Careers

• As the Creative Director at Tovala, you’ll build on top of Tovala’s early brand foundation to create and realize a long-term vision for our brand & creative identity across the end to end consumer experience, both physical and digital.
• Reporting to the CMO, you’ll provide inspirational creative leadership by managing, developing and expanding an in-house Creative team (visual/UX designers and copywriters) 
• You will oversee all aspects of creative production from concepting to execution including brand campaigns, emails, social content, ads, website, app, product launches, menu photography, packaging, retail and brand experiential.
• You’ll champion bold ideas and inventive approaches that will build the Tovala brand into a valuable long-term asset through breakthrough storytelling, content & design.
• You will act as our primary brand guardian by owning and protecting our brand identity system across all touchpoints leading the work to sharpen our brand guidelines and creating processes to ensure brand consistency.
• You’ll work closely with our Brand Communications, Acquisition and Customer Experience teams to infuse the Tovala brand in all of our touch points through visuals, tone, voice, content and experience creating elegant creative solutions from early concept through final implementation
• You’ll partner with the Brand Communications team to produce big conceptual ideas and campaign platforms to elevate the Tovala brand across multiple media channels 
• You’ll determine our resourcing strategy for creative production as we rapidly scale leveraging a combination of in-house team members, freelancers and agency partners
• You will serve as "Player – Coach" to the growing creative team, rolling up your sleeves to pitch in and deliver work and establishing a high bar for creative excellence that inspires the team.
• You’ll build additional rigor into the creative development process as well as implement new processes & tools that can drive speed & efficiency of execution
• You’ll produce and leverage data and consumer insights to inform brand and creative strategy, and champion the intersection of data and creativity.

• You have built strong brands that people love, preferably in the DTC or food space.
• You have experience developing the visual identity or look and feel for consumer brands, and have developed compelling multi-channel creative and brand marketing experiences including digital media, print, experiential, and packaging. 
• You’re passionate about brands, ideas, storytelling, design,and experiences. You have a track record of success applying that passion towards brand development, effective marketing campaigns, and compelling customer experiences.
• You have deep consumer empathy and a love of culture, leveraging insights & trends to fuel your creative ideas & solutions 
• You have experience managing a diverse creative team of visual designers, UX designers, videographers, and copywriters.
• You’re a self-driven, highly motivated leader able to work in a fast moving, ever-changing cross-functional team environment.
• You champion good ideas no matter where they come from, and you listen when other people are talking. You not only understand the world, but can take a point of view in it that’s insightful enough to be noticed
• You’re a natural team player and collaborator who enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds 
• You love food, whether that means cooking it, eating it, frequently pressing your nose against deli windows, or lusting after soft-serve on Instagram. All fair game.
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Requirements 

• 8-10 years of experience at a creative agency or brand in-house creative team 
• Bachelor’s degree or higher 
• 5+ years of experience working on consumer brands/products 
• Strong working knowledge of brand development, online advertising, interactive commerce, packaging and overall knowledge of the creative process
• Recognized expertise in one of the following: advertising, brand design, digital or interactive design
• Advanced portfolio with relevant work examples as both an individual and team leader
• Excellent communication (verbal, written, visual); ability to propose ideas across teams, inspire the organization to take creative risks 
• Experience managing teams and developing people is required 
• Experience working in the food industry is highly preferred

We’re looking for a VP of Operations to join our Operations team on a full-time basis.  In this role you will develop and implement plans to efficiently scale capacity of our food production while enabling product variants, higher quality and lower costs.  As a member of our operations team, you will help build a world-class, state of the art food operation that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy food to our customers nationwide.

• Lead team responsible for packaging, shipping logistics and process improvement.
• Participate in a cross functional demand planning to establish and manage ongoing capacity needs.  Collaborate to develop strategies to expand capacity while maintaining and improving customer experience; lead execution of these strategies within food operation.
• Work with finance and marketing teams to determine food margin improvement targets.  Collaborate cross functionally to develop strategies to achieve these targets while maintaining and improving customer experience; lead execution of these strategies within food operation.
• Collaborate with product, culinary and food production teams to evaluate and implement changes to food product offering.
• Develop and manage budget for capital investment to enable efficient growth. 
• Manage weekly and quarterly KPI targets, exhibiting an ability to develop and implement a plan of action to improve KPIs.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and development that enables and optimizes the team’s effectiveness.  Establish, monitor and review individual and team performance.

• 10+ years of operations experience within the manufacturing industry; 3+ years experience in food manufacturing
• BS degree in Engineering or a related field
• Proven leadership abilities in championing continuous improvement and lean manufacturing
• Experience owning and improving KPIs
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams through change
• Strong decision-making and people management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel; willing to learn new online tools and communication channels
• A self-starter with effective leadership, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment with a growing company

We’re looking for a Plant Manager to join our Operations team on a full-time basis.  In this role you will direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for food production and production-related activities.  You will provide direction and foster the professional development of departmental managers and supervisors.  You will also drive continuous improvement, execute change management, and ensure plant and employee safety standards are met.

• Oversee and monitor the day-to-day operations of the entire production team and ensure a smooth flow and efficient production
• Manage the physical facilities, production equipment and all associated maintenance in accordance with best practices 
• Actively anticipate issues impacting production and troubleshoot in advance
• Collaborates with operations and culinary teams to ensure quality, quantity and integrity of all product meets expectations
• Set a high standard for facility organization and hold team accountable
• Promote a strong, healthy and safe culture via compliance with policies, procedures and regulations
• Collaborate with engineering and operations team to implement and drive adoption of new processes, tools and technologies
• Responsible for the development and administration of plant-related budgets and authorization of associated expenditures
• Manage to weekly and quarterly KPI targets, exhibiting an ability to develop and implement a plan of action to improve KPIs
• Provide coaching, mentoring and development that enables and optimizes the team’s effectiveness.  Establish, monitor and review individual and team performance
• Follow and help enforce GMPs throughout the facility

• 10+ years of manufacturing experience within the food industry
• Knowledgeable in all aspects of food manufacturing, processing, and warehousing
• Proven leadership abilities in championing continuous improvement, safety, and team building
• Experience owning and improving KPIs
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams
• Strong decision-making and people management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel; willing to learn new online tools and communication channels
• A self-starter with effective leadership, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment with a growing company

As the Lead Data Engineer at Tovala, you will play an instrumental role in scaling our data infrastructure and data pipeline, building and maintaining mission critical predictive models, improving access to data and insights across the company, and continuing to build on our data culture. We are beginning to build out our data team and are looking for someone to get in on the ground floor and lead the effort.

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- Improving and maintaining our data infrastructure, data pipeline, and data warehousing by making critical technology and architecture decisions
- Taking complex requests from members of the team and transforming them into clean, simple data analyses
- Wrangling structured and unstructured data while building predictive models that are critical to the operations of the business
- Building dashboards, visualizations, and reports in our BI tool
- Mentoring others on data best practices from technology to analysis

Tovala Perks
- Unlimited paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you HAVE to take)
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
- Paid maternity/paternity/family leave
- Transportation/health savings accounts
- A fully stocked kitchen with free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
- A free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala Meals

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- You have 4+ years of experience building highly scalable data pipelines and cloud data solutions
- You have deep knowledge of data warehouses, preferably Amazon Redshift
- You have experience working with the AWS ecosystem, specifically Kinesis, Lambda, and S3
- You are proficient in Python. Bonus if you are familiar with Go and R
- You are proficient in SQL
- You have experience with ElasticSearch or other document data stores
- You have experience with creating simple and effective data visualizations
- You are empathetic and can work effectively with non-engineers to understand their needs
- You enjoy deep technical challenges and defining your own work
- You want to work in an environment that: Takes a people-first approach, Values humility, integrity, and ambition and is focused on creating a culture that keeps people happy and challenged
You love food, whether that means cooking it, eating it, frequently pressing your nose against deli windows, or lusting after soft-serve onInstagram. All fair game.

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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 kitchen 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.  

• 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.

