About us.

We're Tovala, a food-tech company completely reinventing home cooking to save consumers time. Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and food, we give our customers a way to enjoy really good, good-for-you meals without sacrificing time to do whatever matters to them. We've amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following in just three years, radically changing the day-to-day lives of people across the country and successfully creating a new model for the food industry. We're looking for great people to join our team of hard-working, food-loving nerds.

Job description:

We’re looking for a Production Manager to join our Operations team on a full-time basis. In this role, you will oversee food production and operations in our facility. You would be responsible for ensuring food quality and safety as well as efficient utilization of our staff, equipment, and other resources to streamline our food production processes.

How you’ll spend your time at Tovala:

• Lead, plan, organize and control the operation of the shift.
• Monitor performance of kitchen equipment and machinery in collaboration with food production and engineering teams; communicate equipment malfunction to engineering team
• Develop and maintain performance standards for all aspects of food production
• Train, develop and coach production leads and employees
• Ensure quality, safety and good manufacturing processes (GMPs) are followed
• Comply with FDA, USDA and HACCP standards
• Lead interactions with local, state, federal and third-party inspectors
• Monitor, manage and improve employee productivity and provide constructive feedback, coaching, and progressive discipline as needed
• Review and maintain time records.
• Prepare and submit performance reports.
• Ensure adherence to legal and company policies and procedures and undertake disciplinary actions when appropriate.
• Identify and resolve employee, customer, and/or supplier concerns

Note: The first two months of this role will be working various shifts to learn all aspects of our food production cycle. 

About you

• You have 3-5 years of experience in food production
• You have at least 2 years of supervisory experience
• You are experienced with and capable of demonstrating strong understanding of HACCP or related food safety protocol
• You are fluent in English, if you have strong Spanish language skills it's a bonus
• You are comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel and willing to learn new online tools and communication channels
• You are a self-starter with effective leadership, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
• You are able to excel in a fast-paced work environment with a growing start-up company
• You are able to work off-shifts (evening, weekend) as needed