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Brief #19814Updated 11 AUG 2026CAROL STREAM, ILLeverY COMBINATOR
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Sanitation Specialist

Tovala designs and develops cooking software. The Company offers an application that allows users to control cooking method, time, and temperature. Tovala serves customers in the United Kingdom.

Location
Carol Stream, IL
Company size
200–500
Posted
2w ago
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Sanitation Specialist · Tovala

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Job title
Sanitation Specialist
Job location
248 Tubeway Drive, Carol Stream, IL
Job description
We’re Tovala, a food-tech company reinventing home cooking to save consumers time. Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and fresh food delivery, we make it incredibly simple for anyone to prepare and enjoy delicious, home-cooked meals without sacrificing time to do whatever matters to them. Through our superior technology, product experience and food quality, we have separated Tovala from the busy pack of other meal delivery businesses. In the process, we’ve amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following and our retention, product engagement and customer NPS are all best-in-class. We’ve raised over $100mm from great investors like Left Lane Capital, Origin Ventures, Y Combinator and Comcast Ventures and have invested strongly in building a unique culture that fosters growth, personal development and camaraderie.

Starting Pay: $19.50/hour

Why Team Members Love Working Here

  • Additional $0.25/hour raise opportunity every 3 months

  • Employee of the Month award — $150 gift card

  • Culture Champ Award — $350 gift card (quarterly)

  • Automatic entry into annual raffles with great prizes

  • Paid winter holiday shutdown (one week around Christmas time)

Schedule

5-day schedule — Thursdays & Sundays off

Responsibilities
The Sanitation Specialist will be responsible for cleaning and sanitizing all aspects of our food production facility and operation. This includes cleaning and sanitizing all production equipment, floors, surfaces, and walls within the kitchen, break rooms, restrooms, and office area, as well as checking and restocking supplies as needed while following Tovala’s food safety and employee safety policies. Food sanitation workers may also be required to complete relevant food safety/quality documentation.

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
  • Cleaning and sanitizing all aspects of our food production facility and operation Cleaning and sanitizing all production equipment, floors, surfaces, and walls within the kitchen, break rooms, restrooms, and office area
  • Checking and restocking supplies as needed, while following Tovala’s food safety and employee safety policies
  • Complete relevant food safety/quality documentation.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Qualifications
  • Ability to work independently through a list of tasks, seeking guidance when needed
  • Familiarity with cleaning solutions, including preparation and dilution of chemicals
  • Food certifications and licenses as required
  • Previous janitorial / sanitation experience
  • Physical Demands
  • Able to lift, push, or pull up to fifty (50) pounds
  • Able to stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently during shifts of 8+ hours
  • Comfortable working in hot and cold temperature environments
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    Where this role is based

    Carol Stream, IL

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    Tovala headquarters

    Chicago, IL

    Company size

    200500 employees

    Founded

    2015

    Total raised

    $68,639,786

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    Funding rounds

    • Series C$30M
    • Series B$20M
    • Series A$7.1M
    • Series A$9.2M
    • Seed$1.6M
    • Product Crowdfunding$255.6K
    • Pre Seed$500K