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• 3-5 years of experience in food production
• Minimally 2 years of supervisory experience
• Experienced with and capable of demonstrating strong understanding of HACCP or related food safety protocol
• Fluent in English, strong Spanish language skills a plus
• Comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel; willing to learn new online tools and communication channels
• A self-starter with effective leadership, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment with a growing start-up company
• Ability to work off-shifts (evening, weekend) as needed

Perks of the job. 

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
• Paid time off you're encouraged to take
• Transportation/health savings accounts
• A free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala Meals
• Frequent, not-lame company events
• Unembarrassing company swag

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As a backend software engineer at Tovala, you will architect, build, and help scale our backend software systems that form the backbone of our consumer and internal software products. We pride ourselves on being a small and lean engineering team allowing each individual to make decisions and take ownership over their work. You’ll be part of this close-knit team as we continue building mission critical software systems and tools that enable Tovala to scale.

• Writing code in one of our many backend software systems which include our customer API, meal ordering system, kitchen operations tools, R&D culinary tools, and our data pipeline
• Thinking through technical decisions with other members of the software team
• Working very closely with stakeholders outside of the engineering team to scope, define, and plan features
• Taking ownership of a system or set of tools and continuously improving them, often without direction from an external stakeholder
• Paying down technical debt to ensure our backend systems continue to scale
• Mastering the art of finding the perfect GIF to describe an emotion

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• You have a 4 year degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• You have 4+ years of experience building and leading deployment of production software critical to specific aspects of a business
• You have outstanding engineering talent, shown by great results, cool side projects, or open source contributions
• You enjoy working on a small software team where you often wear multiple hats
• You have a favorite backend programming language
• You are experienced with SQL
• Bonus if any of the following apply to you: Your favorite programming language is Golang, You are experienced with AWS infrastructure, You have experience building UIs using HTML/CSS/Javascript
• You are able to work independently and with others
• You enjoy deep technical challenges and defining your own work want to work in an environment that: Takes a people-first approach, Values humility, integrity, and ambition, Is focused on creating a culture that keeps people happy and challenged
• You love food, whether that means cooking it, eating it, frequently pressing your nose against deli windows, or lusting after soft-serve on Instagram. All fair game.

Tovala Perks

• Unlimited paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you HAVE to take)
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
• Paid maternity/paternity/family leave
• Transportation/health savings accounts
• A fully stocked kitchen with free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
• A free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala Meals

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The Social Media & Community Coordinator is a newly created role offering a unique opportunity to fuel our growth by shaping our fast-growing company’s social media presence, building a strong community among our passionate customer-base, and discovering new ways to drive customer advocacy.   Working with a cross-functional team across marketing, culinary, design, product, and customer service, you’ll work on a variety of marketing projects that will drive our brand communication plans forward.

• You’ll plan, create, and publish engaging social media content that aligns with our marketing calendar, supports our brand communication goals, and helps build the brand.
• You’ll manage daily operations of social channels, including supporting our customer service team in responding to comments and requests in the Tovala brand voice.
• You’ll work with our Brand Communications Manager to manage our influencer marketing strategy including building relationships, outreach, negotiations, coordination and content approval.
• You’ll actively manage our customer reviews, responding to and engaging with reviews and questions on a daily basis, escalating and partnering with cross-functional teams for resolution where appropriate.
• You’ll help coordinate our PR outreach and gifting programs.
• You’ll support multi-channel marketing campaigns to acquire new customers and build brand loyalty with current customers.
• You’ll work with our in-house creative team, photographers, videographers, and culinary team to develop content (e.g. photo, video, stop-motion, graphics) that align with our brand guidelines.
• You’ll support our customer advocacy programs through ongoing community engagement.

• You’re comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, can adapt quickly to change, and tackle ambiguity with a positive attitude and resourcefulness.
• You have a strong knowledge and passion for connecting with people on social media platforms (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn)
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You are a creative storyteller that knows what content resonates with consumers.
• Experience with photography, videography, and other visual content creation is huge plus.
• You have strong organizational skills. 
• You have a strong numerical and analytical skill set with ability to interpret quantitative data.
• You want to work in an environment that takes a people-first approach; values humility, integrity and ambition; and is focused on creating a culture that keeps people happy and challenged.
• You love food, whether that means cooking it, eating it, frequently pressing your nose against deli windows, or lusting after soft-serve on Instagram. All fair game.

