Careers - Kevin's Natural Foods

What You’ll Do:

· Handle complex customer escalations and high-impact service issues.

· Serve as a subject-matter expert for order, fulfillment, and customer care processes.

· Coordinate resolution across Customer Service, Logistics, and Operations teams.

· Analyze customer care and logistics data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

· Develop and maintain dashboards and reports related to service levels, case aging, OTIF, and root causes.

· Provide actionable insights and recommendations to leadership.

· Identify gaps in workflows, systems, and training that drive customer issues.

· Support the development and refinement of SOPs, templates, and best practices.

· Participate in system enhancement initiatives (ERP, CRM, EDI).

· Act as a mentor and resource to Customer Care team members.

· Support onboarding and training efforts by sharing best practices and insights.

· Partner with leadership to improve service consistency and quality.

· Exercises independent judgment in analyzing data, prioritizing issues, and recommending solutions.

· Determines appropriate resolution paths for escalated customer and operational issues.

· Other duties as assigned and necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.

· 4+ years of experience in customer service operations, analytics, or order management.

· Strong analytical skills with experience in reporting and data interpretation.

· Experience working with ERP, CRM, or order management systems.

· Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration 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 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 Pay Rate: $73,000.00- $85,000.00 + Bonus + 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:

Revenue Growth Management (RGM) Strategy -- Pricing, Promotion, Mix

• Develop and lead RGM strategy across pricing, promo, trade investment, mix, and revenue optimization grounded in category, shopper, and competitive insights.

• Establish and maintain commercial guardrails, including price corridors, price slopes, cross-channel pricing relationships, promo depth & frequency, pack architecture roles and ensure adoption in go-to-market execution and annual planning.

• Partner with the Analytics team to translate data, shopper insights, category trends, and financial performance data into actionable commercial strategies.

• Lead development of revenue growth frameworks that balance volume, profitability, competitiveness, and long-term brand health.

Trade Investment Effectiveness

• Define trade investment strategy and governance: investment guardrails, ROI expectations, and routines for reinvest vs. pullback.

• Lead promotional strategy, including depth, frequency, timing, and effectiveness.

• Lead performance management through KPI tracking, post-event analytics, and continuous improvement loops.

Price-Pack Architecture (PPA) & Portfolio Optimization

• Own PPA frameworks: price and slopes by channel, pack roles, elasticity-informed recommendations, and innovation sizing.

• Partner with Marketing/Innovation and Analytics to support portfolio decisions, to include: net revenue impact, margin, velocity, incrementality, and cannibalization.

• Monitor competitive pricing trends and consumer behavior to inform pricing and promotional decisions.

Customer & Channel Strategy Support

• Support customer/channel commercial plans with RGM lenses: assortment, strategy, promo calendars, pricing compliance, and competitive benchmarking.

• Work closely with Sales Finance and Corporate FP&A to align RGM initiatives with financial targets, forecasting, and performance measurement.

• Collaborate with Sales to improve negotiation readiness through fact-based insights.

Analytics, Tools & Ways of Working

• Build scalable RGM tools and routines: scorecards, templates, playbooks, and decision forums.

• Partner with Sales, Finance, IT to implement Confido TPM.

• Partner with Analytics to leverage business intelligence, forecasting, and advanced analytics in support of revenue growth initiatives.

Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree. MBA preferred

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Sales Finance / Revenue Management / Commercial Strategy or related functions within CPG.

• Experience with TPM tools, syndicated data, RGM toolkits.

• Deep expertise in pricing strategy, promotion optimization, trade investment effectiveness, and price-pack architecture.

• Strong commercial and financial acumen.

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive adoption of new capabilities.

• Clear ability to translate data into actionable strategy.

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

· Advanced analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving 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 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 Pay Rate: $155,000.00- $175,000.00 + Bonus + 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:

• Act as the primary finance partner to Sales and cross-functional commercial teams to drive decision-making and performance management, translating strategy to plans/targets.

• Oversee the end-to-end management of trade funds, ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

• Lead monthly customer business reviews, annual planning, and monthly forecasting of volume and Gross-to-net.

• Ensure the financial accuracy of period end accruals and support month-end reporting and analysis of price, volume and mix (channel, customer, product category) impacts.

• Support deductions/claims visibility, and promotional financial tracking in TPM.

• Build and maintain customer P&Ls at contribution margin level to improve commercial decisions and prioritization of investment.

• Support new opportunity analysis, innovation, customer negotiations and trade terms with financial modeling, insights and risk assessment.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree. MBA preferred.

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Sales Finance / FP&A supporting Sales within CPG.

• Strong command of trade spend, planning/forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders and communicate effectively with executives.

• Experience supporting Sales organizations and customer-facing commercial teams.

• Experience with TPM tools, with advanced excel and financial modeling capabilities.

• Strong commercial and financial acumen.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills.

