Careers - Kevin's Natural Foods

The Refrigeration Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems within a fast-paced food manufacturing facility. This role plays a critical part in supporting production uptime, food safety, and operational efficiency by ensuring refrigeration systems operate safely and reliably. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience working with industrial refrigeration systems in a food manufacturing environment and is comfortable working independently in high-volume operations.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on industrial refrigeration systems, including compressors, condensers, evaporators, pumps, vessels, valves, and related utility equipment.

• Diagnose and resolve complex refrigeration, mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic system issues to minimize production downtime.

• Monitor and maintain ammonia refrigeration systems in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and company safety standards.

• Conduct daily inspections and operational checks of refrigeration, HVAC, freezer, and utility systems throughout the facility.

• Maintain accurate maintenance logs, work orders, inspections, and compliance documentation within systems.

• Support equipment installations, system upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability and efficiency.

• Partner with production, sanitation, quality, and engineering teams to support food safety and operational goals.

• Follow all GMP, SQF, HACCP, OSHA, and company safety procedures.

• Respond quickly to emergency maintenance issues and equipment failures to support uninterrupted plant operations.

• Identify opportunities to improve preventative maintenance programs and equipment performance.

• Travel between and support multiple production facilities as needed, applying technical expertise to improve processes, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement across both Mariposa and Imperial.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• High school diploma or GED preferred; technical school certification or associate degree in Refrigeration, HVAC, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field strongly preferred.

• 10+ years of industrial refrigeration maintenance experience within food manufacturing, frozen food, dairy, beverage, or other CPG manufacturing environments required.

• Extensive hands-on experience working with industrial ammonia refrigeration systems required

• Strong understanding of OSHA PSM and EPA RMP compliance requirements.

• RETA CIRO/CARO certification, EPA Universal Certification, or equivalent industrial refrigeration certifications are strongly preferred.

• Ability to travel between and support multiple production facilities as needed.

• Advanced troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and refrigeration systems.

• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints, P&IDs, electrical schematics, and technical manuals.

• Ability to work in cold, refrigerated, and freezer environments.

• Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and on-call schedules as needed.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate, and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar.

In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Base Pay Rate: $50.00- $60.00 + Benefits

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as the point-person for all inbound and outbound shipments and transfers.

• Review inbound shipments for food safety requirements and serve as the final say before putting inbound shipments on hold for QA review.

• Complete packing slips for all outbound shipments.

• Complete all recordkeeping for inbound shipments.

• Stage all shipments for outbound deliveries and review paperwork.

• Put away all inbound receiving orders in correct placements following FIFO.

• Responsible for warehouse cleanliness.

• Verify all lot numbers and items numbers for all shipments.

• Inspect vehicles for mechanical items and safety issues and schedule preventative maintenance.

• Work with manager to plan and meet delivery schedules.

• Collect and verify delivery instructions.

• Report defects, accidents, or violation.

• Send daily end of shift report to Warehouse Manager.

• Performs other duties as assigned

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Proven work experience as a Warehouse Supervisor.

• Prior forklift experience, certification required. Stand up forklift experience is a plus.

• Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

• Strong written & verbal communication skills.

• Valid driver license.

• Manages time effectively.

• Flexibility concerning hours & shifts to accommodate a cyclical business with 24/7 operations.

• Possesses awareness of warehouse and equipment safety procedures.

• Possesses specific knowledge of the range of company products and services.

• Comfortable with technology (e.g. navigating a computer and iphone App).

• Possesses physical strength necessary to lift and move heavy boxes of supplies.

• Able to work in moderate to loud work environment

• Demonstrates solid problem-solving and analytical skills.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is a line of healthy entrées, sides, and sauces, on a mission to make clean eating delicious and accessible. Kevin’s guilt-free, sous-vide entrées and sides, and signature certified paleo, keto, and gluten-free sauces allow health-conscious home cooks to whip up delicious meals in five minutes or less. With restaurant-quality ingredients and recipes, Kevin’s products are readily available on the shelves at leading grocery retailers nationwide including Costco, Whole Foods, Albertsons, HEB and Publix. All Kevin’s products contain no refined sugar, artificial ingredients, grains, or soy, and are made with antibiotic- and hormone-free meat. A true market disruptor, Kevin’s Natural Foods is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand.

Salary Range: $72,000- $80,000 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

What You’ll Do:

Build & Lead the S&OP Roadmap

• Co‑develop and maintain the multi‑year S&OP implementation roadmap, including vision, maturity milestones, capability readiness, and an organizational change adoption strategy.