What you can expect from us.

• Unlimited paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you HAVE to take)
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
• Paid maternity/family leave
• Transportation/health savings accounts
• A fully stocked kitchen with free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily

As Tovala rapidly scales, we’re looking for a Menu Product Manager who can act as a champion for our overall menu product by setting strategy, leading key menu projects, and owning overall menu performance. This is a new, highly cross-functional role within our Marketing Product team that will work closely with culinary, operations, tech, brand marketing and customer support.  As our food has always been central to Tovala’s special sauce, you will play a very strategic role in Tovala’s overall growth both helping to drive acquisition and build upon our robust customer retention. We are looking for a passionate, strategic, collaborative individual who can flex between a big picture thinker and roll-up-your-sleeves doer.  We also hope this person can grow with the organization as we scale by further building our Menu product as a new core function.

• Partner with the Chief Culinary Officer to set Tovala’s overall menu strategy that will guide week to week menu development and all menu related communications 
• Own the core menu “product” (menu page/UX, meal packaging, customer order process, reviews), leveraging data to identify and prioritize key optimization opportunities
• Build the menu innovation roadmap using customer insights, order data, macro food trends and competitive benchmarking data to identify opportunities that can both accelerate acquisition and further strengthen our robust retention 
• Lead the menu innovation process, collaborating with cross-functional teams (culinary, operations, tech, brand marketing, customer support, and analytics) to successfully launch new menu projects from concept to commercialization 
• Work with brand comms team to set the menu communications strategy (positioning, key messages & features) and be a key stakeholder in any menu-led campaigns 
• Establish robust menu performancing tracking and insights leveraging multiple sources of data (order data, surveys, customer support, reviews etc.) to provide the organization with a clear view of menu performance and trends to inform decisions
• Collaborate with our Food Operations team on ops related projects as well as building process and protocols to drive efficiency as we scale

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• You are a team player and natural collaborator, able to manage multiple-stakeholders effectively and motivate the organization towards key project goals 
• You are a savvy communicator who can distill complex concepts into clear and compelling messaging
• You are intellectually curious and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. You are comfortable with pivoting quickly and delivering against moving targets and goals
• You are a champion of the customer experience, obsessed with delighting customers and continuing to build the Tovala brand as a leader in the food industry 
• You are a highly organized “doer” skilled at planning, organizing, prioritizing, and executing multiple projects and activities simultaneously
• You are excited by innovation and finding new ways to evolve the Tovala food program, able to see opportunities and pursue them with limited resources 
• You are a structured, analytical thinker who’s able to leverage multiple sources of data to inform decisions.  You love translating insights to action
• You love food, whether that means cooking it, eating it, frequently pressing your nose against deli windows, or lusting after soft-serve on Instagram. All fair game.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communication, Business Administration or related field is required 
• MBA is a strong plus 
• 5+ years of experience in brand management, new product development, management consulting or related field is required 
• Experience is the food industry is highly preferred 
• Demonstrated track record of leading cross-functional projects with people of all backgrounds, cultures, and levels of experience is required 
• Powerpoint and excel skills required, experience using BI tools and/or project management tools is a strong plus 
• Experience working in the food industry is highly preferred 
• Experience managing people is a strong plus 

Tovala Perks: 

• Unlimited paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you HAVE to take)
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
• Paid maternity/paternity/family leave
• Transportation/health savings accounts
• A fully stocked kitchen with free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily

A free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala Meals

The Director of Growth Marketing will manage all of Tovala’s paid marketing across online and offline channels.  The role is responsible for both the execution and optimization of current direct response and brand awareness channels (instagram, facebook, SEM and pinterest) and expanding Tovala’s marketing ecosystem into new channels (e.g. YouTube, display, connected TV, radio/podcasts, direct mail, native etc.) in order to expand reach and drive efficiencies.  The ideal candidate will drive strategy, spend allocation across channels, experimentation on new channels and optimize growth marketing efforts for customer acquisition goals. Our ideal candidate is a passionate, growth oriented, and analytical marketing leader who can grow with the organization as we continue to scale.

