Chocolate maker job description
Updated March 14, 2024
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Example chocolate maker requirements on a job description
Chocolate maker requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in chocolate maker job postings.
Sample chocolate maker requirements
- Bachelor's degree in food science or related field.
- Previous experience in chocolate production.
- Proficiency in using kitchen and production equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret recipes.
- Thorough understanding of food safety and sanitation regulations.
Sample required chocolate maker soft skills
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Great attention to detail.
- Highly organized and efficient.
- Creative and artistic flair.
Chocolate maker job description example 1
Lake Champlain Chocolates chocolate maker job description
Who: You are a team-oriented person that enjoys making things and physical work, while taking pride in the details. You’re thrilled by a busy holiday season in a chocolate factory! You don’t mind standing on your feet all day, lifting up to 50 lbs, and have reliable transportation.
What: Your day-to-day job will be making chocolate, packaging it and creating stunning gift-boxing. You’ll spend your days with a great group of co-workers, boxing up truffles, sea salt caramels, and chocolate bars with great care and attention to detail.
We expect and encourage our employees to make positive contributions to the Lake Champlain Chocolates’ culture by aligning personal behaviors with the company’s vision, mission and core values. As such, the position holder is expected to consistently AMAZE our customers, VALUE and encourage team member excellence and well-being; CARE for our community and environment; and GROW through innovative leadership, planning and execution. We respect individual initiative and creativity, demand attention to detail, and strive for the highest measures of quality in all that we do. It is through dedication to this vision that Lake Champlain Chocolates can become the gold standard of gourmet chocolate.
When working on the production side of manufacturing, decorate and fills molds with various chocolates to create chocolate novelties. Uses small equipment and hand tools to fill chocolate molds. Hand loads centers onto the enrober for chocolate coating. Decorates enrobed items. When working on the packaging side of manufacturing, hand-packs our specialty chocolates, assembles gift baskets, boxes/bags chocolate confections, wraps bars and labels products to delight our customers with uncompromising quality they can count on.
PRODUCTION SIDE OF MANUFACTURING:
1.Decorates novelty molds using squirt bottles, paint brushes, and fingers.
2.Fills molds with desired chocolate or centers using either cups, depositing machine, and hand scraping molds when necessary.
3.Makes sure stays in proper temperature throughout the day.
4.Transports molds to cold room or hollow mold spinner.
5.Demolds chocolates when they are hardened inspecting chocolate for imperfections.
6.Loads enrober by hand and decorates enrobed items.
7.Follows established policies, rules and regulations, and safety procedures.
8.Ensure Job sheets are completed timely and accurately and products that need to be labeled properly are.
9.Contributes in a team effort by performing according to the guidelines outlined in the Employee Handbook, the GMP manual and other directives; supporting directives and decisions of higher level management and accomplishing other duties as assigned.
10.Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing equipment used in novelty making and enrober belts.
PACKAGING SIDE OF MANUFACTURING:
1.Hand package specialty chocolates: assemble gift boxes, box/bag chocolate and wrap bars.
2.Hand tie ribbons and bows, label products, case pack and palletize.
3.Follow basic directions from Team Leader on the job assigned.
4.Work well with others as a team.
5.Learn and maintain knowledge of current products and packaging requirements.
6.Ensure the Quality and Standards for product are achieved, using the specification book, and visual samples.
7.Report any process and equipment problems in a timely manner to leader or supervisor.
8.Follow established policies, rules and regulations, and safety procedures.
9.Clean up work area at end of shift.
10.Assist other teams and departments as needed.
11.Troubleshoot problems.
Company DescriptionA Vermont Family Company since 1983. Vermont is more than an address for Lake Champlain Chocolates. It's home — where we live, who we are, and how we do business. It's also where we make our chocolates — right here in Burlington by the shores of Lake Champlain. And from the first truffle in 1983 to present day, Vermont has inspired us to take a craftsman’s approach to chocolate: creativity, patience, and mastery.
Our amazing team makes Lake Champlain Chocolates a great place to work! Sweet benefits include generous paid time off, paid holidays, medical insurance, free dental insurance, 401K match, company events, and lots of free chocolate! Lake Champlain Chocolates uses business as a force for good. We listen, learn, and adapt to ensure that we provide an equitable and inclusive work environment where all people experience belonging, opportunity, respect, and dignity. We seek team members who want to join us in that effort.
Join us in our pursuit of extraordinary chocolate moments!
What: Your day-to-day job will be making chocolate, packaging it and creating stunning gift-boxing. You’ll spend your days with a great group of co-workers, boxing up truffles, sea salt caramels, and chocolate bars with great care and attention to detail.
We expect and encourage our employees to make positive contributions to the Lake Champlain Chocolates’ culture by aligning personal behaviors with the company’s vision, mission and core values. As such, the position holder is expected to consistently AMAZE our customers, VALUE and encourage team member excellence and well-being; CARE for our community and environment; and GROW through innovative leadership, planning and execution. We respect individual initiative and creativity, demand attention to detail, and strive for the highest measures of quality in all that we do. It is through dedication to this vision that Lake Champlain Chocolates can become the gold standard of gourmet chocolate.
When working on the production side of manufacturing, decorate and fills molds with various chocolates to create chocolate novelties. Uses small equipment and hand tools to fill chocolate molds. Hand loads centers onto the enrober for chocolate coating. Decorates enrobed items. When working on the packaging side of manufacturing, hand-packs our specialty chocolates, assembles gift baskets, boxes/bags chocolate confections, wraps bars and labels products to delight our customers with uncompromising quality they can count on.
PRODUCTION SIDE OF MANUFACTURING:
1.Decorates novelty molds using squirt bottles, paint brushes, and fingers.
2.Fills molds with desired chocolate or centers using either cups, depositing machine, and hand scraping molds when necessary.
3.Makes sure stays in proper temperature throughout the day.
4.Transports molds to cold room or hollow mold spinner.
5.Demolds chocolates when they are hardened inspecting chocolate for imperfections.
6.Loads enrober by hand and decorates enrobed items.
7.Follows established policies, rules and regulations, and safety procedures.
8.Ensure Job sheets are completed timely and accurately and products that need to be labeled properly are.
9.Contributes in a team effort by performing according to the guidelines outlined in the Employee Handbook, the GMP manual and other directives; supporting directives and decisions of higher level management and accomplishing other duties as assigned.
10.Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing equipment used in novelty making and enrober belts.
PACKAGING SIDE OF MANUFACTURING:
1.Hand package specialty chocolates: assemble gift boxes, box/bag chocolate and wrap bars.
2.Hand tie ribbons and bows, label products, case pack and palletize.
3.Follow basic directions from Team Leader on the job assigned.
4.Work well with others as a team.
5.Learn and maintain knowledge of current products and packaging requirements.
6.Ensure the Quality and Standards for product are achieved, using the specification book, and visual samples.
7.Report any process and equipment problems in a timely manner to leader or supervisor.
8.Follow established policies, rules and regulations, and safety procedures.
9.Clean up work area at end of shift.
10.Assist other teams and departments as needed.
11.Troubleshoot problems.
Company DescriptionA Vermont Family Company since 1983. Vermont is more than an address for Lake Champlain Chocolates. It's home — where we live, who we are, and how we do business. It's also where we make our chocolates — right here in Burlington by the shores of Lake Champlain. And from the first truffle in 1983 to present day, Vermont has inspired us to take a craftsman’s approach to chocolate: creativity, patience, and mastery.
Our amazing team makes Lake Champlain Chocolates a great place to work! Sweet benefits include generous paid time off, paid holidays, medical insurance, free dental insurance, 401K match, company events, and lots of free chocolate! Lake Champlain Chocolates uses business as a force for good. We listen, learn, and adapt to ensure that we provide an equitable and inclusive work environment where all people experience belonging, opportunity, respect, and dignity. We seek team members who want to join us in that effort.
Join us in our pursuit of extraordinary chocolate moments!
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024