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

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 Pay Rate: $100,000.00- $120,000.00 + Bonus + 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:

• 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:

· Minimum 2 years’ accounting experience.

· Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration.

· Have a strong knowledge of GAAP basis accounting.

· Advanced understanding of Excel formulas (i.e. V-Lookups, If statements, Pivot Tables); ERP/SAP a plus.

• Prepare and record a high number of journal entries.

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

· Strong attention to detail and high accuracy level.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to be self-motivated and work both independently as well as part of a team.

· Ability to maintain confidentiality.

· Ability to complete a high volume of work within deadlines.

· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to apply tact and diplomacy.

· Grocery or food manufacturing experience a plus.

· Eagerness to grow and learn daily.

· Excellent organizational and time management 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: $75,000.00-$100,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

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:

• Own the end-to-end supply plan across the planning horizon, balancing demand and capacity

• Develop and implement inventory strategies across Finished Goods, Raw, and Pack materials

• Drive KPI visibility including inventory, service, and utilization

• Lead scenario planning to identify risks and opportunities

• Act as central coordination point across procurement, manufacturing, and logistics

• Identify and escalate supply risks through structured processes – in time this should move into S&OP+

• Translate data into actionable insights to drive performance improvement

• Support product launches and discontinuations ensuring service and inventory stability

• Lead root cause analysis of service failures and inventory imbalances

• Maintain planning master data integrity within ERP and planning tools

• Continuously improve supply planning processes and reporting capabilities

• Influence stakeholders and lead without authority to drive alignment

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)

• Strong analytical capability and ability to translate data into insights

• Experience in supply planning, inventory management, or supply chain roles

• Understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP or equivalent)

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment

• Proven problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset

• Digital capability including advanced Excel and Power BI/Tableau

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: $130,000.00-$155,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

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:

• Support cross-functional business initiatives, system enhancements, and operational improvement efforts across enterprise teams.

• Coordinate meetings, project activities, follow-ups, and documentation related to transformation and process improvement initiatives.

• Gather, organize, and document business requirements, operational pain points, and process improvement opportunities from stakeholders.

• Assist in facilitating communication between business teams and technical resources.

• Support intake and tracking of change requests, enhancement requests, and process improvement initiatives.

• Create and maintain process documentation including business requirements, training materials, and process maps.

• Help support onboarding and implementation activities for new business tools, system enhancements, and operational capabilities.

• Partner with business teams to document current-state and future-state business process workflows.

• Assist with impact analysis, testing coordination, user validation activities, and process readiness efforts for system or operational changes.

• Support enterprise master data governance initiatives by coordinating information gathering, process documentation, and business alignment activities.

• Monitor action items, project deliverables, and follow-up activities to help ensure accountability and visibility across initiatives.

• Support organizational change management activities including training coordination and user adoption efforts.

• Maintain organized records and documentation aligned with audit, compliance, and operational governance standards.

• Performs all duties in accordance with safety, quality, and USDA rules and regulations.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• 2+ years of experience in business analysis, project coordination, operations support, process improvement, ERP support, or related business functions.

• Experience working within ERP or enterprise business systems environments (SAP experience preferred).

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.

• Ability to gather and document business requirements, meeting outcomes, and operational processes clearly and accurately.

• Strong attention to detail with analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Experience supporting business process improvement, operational projects, or system-related initiatives preferred.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments with shifting priorities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams, and related business collaboration tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Operations, Engineering, or related field 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: $75,000.00-$85,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus

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 a strategic analytics leader and trusted business partner to the executive leadership team, helping drive profitable growth across customers, channels, and categories.

· Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations that influence internal stakeholders and retail partners.

· Identify growth opportunities through analysis of category trends, shopper behavior, retailer performance, assortment, pricing, promotion, and distribution.

· Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, and Product Development to align analytics strategies with broader business priorities.

· Support long-range planning, annual business planning, and ad hoc decision making through data-driven insights and forecasting support.

· Build scalable reporting frameworks, dashboards, and analytics processes that improve business visibility and decision-making speed.

· Leverage syndicated data sources (Circana/IRI, NielsenIQ, SPINS, Numerator, retailer loyalty data, POS, panel data, and expert industry reports, etc.) to develop compelling category stories and actionable recommendations.

· Monitor category, competitive, and consumer trends to identify whitespace opportunities and portfolio optimization strategies.

· Drive analytics surrounding promotions, pricing, assortment, distribution, shelving, and innovation performance.

· Establish best practices for data governance, reporting accuracy, insight generation, and analytical storytelling.

· Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing analytics team focused on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

· Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics, Finance, Economics, or a related field required; MBA preferred.

· 10 - 15+ years of experience in business intelligence, management consulting, data analysis, financial analysis and/or commercial analytics within the CPG food industry.

· 5+ years of leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams.

· Strong experience working with syndicated and retailer-specific data sources, including Circana/IRI, NielsenIQ, SPINS, retailer POS, panel data, loyalty data, and shopper insights platforms.

· Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable business strategies and executive-level recommendations.

· Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting large retail customers and sales organizations.

· Advanced analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

· Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar platforms as well as regression analysis and statistical tools, SAP, and others.

· Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

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: $180,000.00-$215,000.00 USD annually + benefits + bonus

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:

·Identify prospective accounts within branded foodservice, colleges and universities (C&U), healthcare, and corporate dining channels.

· Design and implement a strategic sales plan that outlines a methodical approach for prospecting and securing new business.

· Identify, recruit, and develop key accounts.

· Negotiate contracts and establish pricing, terms, and conditions.

· Develop strategies for market penetration, customer acquisition, and competitive positioning.

· Travel as needed to conduct product demonstrations, sample cuttings, customer meetings, and attend industry trade shows.

· Recruit, onboard, and manage foodservice broker networks.

· Work both remotely and in the field, conducting ride-alongs with broker partners and foodservice sales representatives as needed.

· Maintain and grow relationships with key customers and channel partners.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary

What You’ll Need:

· Minimum of 5 years of successful sales or account management experience, consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets.

· Resourceful, self-motivated, and driven, with a proven track record of success in a highly autonomous environment.

· Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence effectively at all levels of an organization.

· Proven ability to manage the sales process from prospecting through close.

· Experience establishing relationships with key decision-makers at foodservice management companies.

· Prior experience selling into colleges and universities (C&U), healthcare, hospitality, and corporate dining channels.

· Prior experience working with foodservice broadline distributors such as Sysco and US Foods.

· Experience managing relationships with foodservice providers such as Aramark, Compass Group, and Sodexo 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 - $145,000.00 USD annually + benefits + bonus

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:

• Provides performance data for selected machines and communicates action plans and completed work effectively.

• Standardize KPI definitions, data collection methods, and reporting formats across departments.

• Develop templates for standard work, operational checklists, data collection forms, and equipment settings.

• Facilitates and owns the Line Loss Analysis. Gather, interpret, and report data on problem issues. Maintain trend analysis.

• Leads root cause problem solving efforts on losses for the line/department. Uses appropriate problem-solving tools (basic and advanced) as needed.

• Collaborates with line associates and technical group on improvement recommendations.

• Provides regular, ongoing communication with line associates and line managers on status of identified losses and improvement activities.

• Participate and implement continuous improvement programs to improve quality, lead-time, and reduce costs.

• Participate in continuous improvement programs and activities, develop, and implement cost-saving strategies without compromising quality or service.

• Extensive experience in Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations and issues.

• Supports data collection and data analysis activities to support Operations, including equipment startup and commissioning activities (e.g. Site Acceptance Testing) and operational efficiency projects (e.g. Value Leadership cost savings validation).

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

Minimum:

• Associate degree in engineering, Supply, Business, or technical field of study with at least 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment

OR

• 4 years’ experience in manufacturing at Mars with MSE pillar participation

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply, Business, or technical field of study

• Demonstrated excellent mechanical/technical aptitude.

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Clear ability to relate to and motivate people.

• Certified Trainer: Demonstrated capability to effectively train associates.

• Provides clear effective coaching and feedback: process & performance.

• Hands-on approach with strong shopfloor presence (“Gemba mindset”).

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability.

• Proficiency in statistical methods and data analysis tools (Excel, Minitab, PowerBI, or similar).

• Proficient in MS Office and SAP

Competencies

• Problem Solving

• Conflict Management

• Customer Focus

• Standing Alone

• Integrity and Trust

• Dealing with Ambiguity

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: $90,000- $110,000

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:

· Lead and develop teams to maximize performance, efficiency, service levels, and workplace safety.

· Ensure all products meet established quality standards and specifications.

· Establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures, including compliance with regulatory requirements (USDA, FDA), HACCP, and GMPs.

· Ensure accurate and timely completion of all QA and production documentation.

· Develop and manage weekly production schedules aligned with sales forecasts.

· Allocate production labor effectively to meet operational and productivity targets.

· Implement systems to monitor incoming raw material quality and ensure supplier compliance with company standards.

· Drive continuous improvement initiatives through analysis of production metrics and performance data.

· Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations, including energy conservation programs.

· Collaborate cross-functionally with Maintenance, Procurement, R&D, Sales, and Marketing to support operational improvements and growth initiatives.

· Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for existing and new products.

· Drive cost reduction initiatives and improve product yield and operational efficiency.

· Coach and develop front-line supervisors and team members to resolve operational challenges and achieve performance goals.

· Monitor equipment performance, reliability, and maintenance of company assets.

· Other duties as assigned or necessary

What You’ll Need:

· Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a food manufacturing environment, preferably producing sauces, starches, or fully cooked proteins.

· Proven experience collaborating cross-functionally with Quality Assurance, Operations, Maintenance, Materials, and Procurement teams.

· HACCP certification required.

· Strong leadership, coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills.

