The Role
As a Machine Operator, you'll manage food preparation and packaging operations, ensure machine quality, maintain counts, and clean equipment.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re Tovala, a food-tech company reinventing home cooking to save consumers time. Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and fresh food delivery, we make it incredibly simple for anyone to prepare and enjoy delicious, home-cooked meals without sacrificing time to do whatever matters to them. Through our superior technology, product experience and food quality, we have separated Tovala from the busy pack of other meal delivery businesses. In the process, we’ve amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following and our retention, product engagement and customer NPS are all best-in-class. We’ve raised over $100mm from great investors like Left Lane Capital, Origin Ventures, Y Combinator and Comcast Ventures and have invested strongly in building a unique culture that fosters growth, personal development and camaraderie.
Position Summary
As a Machine on Tovala’s food production team, you will be involved in our food preparation and packing operations. This includes portioning and packaging our food products using corresponding machines for specific products. calibrating and loading film as needed, ensuring the machine is sealing product properly and inspecting product for quality. Machine operator’s will also be responsible for completing the portioning verification form and maintaining a count of completed products daily. Cleaning and sanitizing machine when changing projects and end of day. Additionally, as needed machine operators will prep packaging inventory and perform duties on the packing line to assemble our meals for shipping to customers.
Location:
5041 W 2400 S Suite 500, West Valley City, UT
How you'll spend your time at Tovala
- Food preparation and packing operations
- Packaging food products using corresponding machines for specific products. calibrating and loading film as needed
- Ensuring the machine is sealing product properly and inspecting product for quality
- Responsible for completing the portioning verification form and maintaining a count of completed products daily.
- Cleaning and sanitizing machine when changing projects and end of day
- Prep our packaging inventory and perform duties on our packing line to assemble our meals for shipping to customers.
- Other duties as assigned
- Standing and/or walking up to 8+ hours per day in a cold environment (39 degrees F)
- Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling up to 50 pounds frequently
- Use of hands and fingers for fine manipulation
- Vision for machine operation and food handling
- Hearing
- Wear personal protective equipment for food safety
- Ability to follow written or verbal instructions
- Ability to weigh, measure, or otherwise portion food
- Basic arithmetic
Physical Demands
Competencies
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Previous food or other manufacturing experience preferred
The values we hold dear
Put the team first
We put what is best for the broader team ahead of what is best for ourselves or our immediate department.
Get s#!t done (well)
We celebrate people at all levels for delivering high impact work that expands the bounds of what we’re able to do.
Connect the dots
We engage with curiosity to learn how our work impacts others so that we can problem-solve holistically and work collaboratively.
Be Direct
We share our perspective openly and directly, even when it feels difficult to do so.
Embrace the obstacles
We rise to meet challenges with a sense of urgency, resolve, and optimism.
Champion the customer
We consider and prioritize our customer in all of our decisions
At Tovala we‘re committed to building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here!
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The Company
What We Do
We're Tovala, a food-tech company completely reinventing how people eat & live.
Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and food creation, we give our customers a way to enjoy really good, good-for-you meals without sacrificing time to do the things that matter to them. We've amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following in just a few years, radically changing the day-to-day lives of people across the country and successfully creating a new model for the food industry.
Why Work With Us
The heart of Tovala is an ever-growing community of passionate, unique, culture-centric teammates from all different backgrounds and industries working together to make the magic happen. We're looking for great people to join our team of hard-working, fun-loving, food-focused folks who bring their full selves to work every day.
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