Chocolatier

Job Title :

• Chocolatier Hours : Monday-Friday from either 7am-3 : 30pm or 11am-7 : 30pm Department : Confections Report : Head Chocolatier Wage : starts at $26 / hour   Chocolatier About Us Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in San Francisco’s Mission District.
• We make chocolate from only two ingredients, cocoa beans and cane sugar, and travel to origins as often as we can to build good, trusting relationships with the producers who grow and ferment the beans we buy.
• We’re always searching for good cocoa beans, and now we’re looking for a Chocolatier to support our in-house Confections Team.
• About the Job 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.  About You You are fascinated by all things chocolate, and feel great satisfaction working hard and fast towards concrete and measurable milestones.
• In the dynamic, supportive, and detail-oriented team environment, you eagerly offer a hand when needed and help brainstorm potential solutions for an issue that has everyone stumped.
• The team knows they can always rely on you and your high attention to detail, recognizing that your own high personal standards for the quality of your work matches perfectly with their own.
• You are self-motivated and feel great satisfaction with a spotless workspace where every item is in its place.
• You understand the safety standards that must be followed in a factory setting, easily maneuvering around running machines, communicating your location in a tight space, and knowing when to ask for help when you aren’t sure how to proceed.
• When you meet new information, you follow up with clarifying questions until you are confident that you could teach the same topic backwards and forwards to the next curious chocolate enthusiast.
• You easily adapt to the changing daily tides of a production-based company.
• We’re looking for someone who is eager to learn, good-humored, and likes to get their hands dirty.

Responsibilities Production :

Quality :

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 :

Maintenance :

Goals :

Other tasks as necessary   Requirements Available 40 hours / week, Monday-Friday from either 7am-3 :

How to Apply Dandelion is growing and we are invested in employees who take ownership over their role and are interested in contributing in a bigger way with us.