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# Food Safety Specialist at Kevin's Natural Foods

- **Company:** Kevin's Natural Foods
- **Location:** Mariposa Manufacturing Facility & Office
- **Compensation:** $75k–$85k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kevins-natural-foods/df0a7be4-e36d-43b4-b07c-f9c6f5d36444/application

**Skills:** SAP, Microsoft Office

> Supports food safety and quality programs through testing, audits, and investigations to ensure regulatory compliance. Coordinates microbiological sampling, environmental monitoring, and corrective actions while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain a safe manufacturing environment.

## Job description

The Food Safety Specialist supports the execution and continuous improvement of food safety and quality programs to ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and company standards. This role is responsible for coordinating testing, monitoring, audits, investigations, and corrective actions while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain a safe, high-quality manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Do:

- Coordinate and/or execute Raw Material, WIP, and Finished Good microbiological sampling and assays.
- Conduct and/or coordinate incoming material inspection and usage decision execution on SAP as assigned.
- Coordinate and/or execute Environmental Monitoring swabbing as required.
- Coordinate and/or execute air monitoring and water potability sampling.
- Coordinate external lab submissions as and when needed.
- Execute designed validation study protocols in the plant(s) as assigned.
- Conduct inventory checks and place requests for lab/QA supplies.
- Coordinate and/or execute internal audits as assigned.
- Support external audits as needed.
- Follow up on all non-conformances and corrective actions from internal and external audits as necessary.
- Coordinate and schedule Third-party calibrations and validations as needed.
- Conduct relevant data entry, trending and tracking as assigned.
- Support Food Safety related investigations where necessary (e.g., customer complaints)
- Support the CAPA Program.
- Support with Material Quality Notifications (MQN).
- Support Material Risk Assessments (MRA) and Packaging Risk Assessments (PRA) development.
- Support Raw Material Specification development.
- Support Food Safety and other trainings as necessary.
- Support with Mars gap assessments, technical audits and non-compliances.
- Support and/or execute special projects or other assignments as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Microbiology or a related field
- Self-motivated with proven leadership skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Thrive in a start-up environment.
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Prior experience in food environment a plus.
- Bilingual - English/Spanish beneficial.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Must have a positive attitude.
- Must have good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, effectively under pressure, and deadline-oriented environment.
- Flexible availability: we work night and weekend shifts.

Competencies

- Technical Capacity.
- Organizational Skills.
- Problem Solving/Analytical.
- Time Management

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: $75,000.00- $85,000.00 + Bonus + Benefits Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below: https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

## About Kevin's Natural Foods

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kevin's Natural Foods produces refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces made with clean ingredients, designed to make healthy eating convenient for busy people.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Mars, Incorporated in 2023)
- **Headquarters**: Stockton, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Kevin McCray

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Food and Beverage Manufacturing (Consumer Packaged Goods)
- **Target customers**: B2C – health-conscious consumers seeking convenient, clean-label meals; also sold through major retailers (in-store and online)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor.” [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Refrigerated Entrées**: Ready-in-minutes, chef-inspired meals that are gluten-free, soy-free, and free from refined sugar.
- **Frozen Meals**: Same clean ingredient philosophy in a frozen format for longer shelf life.
- **Sides, Pastas, Soups & Sauces**: Complementary products that extend the brand’s clean-eating promise across multiple meal occasions.

All products are keto and paleo certified. [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as a private company. Acquired by Mars in July 2023 for **$800 million** (reported). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at **$140 million** (LinkedIn data). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mars, Incorporated (parent company since 2023); prior private equity round in 2021 with 2 undisclosed investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew **53.4% year-over-year** (to 72 employees). LinkedIn followers increased **62.4% annually** (26,567 followers). Products available nationally in major retailers. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in clean refrigerated entrées**: Kevin’s was the first brand to offer a full line of refrigerated meals that are free from gluten, soy, dairy, and refined sugar while being certified keto and paleo.
- **Mars backing**: Access to Mars’ global supply chain, R&D, and distribution network accelerates innovation and shelf placement.
- **Founder story-driven brand**: Kevin McCray’s personal health journey creates authentic consumer trust and a strong brand narrative.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expansion under Mars**: Leveraging Mars Food & Nutrition resources to scale production, enter new retail channels, and accelerate product innovation while maintaining clean-label integrity.
- **Category leadership**: Continuing to disrupt the refrigerated/frozen meal aisle with better-for-you options that don’t compromise on taste.
- **Talent growth**: Actively hiring across operations, supply chain, finance, sales, and quality assurance to support rapid growth. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kevins-natural-foods)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “humble, hungry” with a focus on personal development and internal mobility. The team is “smart, humble, and passionate.” [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kevin-s-natural-foods)
- **Work model**: Hybrid and remote options available for many roles; some positions (e.g., manufacturing) are on-site. Offices in Stockton, CA, with a hybrid workspace policy. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kevin-s-natural-foods)
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Proud equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds make better teams. [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/pages/careers)
- **Growth trajectory**: High headcount growth (+53% YoY) and acquisition by Mars signal stability and opportunity for career advancement.
- **Perks**: Competitive pay (e.g., Sales Operations Intern $20–$25/hr, Senior Finance Analyst $28–$32/hr), benefits, and a mission-driven work environment.

## Sources
1. [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kevins-natural-foods)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kevin-s-natural-foods)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)

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