• Translate business objectives into an actionable planning model connecting demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial processes.

Engage Leadership & Drive Alignment

• Partner directly with senior leaders to establish S&OP as a shared enterprise priority and a top-down cultural expectation.

• Facilitate worksops, alignment sessions, and training to prepare and guide senior leaders through S&OP roles, expectations, and decision‑rights necessary for an effective operating cadence.

• Serve as the primary change agent and communicator for S&OP transformation.

Assess & Prepare the Organization

• Evaluate current processes, planning behaviors, and cross‑functional readiness.

• Build education, coaching, and support models that strengthen planning discipline and collaboration.

• Shape a culture grounded in transparency, data fluency, and the operational excellence.

• Assess existing planning tools, system capabilities, data quality, and reporting workflows.

• Recommend future-state tool enhancements or potential investments to support more advanced S&OP maturity.

• Partner with IT, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams to ensure business requirements are clear and aligned.

Develop Governance & Lead Change Adoption

• Design and launch S&OP governance frameworks, including roles, responsibilities, decision‑rights, escalation paths, and KPI structures.

• Define the standard meeting cadence (Demand Review, Supply Review, Pre‑S&OP, Executive S&OP) and ensure process discipline.

• Develop and execute change‑management plans that address communication, training, stakeholder management, and sustained adoption.

• Build playbooks, process documentation, training materials, and readiness assessments.

• Identify risks to adoption and proactively remove barriers to progress.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• 5-8 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, or related transformation roles within food, beverage, or CPG manufacturing.

• Experience with customer-centric organizational culture and short shelf-life products strongly preferred.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.

• Demonstrated expertise in process design, change management, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Working knowledge of planning tools (e.g. ERP, demand planning platforms) and core S&OP analytics.

• Coaching mentality with ability to translate complexity into simple, actionable concepts.

• A collaborative, low‑ego approach with the ability to influence without authority.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar.

In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $135,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

The Junior Buyer is responsible for ensuring the continuous supply of raw materials and packaging required to support manufacturing operations. This role manages day to day procurement activities, maintains optimal inventory levels, develops supplier relationships, and supports cost reduction initiatives while ensuring uninterrupted production. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast paced manufacturing environment and demonstrates strong organizational, analytical, and negotiation skills. This individual is dependable, organized, collaborative, and committed to continuous improvement and long term professional growth.

Essential Responsibilities

· Execute procurement strategies that support company goals and operational requirements.

· Source raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and related supplies to ensure uninterrupted production.

· Negotiate pricing, terms, and service agreements with suppliers to achieve cost savings and favorable commercial terms.

· Support Request for Proposal (RFP) activities for new and existing suppliers.

· Build and maintain productive relationships with suppliers while monitoring supplier performance.

· Maintain appropriate inventory levels to support production while minimizing excess inventory and working capital.

· Track procurement metrics, including inventory performance, purchase price variance (PPV), and cost savings.

· Prepare procurement reports, analyses, and recommendations to support informed business decisions.

· Develop and maintain supplier scorecards and performance metrics.

· Identify supply chain challenges and implement timely solutions.

· Support production schedules by expediting materials when necessary.

· Coordinate material readiness for new product launches, including initial inventory planning and replenishment strategies.

· Monitor commodity markets and supplier trends to anticipate potential risks and opportunities.

· Collaborate with Operations, Planning, Quality, Research and Development (R&D), Finance, and Logistics to support business objectives.

· Maintain supplier contracts and purchasing documentation.

· Ensure customer orders are fulfilled by securing required ingredients and packaging materials.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

· One to three years of progressive procurement or strategic sourcing experience, preferably in food manufacturing.

· Experience procurement of food commodities including proteins, produce, specialty ingredients, packaging, and related supplies.

· Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred.

· Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.

· Proficient in Microsoft Excel with strong analytical capabilities.

· SAP experience preferred.

· Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

· Strong mathematical and analytical skills.

· Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Proven ability to collaborate across functional teams and deliver results with urgency.

· Demonstrated initiative, accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is a line of healthy entrées, sides, and sauces, on a mission to make clean eating delicious and accessible. Kevin’s guilt-free, sous-vide entrées and sides, and signature certified paleo, keto, and gluten-free sauces allow health-conscious home cooks to whip up delicious meals in five minutes or less.

With restaurant-quality ingredients and recipes, Kevin’s products are readily available on the shelves at leading grocery retailers nationwide including Costco, Whole Foods, Albertsons, HEB and Publix. All Kevin’s products contain no refined sugar, artificial ingredients, grains, or soy, and are made with antibiotic- and hormone-free meat. A true market disruptor, Kevin’s Natural Foods is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand.