• Set full-funnel, paid media strategy to support growth goals 
• Oversee day to day spend and execution across current paid media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest & SEM) with the focus on meeting sales and customer acquisition cost goals
• Lead strategic channel expansion through robust experimentation in new channels (YouTube, podcasts/radio, direct mail, connected TV, display etc.)  leveraging customer insights, A/B testing and overall communication strategy across the funnel 
• Take a strategic approach to channel optimization to meet ROI and growth goals. Actively strategize, investigate and execute hypotheses in each channel to drive performance including audiences, bid strategies, creative and landing pages
• Work very closely with Marketing Analytics, Growth PM and Growth Engineering to find insights that drive a targeted approach to acquisition and to help improve overall growth and CAC through ongoing tracking, analysis, experiments, measurement & iteration 
• Collaborate with the brand marketing and in-house creative team to ensure we deliver consistent and resonant messaging across all performance channels
• Partner with our Tech team to implement new marketing / ad technologies that can improve attribution, drive efficiencies and build models that predict key metrics 
• Set growth team resourcing strategy as we scale - further building out a team of channel experts and/or outside agency partners to effectively manage & scale our paid media efforts to support our rapid growth 

Tovala Perks: 

• Unlimited paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you HAVE to take)
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
• Paid maternity/paternity/family leave
• Transportation/health savings accounts
• A fully stocked kitchen with free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
• A free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala Meals

• You are highly analytical and love data. You have a proven track record of high performance and impact, are capable of diving into data and synthesizing coherent and actionable recommendations to elevate performance against our KPIs.
• You are intellectually curious, empathetic, and driven to solve hard problems
• You are a team player and natural collaborator 
• You are able to learn quickly and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. You are comfortable with pivoting quickly and delivering against moving targets and goals
• You are a savvy communicator who can distill complex concepts into clear and compelling messaging.
• You are passionate about the evolving media ecosystem, highly motivated with a huge thirst for learning and continuous experimentation 
• You have a deep understanding of frameworks for building lead generation, demand modeling, multi-touch attribution and analytics
• You are a highly organized “doer” with a data-driven mentality
• You love food, whether that means cooking it, eating it, frequently pressing your nose against deli windows, or lusting after soft-serve on Instagram. All fair game.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from a university, business or engineering school, ideally in Marketing, Business, Management, Economics, Data Analysis, Computer Science or related fields with a strong academic record
• At least 5 years of work experience in online advertising with a strong focus on performance marketing. 3+ years of hands-on work experience in Paid Social Marketing is strongly preferred
• You know Facebook Ads Manager inside out and are comfortable using analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Optimize and Mixpanel. Experience with other BI Tools is a strong advantage
• High proficiency in Excel is necessary. Intermediate to advanced proficiency with SQL is a strong plus
• Experience managing outside agencies is a strong plus 
• Experience managing people / leading teams is a strong plus 
• Strong writing and communication skills with concise presentation of data

As a Tovala Customer Service Agent, you will work with the Support Team to help our customers have a seamless and enjoyable experience with our company -- from ordering a Tovala Smart Oven to cooking a delicious Tovala Meal in their home and help educate and troubleshoot anything in between. You’ll be the first line to greet incoming chats, calls and emails and ensure that any questions or concerns from our customers are addressed in a timely, appropriate and fun manner. You will aim to provide support that is above and beyond and work to add an element of surprise and delight to all customer interactions. You will also be providing vital insights to the rest of the team to help improve our products and services.

We are continuing to shape our service and building our brand, and customer support is an essential piece of that. As a part-time Customer Support Agent, you will have the freedom of working remotely and also the chance to come into the office to collaborate with the team. Aside from the first month of training, which will be done at HQ in Chicago. You will be providing customer support during shifts with times ranging between 9:00am  to 10:00 pm CT.