· Demonstrated ability to implement and sustain process improvements and operational controls.

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: $95,000.00-$135,000.00 USD annually + benefits + bonus

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:

· Lead and oversee warehouse operations across multiple facilities, ensuring alignment with company goals and growth initiatives

· Develop and execute warehouse strategies to improve throughput, accuracy, service levels, and cost efficiency

· Build, coach, and develop high-performing exempt and non-exempt teams; establish strong leadership bench strength

· Partner cross-functionally with Production, QA/FSQA, Procurement, and Logistics to ensure seamless operations

· Drive best-in-class inventory management practices, ensuring strict adherence to FIFO/FEFO and inventory accuracy targets

· Establish, monitor, and continuously improve KPIs (inventory accuracy, fill rate, labor productivity, on-time shipping, etc.)

· Lead warehouse planning, slotting optimization, and capacity management to support business growth

· Oversee inbound, storage, staging, and outbound operations to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance

· Implement and enhance SOPs and processes to improve operational performance and scalability

· Leverage ERP/WMS systems to improve visibility, reporting, and decision-making

· Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, process standardization, and waste reduction

· Ensure accurate and timely inventory transactions, cycle counts, and reporting

· Ensure full compliance with all regulatory and company standards, including GMP, HACCP, SSOP, OSHA, and environmental requirements

· Partner closely with FSQA to uphold product quality and food safety standards across all warehouse operations

· Maintain audit readiness at all times and lead responses to internal and external audits

· Ensure accurate receiving, storage, and shipment of products, including proper documentation and verification processes

· Oversee inventory control procedures, including cycle counts and reconciliation

· Coordinate intercompany transfers across facilities

· Support production teams by ensuring timely staging and availability of materials

· Maintain warehouse conditions, including sanitation, organization, and environmental controls

· Champion a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement

· Ensure adherence to all safety programs and proactively reduce workplace incidents

· Lead training programs on GMPs, safety procedures, and operational best practices

· Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

· Bachelor’s degree preferred

· 7+ years of progressive warehouse/logistics experience, including leadership across multiple locations

· Strong background in food manufacturing or fresh/perishable goods highly preferred

· Deep understanding of GMP, HACCP, SSOP, OSHA, and food safety standards

· Proven experience with ERP/WMS systems and data-driven decision making

· Demonstrated success in leading large teams and developing leaders

· Expertise in inventory management, cycle counting, and process optimization

· Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

· Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

· Forklift certification required; stand-up forklift experience a plus

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with 24/7 operations

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: $130,000.00-$145,000.00 USD + bonus + 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:

• Responsible for monitoring, and programing critical control points (CCP), product food safety and quality throughout the manufacturing process.

• Responsible for performing sanitation verification and allergen testing on equipment and other areas required.

• Responsible for the correct recording and filing of all relevant record logs and documentation.

• Ensures the correct recipe guidelines for products are met during processing.

• Work closely with production staff to maintain and education in the areas of sanitation, hygiene, GMP’s and other food safety guidelines.

• Responsible to issue disciplinary action when directed.

• Collect product samples for product development, lab retains, and the laboratory when directed.

• Perform inspections on products, equipment, and machinery.

• Other duties and projects as assigned by QA Management.

What You’ll Need:

• 1-3 years’ experience in a food processing environment.

• 2+ years’ experience in a meat or poultry processing environment preferred.

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Diploma in Microbiology or food science.

• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP’s, allergens, and food defense

• HACCP Certification.

• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, and Excel)

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and problem-solving skills

• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.

• Flexibility and ability to work mandatory overtime and weekends 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 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.

The pay range for this role is $20.00- $30.00 per hour + 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:

· Manage and maintain purchase orders for direct sourced raw materials and packaging using MRP/SAP based systems or processes.

· Work with suppliers on a daily basis and manage Supplier Delivery Performance (On Time In Full) KPIs - Need to be extremely proactive with a high sense of urgency on supplier follow ups for purchase order delivery dates and ordered quantities, this also involves tracking shipments via ASNs (Advanced Shipping Notices) for ground and ocean freight to ensure it is delivered and received on time at the right warehouse.

· Support factory operations and production team, buyers and purchasing activities, mitigate supply issues and inventory replenishment/replacement due to inventory adjustments or non-conforming material, establish root cause and corrective action.

· Manages dynamic forecasts and manages replenishment planning for materials to ensure specified customer service levels are met.

· Communicate daily issues, including specification changes, deviations, late deliveries, etc. with factory production team and category buyers.

· Manage Supplier Lead Times, MOQs and Transit times.

· Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish, develop and maintain healthy working relationships with suppliers, internal cross functional teams, and peers.

· Organizes the internal flow of materials within the manufacturing unit/factory and the transferring of materials to and from the inventory or warehouse.

· Expedite raw materials and packaging materials from approved suppliers as needed with consideration for cost and value.

· Escalate challenging supply issues to category buyers and related stakeholders in a timely manner after exhaustion of efforts.

