first commercial facility in Eldorado, Texas, is now fully operational, extracting RuBisCO protein from lemna (duckweed). After securing $30 million in Series B funding last year, the company seeks additional financing to triple its current capacity of thousands of metric tons of biomass annually. An upgraded protein filtration system and a proprietary high-yield lemna strain have been introduced to enhance cash flow positivity, according to CEO Tony Martens.

FinSMEs
Jan 16th, 2025
Chipotle Invests in Plantible's Growth

Chipotle Mexican Grill has invested in Plantible, a San Marcos, CA-based company developing plant-based protein. The investment amount was not disclosed. Plantible plans to use the funds to expand its operations and development efforts. The company produces Rubi protein™ from Lemna, aiming to offer a cleaner, healthier, and allergen-friendly alternative to animal-based proteins and synthetic ingredients.

PR Newswire
Dec 11th, 2024
Elemental Impact Injects $18.6M Into Climate Technologies Creating Jobs And Local Economic Impact

Non-profit's strategic investment tackles the funding gap between climate innovation and widespread adoption.HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Elemental Impact , a leading non-profit technology investor, announced today $18.6 million in investments across 16 companies deploying projects in Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, Colorado, Tennessee, and international markets.This announcement is part of the non-profit's larger investing strategy that includes initial investments to build a pipeline of critical climate companies and projects, follow-on funding to promising projects with local impact, and the newly announced Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) program for later-stage commercialized technologies, for which investments are expected to be announced in the new year.These investments represent one of the many ways Elemental continues to tackle the $150B "Scale Gap," a critical challenge and funding shortfall climate companies face during first-of-a-kind (FOAK) and early commercial deployments. While these technologies have proven their potential, this funding gap often results in a lack of necessary capital to scale up these innovations, creating a barrier to the widespread adoption."We are seeing extraordinary demand for capital from entrepreneurs who are ready to scale, but who face a critical funding gap," said Dawn Lippert, CEO of Elemental Impact. "These 16 new investments prove that philanthropy can enable projects in rural towns, Tribal lands, urban areas, and wild ecosystems -- and unlock significant private investment."After vetting more than 7,000 companies this year, Elemental selected companies representing four emerging themes: accelerating the next era of U.S. manufacturing, building a resilient supply chain, strengthening rural and tribal access, and scaling a regenerative food system. They will now join a portfolio of more than 160 companies that have created over 10,000 jobs, all working to scale their solutions and create meaningful economic benefits in local communities