Base Salary Range: $72,000.00- $78,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

Help shape the future of food packaging at one of the fastest-growing brands in refrigerated and frozen foods. Kevin's Natural Foods is seeking a strategic and technically skilled Senior Packaging Engineer to lead packaging innovation, sustainability, commercialization, and compliance across our growing portfolio. This is an opportunity to influence everything from next-generation packaging technologies and consumer experience to automation strategy and enterprise sustainability roadmaps. Working across Operations, R&D, Quality, Procurement, and Mars Food & Nutrition, you'll turn bold product ideas into scalable packaging solutions that drive growth, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen operational performance. If you're passionate about solving complex challenges and building the future of packaging, we'd love to meet you!

What You’ll Do:

Packaging Strategy & Program Leadership

• Own Kevin's packaging strategy and multi-year roadmap, balancing consumer experience, food safety, operational performance, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and total delivered cost.

• Lead enterprise packaging initiatives across innovation, renovation, productivity, supply continuity, and sustainability programs.

• Develop and execute Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mitigation strategies, including regulatory assessments, fee reduction opportunities, packaging redesign initiatives, and compliance planning.

• Serve as the packaging technical authority, influencing cross-functional decisions and guiding long-term packaging investments.

Packaging Qualification & Validation Leadership

• Design and govern the company's packaging qualification process, including standards, protocols, decision criteria, documentation requirements, and commercialization readiness reviews.

• Develop risk-based qualification strategies for new materials, packaging formats, suppliers, equipment, and manufacturing processes.

• Establish testing frameworks that evaluate package performance across product quality, shelf life, distribution, manufacturability, sustainability, and consumer use requirements.

• Lead cross-functional qualification planning from concept through commercialization, ensuring alignment across R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Marketing.

Package Development & Commercialization

• Lead development and implementation of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions across refrigerated and frozen product categories.

• Own packaging specifications, BOMs, technical drawings, and engineering standards to support scalable growth and strong change management practices.

• Evaluate emerging packaging technologies, materials, and supplier innovations to improve performance, sustainability, and cost.

• Provide technical leadership during plant trials, scale-ups, and commercialization events to ensure successful launches.

Qualification Execution & Performance Validation

• Develop and execute package test plans covering shelf-life performance, seal integrity, transportation durability, environmental conditioning, and consumer use requirements.

• Lead packaging capability studies to evaluate manufacturing performance, equipment compatibility, dimensional control, critical-to-quality attributes, and operational readiness.

• Analyze qualification results, identify risks, and make data-driven recommendations regarding commercialization readiness and long-term package performance.

• Partner with Quality, Operations, Procurement and suppliers to investigate failures, implement corrective actions, and validate sustainable solutions.

Operational Excellence & Supplier Partnership

• Evaluate packaging solutions for manufacturability, automation compatibility, labor efficiency, line performance, and OEE impact.

• Lead packaging-related root cause investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve reliability, and lower total cost.

• Build strategic supplier relationships that drive innovation, improve performance, and ensure supply continuity.

• Collaborate across Operations, R&D, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Mars Food & Nutrition to deliver scalable packaging solutions that support business growth.

Continuous Improvement & Capability Building

• Develop packaging standards, governance processes, and best practices that support organizational growth and operational excellence.

• Mentor team members and cross-functional partners on packaging technologies, qualification methodologies, and commercialization processes.

• Establish scalable systems for packaging documentation, change management, and knowledge transfer.

• Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory developments to inform packaging strategy and business decisions.

• Other duties as assigned and necessary.

What You’ll Need:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in packaging engineering, packaging development, or packaging commercialization.

• Experience within food, beverage, refrigerated, frozen, protein, meal-kit, or consumer packaged goods industries.

• Demonstrated success leading packaging projects from concept through commercialization.

• Deep technical expertise in packaging materials, structures, converting processes, and manufacturing systems.

• Experience developing and executing packaging qualification and validation programs.

• Strong knowledge of food industry regulations and standards, including FDA, USDA, SQF, HACCP, and GMP requirements.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders across multiple functions.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis capabilities.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Willingness to travel up to 20-30% for supplier engagement, testing, and plant support.

• Passion for the clean-eating, better-for-you food space and a desire to contribute to a mission-driven brand.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Packaging, Engineering, Materials Science, or related discipline.

• Experience leading packaging sustainability initiatives.

• Experience with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs and packaging regulations.

