Chocolatier

Dandelion Chocolate • San Francisco, CA

25d • $26 • Onsite

About The Position

A typical day on the confections team usually begins with cleaning and polishing our chocolate molds. You'll then help make batches of ganache, assist our team in casting the molds with our chocolate, and fill those molds with the ganache you made first thing in the morning. Throughout the day, you help keep the space tidy and organized, doing dishes as needed and making sure all surfaces are clean. You will also help with unmolding the confections and quality control (yes, that includes tasting!) as well as packaging the confections for sale. Our team cares deeply about the process and takes pride in an end product that reflects the hard work and care of our chocolate makers and producers. We prefer that candidates have kitchen or pastry experience, as it helps with the pace and demands of this position. This full-time position is Monday through Friday and starts at $26/hour. This is an in-person role at our Factory located at 2600 16th Street in San Francisco.

Requirements

• Available 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday from either 7am-3:30pm or 11am-7:30pm
• Previous bakery, kitchen, or confections experience -- especially the habits of washing hands, labeling and dating finished products, FIFO, and working thoughtfully around others.
• The ability to absorb new information in a fast-paced environment and to complete tasks quickly, accurately, and efficiently while working independently and with the team.
• A positive attitude. Chocolate can get messy and machines can break, so a positive attitude will serve you well!
• The ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and walking throughout your shift. This position requires that you be moving on your feet for most of the day and to occasionally lift heavy objects up to 50 pounds. We also do tasks that require repetitive motion.

Responsibilities

• Production: Learning and performing all steps of the confections production process to be an independent and contributing team member. You have a great sense of time management and proactively look for other tasks when you have finished your task and have unexpected downtime.
• Quality: Tasting and evaluating confections for flavor and quality. Holding high quality standards, monitoring each item that is produced to make sure it holds up to those standards. You have a keen attention to detail and are sure to call out when something doesn’t look right, even if it means more work for you and the team.
• Safety: Adhering to strict safety standards and following proper machinery, food safety, and quality procedures to ensure safety of the team and the product. We work with machinery each day and our team members depend upon each other to maintain strict safety standards.
• Maintenance: Cleaning and maintaining our production area, including machines and equipment.
• Goals: Ensure that you are hitting daily goals to help keep the team on track to meet product demands during all seasons, especially holidays and the busy holiday season.
• Packaging: Pack confections into boxes, keeping in mind the customer’s unboxing experience. If tissue paper tears or a sticker rips, you are sure to replace it and solve the issue rather than ignore it.
• Other tasks as necessary

Benefits

• All team members receive paid time off for vacation and sick time.
• We also offer an industry-leading subsidy on medical, dental, and vision insurance through Kaiser, Blue Shield, and the Guardian.
• We offer a 30% discount on all Dandelion products, a $150 annual Dandelion Chocolate gift card, chocolate and pastry tasting opportunities, free beverages and snacks, FSA benefits, commuter benefits, professional development training, safety shoe reimbursement for qualifying positions, CPR training, and safety training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed