Seasonal Kitchen Assistant

Job Overview

We are a European-style chocolate shop in need of full-time kitchen help now through the Easter. Applicants should be able to keep up in a fast-paced environment and personable to work in a small store and kitchen. English is the main language spoken.

Duties would include general cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and store, including washing dishes and cleaning floors. Assist chocolatiers with their work by demolding chocolates, traying them up, assist in molding and enrobing processes, and more. Will train. Any kitchen experience would be helpful but not necessary. This would be great job for someone taking a gap year or looking to break into the food industry.

Must be able to stand all day and lift 50 pounds as needed. This is a production kitchen, requiring attention to detail, desire to learn, ability to multi-task, and the willingness to do what it takes to get everything done. As a small business, we do it all from carrying in shipments of materials, to creation of product, to maintaining the kitchen and shop and helping in the retail shop as needed. We are a small staff that works well together and looking to add to our team.

Position is full-time, typically Monday through Friday, 10:00am-6:30/7:00pm, but flexibility required.

Belgian Chocolatier Piron is an award-winning and internationally recognized Chocolatier, serving the Chicago area since 1983. Everything is made in-house in our Evanston kitchen, using bulk chocolate imported from Belgium, and flavors and ingredients from all over the world. We make all of our delicacies by hand with great care and skill, and never are any preservatives, stabilizers or extenders used. Our chocolates are made the way chocolates should be – naturally, with attention to detail, presentation, and taste.

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18