• Knowledge of recyclability assessments, PCR content strategies, and circular packaging design principles.

• Exposure to packaging automation, equipment integration, and manufacturing optimization initiatives.

• Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar. I

n 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Salary Range: $130,000.00- $165,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

What You’ll Do:

· Stand up and operationalize the company’s first PMO, including frameworks, templates, and governance models

· Establish practical, scalable project management methodologies suited for a fast-paced food manufacturing environment

· Select and implement project management tools and reporting systems

· Define and manage project intake, prioritization, and governance processes

· Partner with the Chief of Staff and leadership team to build and maintain a centralized project roadmap

· Create visibility into all active and proposed initiatives across the organization

· Develop prioritization frameworks based on business impact, urgency, and resource capacity

· Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and execution

· Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects as needed

· Drive timelines, accountability, and coordination across functions without direct authority

· Act as the connective tissue through project completion for all projects

· Identify risks, dependencies, and resource constraints early and proactively

· Drive clarity and resolution in environments with competing priorities

· Build KPIs and dashboards to track project progress and overall PMO effectiveness

· Provide structured, executive-level updates on project health, risks, and outcomes

· Support leadership decision-making through clear insights and recommendations

· Coach teams on project management best practices and elevate overall organizational discipline

· Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent leadership experience (including military service)

· 5+ years of experience leading projects, programs, or operations in fast-paced, high-accountability environments (military, manufacturing, CPG, or similar)

· Demonstrated ability to drive complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

· Proven experience improving processes, building structure, or operating in ambiguous environments

· Strong ability to influence and align cross-functional teams without direct authority

· Executive-level communication skills and leadership presence, with the ability to engage confidently with senior leaders and drive alignment

· Ability to distill complex problems into clear, actionable steps that teams can execute againstStrong sense of accountability and follow-through, ensuring comitments are met and results are delivered.

· Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through

· Ability to operate independently, stand along when needed, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment

· Ability to prioritize effectively and drive results under pressure

· Experience with project management tools, systems, or operational tracking (ERP experience such as SAP is a plus)

· PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification (or comparable experience leading structured programs/operations) preferred

What You’ll Prepare Yourself For:

This role is a proving ground for future leadership. You will operate at the center of the business, gaining visibility across functions and working alongside senior leaders to drive critical initiatives. You will build a deep understanding of how Kevin’s operates from end-to-end across all functions.

Over time, this experience will prepare you to take on larger leadership roles with direct ownership. Future paths may include Operations leadership, Supply Chain, Commercial execution, or other roles where you are accountable for delivering results at scale.

dependending on your strengths, will power, and passion.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar.

In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Salary Range: $100,000.00- $120,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, managing an exceptionally complex calendar, prioritizing commitments, coordinating meetings, and ensuring the CEO's time is aligned with strategic business priorities.

• Provide additional administrative support to members of the Executive Leadership Team as CEO priorities allow, offering capacity during peak workloads, executive travel, leadership meetings, and critical business initiatives.

• Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements for the CEO, including detailed itineraries, logistics, accommodations, transportation, and contingency planning.

• Manage and prioritize incoming communications on behalf of the CEO, drafting correspondence, screening requests, and ensuring timely follow-up on critical matters.

• Prepare executive presentations, reports, agendas, board materials, meeting materials, and business correspondence while ensuring exceptional accuracy, professionalism, and confidentiality.

• Organize and coordinate executive meetings, leadership offsites, town halls, board meetings, and special events, including logistics, scheduling, preparation of materials, and follow-up actions.

• Manage executive expense reporting, invoice processing, document management, and other administrative responsibilities with exceptional attention to detail.

• Handle highly confidential business information with the utmost discretion, professionalism, and integrity.

• Exercise sound judgment in resolving scheduling conflicts, prioritizing competing demands, and identifying solutions to complex administrative and operational challenges.

• Lead or support special projects as assigned by the CEO.

• Perform other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience supporting a Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, or other C-suite executives within a fast-paced, complex organization.

• Demonstrated experience serving as a trusted advisor and partner to executive leadership while exercising exceptional judgment and discretion.

• Proven ability to manage highly complex calendars, executive travel, communications, and competing priorities with minimal direction.

• Experience supporting Board of Directors meetings, executive leadership meetings, strategic planning sessions, and enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally and confidently with executives, board members, customers, and external partners.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams.

• Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.

• Ability to anticipate executive needs, think strategically, and adapt quickly in a rapidly changing environment.

• Experience supporting executives within high-growth organizations is strongly preferred.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar.

