Tovala

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13open roles

8new in 30 days

0closed in 30 days

0remote-eligible

acceleratinghiring velocity

What they're building

Fresh meal production and plant operations in West Valley City, UT and Carol Stream, IL strong signal

Today: Fresh, chef-crafted meals delivered to your door

Roles: Plant Manager · FSQA (Food Safety Quality Assurance) Manager · Assembler (Food Manufacturing) · Sanitation Specialist · Part-Time Assembler

Requirements mention: direct and manage all plant operations · developing and enforcing good manufacturing practice (GMP) systems · SQF system · packing line

Inference: Tovala is staffing its existing food production operations, including a newly opened Plant Manager role in West Valley City (Oct 16) and line roles in Carol Stream, IL. The postings describe an operating facility, not a new one.

Connected oven firmware across a legacy Electric Imp/Squirrel fleet and a new ESP32-based IoT platform moderate signal

Today: Tovala Smart Oven that accesses each meal's cook cycle via WiFi

Roles: Firmware Engineer

Requirements mention: C/C++ · Squirrel · Wi-Fi · BLE · TLS · MQTT/HTTPS · RTOS

Inference: Tovala is running two oven platforms at once, maintaining the legacy Electric Imp/Squirrel fleet while developing the ESP32-based platform. The posting does not say whether or when the legacy fleet will be retired.

Lifecycle CRM for lead conversion, retention and win-back weak signal

Today: Weekly meal plans customers customize to their schedule and dietary needs

Roles: Director, CRM

Requirements mention: lifecycle programs · win-back programs · Customer.io

No inference drawn; this rests on a single posting.

Product strategy across hardware, software and fresh food delivery weak signal

Today: Tovala Smart Oven plus weekly chef-perfected meals

Roles: VP of Product

Requirements mention: insight-driven product strategy · test, learn, and deliver · cross-functional teams

No inference drawn; this rests on a single posting.

Where the headcount is going

Department	Open
Other	13

Of 11 open roles, 7 opened in the last 30 days and none closed; no posting gives a department, and the largest group is 7 plant and operations roles across West Valley City, UT (4), Carol Stream, IL (2) and Chicago, IL (1).

Who they need

Seniority: Mixed: 2 manager, 1 director, 1 VP, 2 senior, 1 junior, 4 not stated.

Skills named most: Food safety and sanitation, Good manufacturing practice (GMP) systems, SQF system, Plant operations management, C/C++, Embedded systems (RTOS, I2C, SPI, UART, BLE), AWS IoT Core, Customer.io, Lifecycle and win-back programs, Google Workspace administration, Endpoint and identity management, Incident response

Locations: Chicago, IL (5 roles: 3 at 1021 W Adams St, 1 at 815 W Pershing St, 1 listed as Chicago, IL); West Valley City, UT (4 roles, incl. 5041 W 2400 S); Carol Stream, IL (2 roles at 248 Tubeway Drive). No remote roles.

You'd fit if you have run food production or plant operations and can direct and manage all plant operations, as the Plant Manager posting asks.
You'd fit if you have developed and enforced GMP systems and handled third-party audits, as the FSQA Manager posting asks; or if you can clean and sanitize production equipment and lift up to fifty (50) pounds, as the West Valley City Sanitation Specialist posting asks.
You'd fit if you write C/C++ and have worked with Wi-Fi, TLS, MQTT/HTTPS and RTOS, as the Firmware Engineer posting asks.

How to use this

If you're applying: Four open roles are in food production at West Valley City, UT, and two are in Carol Stream, IL. The Firmware Engineer, Director, CRM, VP of Product, Sr. Systems Administrator and Inventory Associate roles are in Chicago, IL. None are remote. Check the location and the stated requirements before applying.

If you're selling or recruiting: The newest openings are in Chicago: all 5 roles there, spanning firmware, CRM, product, IT and inventory, are among the 7 opened in the last 30 days. The West Valley City Plant Manager (opened Oct 16) is also new. The West Valley City FSQA Manager has been open since Aug 19, and the West Valley City assembler and sanitation roles since July, so confirm those searches are still active before pitching.

Open roles (13)

Title	Location	Posted
Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist - Food Manufacturing	5041 W 2400 S, West Valley City, UT	2026-10-23
Production Assember (3rd Shift)	815 W Pershing St, Chicago, IL	2026-10-22
Plant Manager	5041 W 2400 S, West Valley City, UT	2026-10-16
Inventory Associate	815 W Pershing St, Chicago, IL	2026-10-06
Sanitation Specialist	248 Tubeway Drive, Carol Stream, IL	2026-10-06
Firmware Engineer	1021 W Adams St, Chicago, IL	2026-09-29
Director, CRM	Chicago, IL or Boston, MA	2026-09-28
VP of Product	Chicago, IL	2026-09-25
Sr. Systems Administrator	1021 W Adams St, Chicago, IL	2026-09-21
FSQA (Food Safety Quality Assurance) Manager	West Valley City, UT	2026-08-19
Part-Time Assembler	248 Tubeway Drive, Carol Stream, IL	2026-08-11
Assembler (Food Manufacturing)	West Valley City, UT	2026-07-10
Sanitation Specialist	5041 W 2400 S, West Valley City, UT	2026-07-07