Chocolate Production Assistant

Primary Duties and Responsibilities (Chocolate Production):

• Bean-to-Bar Processing: Perform labor-intensive chocolate making tasks including roasting, winnowing, grinding, and tempering.
• Raw Material Handling: Execute raw bean treatments and prepare ingredients for the chocolate-making process.
• Quality Control: Maintain high standards of excellence to ensure every batch of chocolate meets Raphio’s "real and pure" requirements.
• Equipment Operation: Safely operate and monitor machinery such as grinders and roasters.
• Inventory Management: Manage and update inventory for cacao beans and production supplies, reporting status to the Production Manager.

Housekeeping & Maintenance:

• Sanitation: Wash and sanitize production equipment, tools, and dishes per standard health requirements.
• Workspace Upkeep: Clean and maintain the roasting and grinding rooms, floors, and all work surfaces to the highest hygiene standards.
• Organization: Store and organize incoming deliveries of heavy ingredients and production supplies.
• Facility Care: Participate in regular cleaning and sanitization of the bathroom and common areas as scheduled.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operational Improvement: Identify ways to improve production procedures and documentation to streamline the bean-to-bar process.
• Team Support: Assist the Operations team with preparing for farmers markets or offsite events when production goals are met.

Requirements & Working Conditions

• Physical Stamina: Able to perform heavy physical work, including lifting items up to 50 lbs and standing for the duration of the shift.
• Repetitive Tasks: Ability to complete high-quality repetitive work with consistent attention to detail.
• Reliability: Must be dependable, punctual, and trustworthy.
• Team Environment: Must be a positive, team-oriented individual who is helpful to coworkers.
• Environmental Exposure: Comfortable working around loud machinery (grinders) and in environments with extremes in temperature or humidity (roasting room).
• Schedule: Ability to work core business hours; some flexibility may be required.
• Driver License: Local deliveries and errands to purchase ingredients and supplies.

Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunities for advancement

Application Question(s):

• Will you be able to lift heavy items up to 50 lbs?
• Are you willing to follow detailed procedures and repetitive tasks?
• Do you have at least 2 references? We will call and verify.

License/Certification:

• Driver License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $19