Pastry Assistant

About the role

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. Every chocolate bar we make starts with the bean, and now we’re looking for a Pastry Assistant at our 16th Street Factory to help us showcase our single-origin chocolate in our drinks and pastries in our San Francisco cafés.

Responsibilities

• Prepare batters, doughs, cakes, and ganaches for hot chocolates so that our teams can meet each day’s customer demand.
• Follow through on daily production assignments.

Requirements

• Weekend availability and can work full-time (35+ hours/week).
• Prior experience -- At least one year of previous pastry experience.
• Passion -- A passion for chocolate and pastry!
• Proactive and detail-oriented -- You don’t take short-cuts even when others might not notice.
• Positive, enthusiastic attitude -- People like to work with you, you prioritize a team win over your individual gain, and you proactively help to make this a great place to work by minimizing any drama or politics.
• Physical strength -- Comfortable doing repetitive tasks and standing for long periods of time.

Qualifications

We are looking for professionals who have the intention to commit to the role for at least a year. This full-time position starts at $23 an hour, and our shifts are from 4:30am-1:00pm and 7:00am-3:30pm, weekends required.

Skills

You are a master of consistency and refinement -- thorough, attentive, and precise with your work. You find zen in the repetition of production. You are a good communicator, punctual, kind, fastidious, and eager to learn.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized medical, vision, and dental benefits.
• The option to enroll in our 401k program.
• Paid vacation time, holiday pay, and paid sick time.
• Commuter benefits.
• FSAs.
• Chocolate tasting opportunities.
• A range of opportunities to grow and develop within the company.

Schedule

Shifts are from 4:30am-1:00pm and 7:00am-3:30pm, weekends required.

Pay

This full-time position starts at $23 an hour, and our shifts are from 4:30am-1:00pm and 7:00am-3:30pm, weekends required.

How to Apply

If you are interested, we’d like to see your resume and cover letter (optional), including a paragraph about your favorite food experience or influence and what excites you about the prospect of working in a single origin chocolate pastry kitchen.