•  Monitor and respond to email inquiries.
•  Answer questions and resolve issues in real-time via online chat.
•  Answer calls and phone customers to provide live support when necessary.
•  Provide Tech Support help when troubleshooting the oven or App
•  Educate customers around all aspects of our service and product
•  Use Zendesk and other CRM software to maintain records of customers interactions.
•  Analyze common trends to detect underlying problems and update customer facing
   product manuals and assets for better customer self-help.
•  Opportunity for sales and commissions
•  Highlight trending topics to the business and engineering teams to help improve
  our product and services.
•  Active role in sales and Error Reporting
•  Maintaining high customer satisfaction
•  Have fun! We want our customers to feel like they are truly a part of the Tovala family.
  A family that supports, solves problems, educates and celebrates together while sharing the
  goodness of eating better.

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•  You’re extremely responsive and patient.
•  You’re outgoing, energetic, and love talking to people.
•  You have customer service experience and are obsessed with customer satisfaction.
•  You live for good food so you understand the importance of a good home- cooked meal.
•  You live in Chicago!
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills
•  Masterful problem solving skills – identifying root cause and customer need
•  Strong computer skills, fast typing skills and light technical troubleshooting experience
•  Ability to multi-task and work cross-functionally – we are a fast growing, quick-paced
  (and always changing) company!
•  A great sense of humor and a team player kind of attitude
• *Bonus: experience with Zendesk or similar support tool.

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As a Lead Process Engineer on the Tovala team, you will be charged with scaling operations as well as finding and implementing efficiencies and optimizations across our entire operation. You’ll be responsible for designing and executing food manufacturing processes that will allow our facility to produce more efficiently, while enabling product variants, higher quality and lower costs. You will focus on our food operations team’s process and plans in order to ensure our facility has the correct layout and the labor is performing the correct tasks and the correct time.

As a member of our operations team, you will help build a world-class, state of the art food operation that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy food to our customers nationwide.  You would report to our VP of Hardware and Operations and work with him to devise projects to make our process better, cheaper and faster.  You would spearhead those projects, manage the people involved, and ensure that we are constantly measuring and tracking the effectiveness of each project. You’d work with industry leaders that have already figured a lot of this out to see what we can learn from others.
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Our ultimate goal for our food operation is to have one of the most streamlined, automated processes in the world. We believe we can achieve that because we are as much a technology company as we are a food company – and we plan to use our engineers to bring a unique perspective to our food operation.
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You would be tasked with working with our engineers to leverage their skills and expertise to help us build tools (both digital and physical) and create processes to make everything work better. This will run the gamut from how/where we source our products to leveraging different shipping methods/technologies to replicating processes across multiple, nationwide production facilities.

• You have a BS degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing process improvement teams in a food manufacturing environment.  Added bonus if it is in an environment with diverse products and rapid changes to the end product.
• You have experience devising and implementing strategies that yield efficiencies and optimize processes.
• You have experience managing people.
• You believe in taking a data-centric approach to decision making.
• You’re a team player willing to wear multiple hats and get your hands dirty.
• You’ve worked at a small-to-medium sized company or in a small-group work environment.
• You want to work in an environment that takes a people-first approach; values humility, integrity and ambition; and is focused on creating a culture that keeps people happy and challenged.
• You live in Chicago or are willing to move.

As the lead IoT engineer at Tovala, you will work across the software and hardware teams to manage the connected features of our ovens. New initiatives include adding metrics to cook cycles to improve efficiency and reliability, better user notifications and interaction, and a new system to manage the fleet of connected ovens from one location. You'll be building tools to make our customers' experience better, to provide customer service with the data they need to help diagnose issue, and for the engineering team to improve the product.

Our ovens are based on the ElectricImp IoT platform.

• You've worked with IoT electronics at the hobby level or higher
• You know how to read MCU datasheets to find that one register you need to set
• You've worked with digital on-board protocols like SPI and i2c
• You can write software that runs on servers to help manage IoT devices
• You have some familiarity with structuring a RESTful API
• You want to work in an environment that takes a people-first approach; values humility, integrity and ambition; and is focused on creating a culture that keeps people happy and challenged
• You understand and believe in the importance of delicious, healthy food