· Participate and implement continuous improvement programs to reduce improve quality, lead-time, and reduce costs.

· Participate in continuous improvement programs and activities, develop and implement cost-saving strategies without compromising quality or service.

· Extensive experience in Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

· Extensive experience in Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations, issues, and considerations for systematically managing distribution of inventory for multiple plants or warehouses; ability to apply related knowledge and experience in real practice

· Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

· Bachelor’s degree in business related field or similar.

· Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in material planning or scheduling, inventory management and working with vendors/suppliers.

· Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems: Specifically using SAP/MRP systems or alternative system to manage inventory, knowledge of the process, must be able to comfortably navigate and execute in the commonly used screens or environments.

· Great communication and conflict management skills is a must as this is a very dynamic, fast paced supply chain environment that may occasionally be of high stress.

· Must be proficient at reading, math, written and verbal communication.

· Must have intermediate computer skills with a good working knowledge of spreadsheets, high proficiency in Excel preferred.

· Must be a team player with good work ethic and ability to work under pressure.

· Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively.

· Extensive experience in Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

· Extensive experience in Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Competencies

· Problem Solving

· Conflict Management

· Customer Focus

· Standing Alone

· Integrity and Trust

· Dealing with Ambiguity

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 Pay Rate: $22.00- $25.00/Hour + 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:

· Own demand forecasting and replenishment planning for the Walmart business, driving forecast accuracy and alignment with internal and customer expectations.

· Monitor in-stock performance, inventory levels, and replenishment trends, proactively identifying risks and executing action plans to maintain strong shelf availability.

· Leverage Scintilla and internal data to analyze performance, identify opportunities, and support fact-based decision making.

· Partner closely with supply chain, demand planning, and replenishment teams to ensure alignment across forecasts, production, and inventory flow.

· Manage and track key Walmart operational metrics, including OTIF, ASN accuracy, fill rates, and inventory health.

· Identify and resolve issues related to order management, replenishment, inventory discrepancies, and supply chain execution.

· Own item setup, maintenance, and lifecycle management, ensuring accuracy across Walmart systems.

· Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports, dashboards, and business updates for the National Account Manager and internal stakeholders.

· Serve as a key analytical and operational partner to the National Account Manager, ensuring strong execution across all Walmart initiatives.

· Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and overall efficiency within the Walmart business.

· Collaborate cross functionally to contest invalid fines and fees.

· Other duties as assigned or necessary.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.

· 3-7 years of progressive experience in CPG sales analytics, supply chain, CPFR, or customer business analytics, with direct Walmart experience required.

· Strong hands-on experience with Walmart’s Scintilla platform and related tools.

· Proven ability to manage forecasting, replenishment, and in-stock performance within a retail CPG environment.

· Strong understanding of Walmart operational processes, including OTIF, ASN requirements, and supply chain execution.

· Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and drive execution.

· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience building dashboards and performance reporting tools.

· Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

· Effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes.

· Experience in refrigerated, frozen, or perishable categories preferred.

· Experience in a high-growth CPG company preferred.

· Based in Northwest Arkansas (Bentonville / Rogers area) with minimal travel required.

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, soups, and sauces, on a mission to make clean eating delicious and accessible. Kevin’s allows 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-free and hormone-free meat. A true market disruptor, Kevin’s Natural Foods is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand. For more information, please visit www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com.

Salary Range: $80,000.00-$130,000.00 USD + bonus + 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:

· Collecting and analyzing data about operational costs

· Setting standard costs of manufactured goods

· Developing and analyzing cost standards

· Issue Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual KPI Reports

· Measure and issue daily information on labor and yield

· Analyze operational results daily and weekly to aid Operational Managers control costs.

· Develop Costing for new products and/or product extensions.

· Develop, analyze and present What If scenarios to help Operations improve processes

· Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis to establish profit margins

· Establishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.

· Performing account reconciliations

· Preparing audit reports and presenting their findings to management

· Recommending changes to the company’s processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit

· Work with Finance and Operations in developing annual budgets

· Analyze actual results Vs Budget; report findings in concise and informative reports.

· Supporting other company accountants with invoicing and capital expenditure

· Track and report periodically on Capital Spend vs Budgets. Research and report variance to plan.

· Reconciles inventory (finished goods, raw, ingredients, packaging) quantities to ensure proper reporting in our pack outs.

· Inventory control: Reviews and audits inventory transactions and flows (adjustments, scrap, usage, transfer, receiving, etc.); investigates discrepancies and/or incorrect transactions.

· Review our Bill of Materials (BoM) vs Actuals for opportunities and accuracy.

· Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

· Bachelors degree in accounting or related field is preferred

· 2 or more years of Cost accountant or equivalent field experience

· Advanced knowledge of mathematics and statistics

· Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

· Understanding of organizational accounting concepts

· Strong financial analytical skills

· Ability to prepare financial reports and give recommendations based on available data

· In-depth knowledge of financial guidelines and regulations

· Excellent attention to detail

· Effective communication, including writing, speaking and active listening.