In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Salary Range: $90,000.00-$130,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

The Journeyman Electrician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems and industrial equipment within a fast-paced frozen food manufacturing facility. This role plays a key part in supporting production uptime, food safety, and operational efficiency by ensuring electrical systems and controls operate safely and reliably. The ideal candidate brings extensive hands-on electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment and is comfortable working independently in a high-volume operation.

What You’ll Do:

· Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial electrical systems, production equipment, motors, drives, control panels, and automation systems.

· Perform preventative maintenance and inspections on facility electrical systems and manufacturing equipment.

· Diagnose electrical, mechanical, and control-related issues to minimize production downtime.

· Install, test, and repair wiring, conduit, breakers, sensors, VFDs, PLC-connected equipment, and related electrical components.

· Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, ladder logic, and technical manuals

· Support equipment installations, system upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility.

· Respond quickly to equipment failures and emergency maintenance situations to support uninterrupted plant operations.

· Maintain accurate maintenance documentation, work orders, and repair records within all systems.

· Partner with production, sanitation, quality, and engineering teams to support operational goals and food safety standards.

· Ensure compliance with all GMP, SQF, HACCP, OSHA, and company safety standards.

· Perform electrical work in refrigerated, freezer, and production environments as needed.

· Participate in on-call rotations and flexible scheduling to support plant operations.

· Travel between and support multiple production facilities as needed, applying technical expertise to improve processes, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement across both Mariposa and Imperial.

· Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

· High school diploma or GED preferred; technical school certification or associate degree in Electrical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field strongly preferred.

· Valid Journeyman Electrician license required.

· 10+ years of industrial electrical maintenance experience within food manufacturing, frozen food, beverage, dairy, or other CPG manufacturing environments required.

· Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motor controls, PLCs, VFDs, automation systems, and troubleshooting techniques.

· Experience working with 480V 3-phase electrical systems and industrial production equipment required.

· Ability to travel between and support multiple production facilities as needed.

· Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and technical documentation.

· Familiarity with preventative maintenance programs.

· Strong understanding of OSHA, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, and electrical safety procedures.

· Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

· Ability to work in cold, refrigerated, and freezer environments.

· Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and on-call schedules as needed.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate, and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar. In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Base Pay Rate: $50.00- $60.00 per hour + benefits

Compensation within this pay range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

What You’ll Do:

• Assist heavily with period-end close and preparation of corporate financial statements.

• Prepare, record and review periodic journal entries as well as ad hoc entries as required.

• Prepare and maintain periodic balance sheet reconciliations.

• Assist with the period-end close financial reporting commentary and analysis.

•  Recommend improvements to daily and monthly processes to improve efficiency in daily tasks as well as in the new SAP system.

• Complete regulatory reporting as required.

• Assist with account and cost center mapping analysis and review as needed for departments throughout the company.

•  Prepare and compile the required support for all regulatory audits.

•  Perform GL maintenance within the SAP system.

•  Assist with Mars related financial statement uploads and validation.

• Consistently manage requests from the team at Mars, including but not limited to quarterly reports, tax-related requests, and annual reporting.

• Prepare and maintain SOPs and desk procedures for all accounting functions assigned.

•  Research various accounting issues using the Mars Finance Manual as well as GAAP.

• Maintain compliance with current internal controls and future implementations.

• Assist with the broker commission accruals and payments on a period basis.

• Assist with departmental projects as required by the team.

• Operate under general direction; set priorities and make decisions impacting close timelines, financial statement accuracy, and compliance.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 2+ years of cost or accounting experience, with a demonstrated track record in a manufacturing environment

• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, inventory valuation methodologies (standard and actual costing), BOMs, process orders, and allocations

• Experience with outsourced / contract manufacturing and co-manufacturer cost structures

• Advanced Excel skills; ability to build and maintain complex models and reports

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to cross-functional and senior audiences

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin’s Natural Foods is a line of healthy entrées, sides, and sauces, on a mission to make clean eating delicious and accessible. Kevin’s guilt-free, sous-vide entrées and sides, and signature certified paleo, keto, and gluten-free sauces allow health-conscious home cooks to whip up delicious meals in five minutes or less. With restaurant-quality ingredients and recipes, Kevin’s products are readily available on the shelves at leading grocery retailers nationwide including Costco, Whole Foods, Albertsons, HEB and Publix. All Kevin’s products contain no refined sugar, artificial ingredients, grains, or soy, and are made with antibiotic- and hormone-free meat. A true market disruptor, Kevin’s Natural Foods is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand.

Salary Range: $75,000.00-$100,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below:

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf