Food product development & production

About the role

The position involves working alongside the product development team to support the creation and development of chocolate products. The primary focus is on developing recipes that can be scaled for production, tempering, molding, and packaging chocolate, while also ensuring quality control and adhering to SQF standards.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop recipes for chocolate products that can be scalable to production
• Tempering, molding, unmolding, and packaging chocolate
• Preparing ingredients according to existing recipes and processes
• Quality control and maintaining SQF standards throughout the workspace
• Acquire knowledge about ChocoSol’s entire chocolate line, ethos, and production methodology from farm to bar
• Product & Inventory Management
• Following logging procedures thoroughly and accurately
• Communicating inventory needs to the Production Manager in a timely manner
• Cleanliness and Sanitation
• Proper cleaning and routine sanitization of all tools, equipment, machinery, and molds
• Undertaking opening prep and end-of-day cleaning
• Maintaining personal hygiene to food prep standards
• Administrative Duties
• Create SOPs for any new products
• Document recipes, and recipe changes
• Regularly checking work emails and responding/following-up in a timely manner
• Actively engaging with Google Drive (Google Sheets, Google Docs) for effective communication regarding scheduling and hours worked

Requirements

• Recent Canadian College Graduate
• Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident

Qualifications

• Professional commercial kitchen experience is an asset
• Majoring in Culinary Arts, Chef, Pastry Chef, or Chocolatier programs are preferable

Skills & Attributes

• Positive, punctual, and professional with a strong team spirit
• Methodological and thorough, with a strong adherence to following protocols accurately
• Strong communication and excellent written documentation skills
• Ability to work well independently and take direction from team leads
• Passion and interest in cacao, making chocolate, ecology, and supporting local food systems

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (or 25 kg)

How to Apply

Please send your cover letter (addressed to Michelle Morris) and resume in PDF format to: michelle@chocosoltraders.com Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca. Thank-you for your interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. We receive many applications and cannot respond to all in-person, telephone, and email follow-ups.