· Collaboration and teamwork

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: $22.00- $28.00 + 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

This shift will be Monday-Friday 9:00AM- 5:30PM with potential weekend work.

The Forklift operator will be responsible to perform a combination of tasks including but not limited to receiving, filling, shipping, and inspecting orders accurately and in a timely manner; efficiently and safely loads, unloads, and conveys materials. We are looking for individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments and will be hard working, punctual, dependable, self-motivated, self-managed, organized, and flexible. The ideal candidate will be looking for a long-term commitment to grow within a growing company.

What You’ll Do:

· Receives, locates, and transfers materials accurately and in a timely manner.

· Adhere to FIFO, FEFO inventory rotation.

· Works in dry, refrigerated and freezer warehouses with appropriate PPE for each.

· Counts and weighs materials and records information.

· Identifies damaged materials and records material shortages.

· Loads and unloads materials onto and from a variety of containers including but not limited to trucks, conveyors, racks, pallets, and/or trays; utilizes appropriate tools to accomplish task.

· Transports incoming and outgoing materials to designated areas utilizing hand truck or Forklift.

· Stacks and assembles materials.

· Perform floor counts when necessary.

· Maintains a safe, clean working environment.

· Participates in quality improvement efforts.

· Performs required administrative tasks; prepares all required reports and correspondence.

· Performs other duties as assigned by manager.

What You’ll Need:

· One to two years related experience preferably in a food production environment

· Familiarity with shipping practices and handling methods.

· Ability to work with minimal supervision.

· Commitment to excellence and high standards

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

· Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills

· Ability to manage priorities and workflow.

· Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.

· Attention to detail.

· Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.

· Strong interpersonal skills.

· Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

· Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace

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.

Pay Rate: $18.00-$22.00/hour + overtime +Weekends + 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

The Quality Assurance Manager at Kevin’s Natural Foods is responsible for overseeing the management and implementation of food safety programs for the company’s products. This role involves developing and formalizing food safety plans, supervising their execution, and managing the QA team to ensure adherence to food safety and quality standards. The Quality Assurance Manager plays a key role in securing and maintaining the company’s third-party certifications. A strong understanding of GMPs, labeling regulations, HACCP, and GFSI Certification Requirements is essential.

What You’ll Do:

• Develops and implements procedures for monitoring work activities to support sanitation, microbiological monitoring, overall food quality, and food safety objectives across all facilities.

• Assists in managing all facilities’ QA functions, directly overseeing QA supervisors to ensure consistent execution of food safety and quality programs.

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of the Company’s HACCP plans.

• Collaborates with product development teams to create risk assessments and food safety protocols for new products, ensuring full commercialization without delays or quality events.

• Works closely with the Production Team to implement and maintain food safety programs, ensuring compliance across production operations.

• Promotes continuous improvement initiatives and cost-reduction objectives, tracking progress and successes.

• Manages the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF System, including food safety and quality fundamentals, and ensures SQF documents, manuals, procedures, and forms are up-to-date.

• Communicates with relevant personnel to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF System across all departments.

• Maintains and updates all SQF documents and requirements, ensuring compliance with current standards.

• Responsible for follow-up activities related to manufacturing site audits, ensuring adherence to SQF Policies and Procedures.

• Other duties as assigned and necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• BS/BA degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry or related field is preferred.

• Minimum 5 years experience in managing a quality control function inside a food manufacturing environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills with ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.

• Ability to use PC and widely used software, spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (MS Word), etc.

• Ability to work independently as well as maintain constructive working relationships with people at all levels of the organization (inside and outside the company).

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.

The salary pay rate for this position is $115k - $140k + Bonus + 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

The assigned shift hours are 7:30 PM to 6:00 AM.

Scheduled Workdays:

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday

Scheduled Days Off:

• Wednesday
• Thursday

What you'll do:

· Support production managers in all tasks.

· Properly train employees to reduce safety hazards while working efficiently.

· Motivate and support all their team members to reach their full potential and have a positive impact in production.

· Maintain communication between management and employees to ensure policies are understood.

· Maintain record of points given to employees regarding tardiness.

· Communicate with their production manager to efficiently schedule employees PTO request while delivering production goals.

· Ensure all orders are built properly for our customers.

What you'll need:

· High School Diploma or GED preferred.

· 1 + year of food manufacturing experience

· Familiarity with warehouse processes and equipment (Forklift, electric pallet jack, etc.).

What Will Set You Apart:

· Experience within the food and beverage transportation industry preferred.

· Supervisor experience is a plus!

Working Conditions and Physical Aspects:

· You can expect to handle packages from small envelopes to boxes ranging up to 80 pounds.

· You’ll either stand in one place for extended periods of time, and will be walking a good distance around the facility – good shoes are a must!

