Director, General Counsel

About The Krusteaz Company

Continental Mills, Inc.

dba The Krusteaz Company (the “Company”), is a third-generation, family-owned food manufacturing company that launched the country’s first pie crust baking mix sold commercially.

Our innovative spirit began in 1932 and continues today, selling baking mix and ready-to-bake products sold under company-owned and licensed brands, including Krusteaz®, Krusteaz Professional®, WildRoots®, Buck Wild®, Red Lobster®, and Ghirardelli®.

The Company hired its first in-house attorney/first GC in 2023 who has built a solid in-house legal foundation for us.

With our GC’s transition to retirement, the Company seeks an attorney excited about the opportunity to continue to build the department and integrate the legal function across the organization.

The General Counsel oversees and manages the provision of all legal services to the Krusteaz Company to ensure maximum protection of its legal rights and to maintain its operations within the limits prescribed by law.

Provides strategic guidance, consultation, and support to senior company leaders on a comprehensive range of legal and associated issues involved in carrying out the Company’s business.

Reports directly to the Company Chief Financial Officer.

Position Overview

The General Counsel (GC) is a key member of the Company’s executive team, providing strategic counsel to the CFO and executive team members on legal, risk, and operational matters.

This role delivers business-focused legal solutions that support growth, innovation, and operational excellence.  The successful candidate will demonstrate sound judgment and possess the interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships across functions.

This is a highly visible role with meaningful impact, offering access to a wide range of legal matters and the chance to work closely with business leaders across the Company.

The GC will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

Essential Functions: Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.


* Support day-to-day operations and long-term strategic initiatives of the Company.


* Manage all commercial contracting, including customer, supplier, distribution, licensing, confidentiality, creative services, and terms and conditions.


* Provide practical legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders across business functions and multi-state operations.


* Develop collaborative working relationships with the executive team and management to support the legal and compliance functions.


* Provide employment law-related guidance.


* Draft and/or review Company policies, guidelines and procedures, and propose implementation of new policies, guidelines, or procedures.


* Advance best practices for ethics, compliance, and privacy across the organization.


* Provide legal input on corporate governance and Company incentive programs.


* Enforce the Company’s Busines...