· You should be willing and able to operate carts, dollies, hand trucks and other moving equipment to move large quantities of merchandise.

· Ability to reach, kneel, lift, stand, walk, and bend.

· You will be in and out of a refrigerated room with temperatures ranging between 34-36 degrees.

Communication Skills: All supervisors must communicate efficiently with their manager to provide feedback to employees on growth opportunities. They must be able to communicate professionally after being trained by their manager to promote a positive work environment.

Salary Range: $71,000.00-$75,000.00 + benefits + bonus

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

As a Food Scientist at Kevin’s Natural Foods, you will bridge the gap between culinary creativity and food science expertise. You will be responsible for developing innovative, flavorful, and health-conscious products that meet our rigorous quality, safety, and certification standards.

This role requires a unique combination of culinary intuition, scientific rigor, and commercial awareness to take concepts from initial ideation in the test kitchen through full-scale manufacturing. You will collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Operations, Marketing, and Sales to ensure products not only delight our consumers but also align with Kevin’s mission of empowering busy people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. 

What You’ll Do:

• Develops new product ideas and concepts, from test prototype samples through commercialization
• Creates product specifications and calculating initial formula and ingredient costs.
• Assists with sourcing new and uncommon ingredients to match our healthy standards, along with meeting our SQF and USDA certifications.
• Owns formulating product to meet all product claims.
• Assumes the role of an innovator and project leader, demonstrating initiative, creativity, and thoroughness in the execution of complex projects.
• Actively seeks out new food trends, consumer tastes, requests, and nutrition while monitoring local and national competition.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining data in a variety of systems for product IP, Operations training and internal/external compliance
• Works closely with the teams on establishing production processes, monitoring consistency and quality of foods, problem-solving production variances, and packaging of all items.
• Partner with Marketing and sales for new product introductions, food styling, photoshoots, etc.
• GFCO/Paleo/NGPV/USDA awareness and applied knowledge
• All other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• Passion for delivering safe, quality and delicious food to Kevin’s Natural Foods consumers.
• Bachelors degree in Culinology, Culinary Science, Food Science, Meat Science, Nutrition, or Culinary School certification with applied technical experience.
• 1-3 years applied experience in a restaurant kitchen or commercial/manufacturing environment, research chef experience is a plus.
• 2-4 years product development experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Extensive ingredient functionality, flavor development, and sensory evaluation experience.
• Understanding complex food systems from a physical and chemical perspective.
• Sound working knowledge of food science principals and manufacturing principles such as GMP, HACCP, food safety, sanitary practices and regulations.
• Good laboratory practices, including organized data documentation and presentation, attention to detail, and ability to follow batch protocols.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects/tasks at any given time.
• Strong computer skills, especially working with nutritional software, spreadsheets, and quality systems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proven success in development using sterilization of food products.
• Proven teamwork and collaboration in small groups.
• Product development of paleo/keto food products a strong plus.

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: $100,000.00-$130,000.00 annually + bonus + 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

Kevin’s Natural Foods is growing fast! We’re looking for an S&OP Champion with the strategic vision and operational know-how to help build the next evolution of our integrated planning capability. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a hands‑on, entrepreneurial environment and wants to make a meaningful impact on how we plan, align, and execute. This hybrid role will shape the future of planning at one of the fastest‑growing clean‑label food brands in the heart of San Joaquin!

As our S&OP Champion, you will co‑design the roadmap for S&OP implementation, engage senior leaders to create top‑down alignment, and guide the organization through cultural and process transformation. You’ll help modernize tools and systems, establish governance, and lead the change efforts needed to embed a disciplined, data‑driven planning cadence.

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

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

Summary:

The Inventory Control Clerk is an integral part of the warehouse operations team managing details of finished goods inventory ensuring that product on hold, aging inventory, and allocated inventory is reviewed constantly. Develops and maintains processes and procedures to ensure accurate and productive work activities for this area. Communicates with and Operations to ensure that inventory is ready for distribution.

We are looking for individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will be hard working, punctual, dependable, self-motivated, self-managed, organized, flexible, and looking for a long-term commitment to grow within a growing company.

What You’ll Do:

-Monitors and analyzes raw and finished goods inventory levels, inventory status, inventory availability and inventory movements to ensure product availability.

· Performs routine cycle counts and as directed by management. Reports findings to management.

· Reconciles and updates inventory to ensure system accuracy.

· Reviews inventory aging status to ensure adherence to FEFO; notifies management of issues immediately.

· Identifies slow or nonmoving items and communicates to management.

· Periodically reviews inventory on hold and follows up with QA on pending Product Disposition Requests (PDRs).

· Works with Production Coordinators and Procurement team and perform ad hoc item physical counts to ensure correct levels of inventory are available for production needs.

· Quantifies and submits for evaluation and authorization all inventory adjustments required.

· Ensures that identified damaged materials and shortages are properly reconciled and posted in SAP.

· Issues daily Inventory adjustment reconciliation to Management.

· Researches discrepancies from production in stock as necessary and makes necessary changes to correct discrepancies.

· Maintains a safe, clean working environment.

· Participates in quality improvement efforts.

· Performs required administrative tasks; prepares all required reports and correspondence. Performs other duties as assigned by manager

What You’ll Need:

- Two years related experience or equivalent

· Experience with inventory and clerical administrative practices, including SAP

· Provide Excel reporting and other computer based reporting.

· Ability to work with minimal supervision

· Commitment to excellence and high standards

· Good written and oral communication skills

· Strong organizational skills

· Ability to manage priorities and workflow

· Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm

· Acute attention to detail

· Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines

· Strong interpersonal skills.

· Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

· Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace

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.

The Pay Range for this role is $24.00- $26.00/ hour + 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:

• Develops new product ideas and concepts, from test prototype samples through commercialization
• Creates product specifications and calculating initial formula and ingredient costs.
• Assists with sourcing new and uncommon ingredients to match our healthy standards, along with meeting our SQF and USDA certifications.
• Owns formulating product to meet all product claims.
• Assumes the role of an innovator and project leader, demonstrating initiative, creativity, and thoroughness in the execution of complex projects.
• Actively seeks out new food trends, consumer tastes, requests, and nutrition while monitoring local and national competition.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining data in a variety of systems for product IP, Operations training and internal/external compliance
• Works closely with the teams on establishing production processes, monitoring consistency and quality of foods, problem-solving production variances, and packaging of all items.
• Partner with Marketing and sales for new product introductions, food styling, photoshoots, etc.
• GFCO/Paleo/NGPV/USDA awareness and applied knowledge
• All other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need: 

• Passion for delivering safe, quality and delicious food to Kevin’s Natural Foods consumers.
• Bachelors degree in Culinology, Culinary Science, Food Science, Meat Science, Nutrition, or Culinary School certification with applied technical experience.
• 1-3 years applied experience in a restaurant kitchen or commercial/manufacturing environment, research chef experience is a plus.
• 2-4 years product development experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Extensive ingredient functionality, flavor development, and sensory evaluation experience.
• Understanding complex food systems from a physical and chemical perspective.
• Sound working knowledge of food science principals and manufacturing principles such as GMP, HACCP, food safety, sanitary practices and regulations.
• Good laboratory practices, including organized data documentation and presentation, attention to detail, and ability to follow batch protocols.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects/tasks at any given time.
• Strong computer skills, especially working with nutritional software, spreadsheets, and quality systems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proven success in development using sterilization of food products.
• Proven teamwork and collaboration in small groups.
• Product development of paleo/keto food products a strong plus.

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: $80,000.00-$120,000.00 + benefits + bonus

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:

• Develop, test, and commercialize primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions that support new product launches, quality improvements, and value‑engineering initiatives.
• Build packaging specifications, drawings, and Bill of Materials (BOMs), ensuring accuracy and manufacturing feasibility.
• Apply knowledge of materials such as film structures, pouches, trays, corrugate, and other food‑grade packaging formats relevant to refrigerated, frozen, and shelf‑stable applications.
• Partner closely with R&D, Operations, Procurement, Food Safety & Quality, Marketing, and external suppliers to bring packaging concepts from idea through commercialization.
• Proactively identify and test emerging materials that align with our mission to reduce our environmental footprint while maintaining food safety.
• Design and execute test plans using sound experimental methods to assess material performance, distribution durability, seal integrity, shelf life, and compatibility with processing equipment.
• Support packaging readiness during plant trials, production start‑ups, and ongoing operational needs.
• Troubleshoot packaging failures or process challenges, recommend solutions, and document learnings to enable continuous improvement.
• Evaluate cost‑savings and sustainability opportunities without compromising product safety or consumer experience.
• Stay curious and informed about industry trends, new materials, and emerging technologies relevant to food packaging.
• Build strong relationships with packaging suppliers to identify and assess new capabilities.
• Collaborate with our Global Mars Food and Nutrition colleagues on enterprise packaging initiatives and research.
• Other duties as assigned and necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• 2–5+ years of experience in Packaging Engineering or Packaging Development.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of packaging materials (films, laminations, plastics, corrugate, etc.) and how they interact with manufacturing equipment and food processing environments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, stay organized, and move work forward in a fast‑paced setting.
• A passion for the clean-eating/better-for-you space.
• Working knowledge of food safety and quality requirements as they relate to packaging (FDA, USDA, SQF, HACCP, GMP’s, etc.).
• Strong documentation and change-management skills, including specs, SOPs, and version control as the business scales.
• Strong understanding of how packaging decisions impact COGS, freight, sustainability goals, and operational efficiency.
• Hands‑on curiosity: you enjoy testing, experimenting, learning, and solving problems.
• Willingness to travel up to 20–30% for supplier visits, trials, and plant support.

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: $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 annually + bonus + 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