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Creative Japanese and French inspired luxury chocolate boutique is looking for a Assistant Chocolatier for production facility in Los Gatos, CA. Position begins September 2023. The ideal candidate has experience working in a professional kitchen, excellent customer service, flexibility, great attention to detail and a desire to learn and develop a new skill set.

About Deux Cranes Chocolates and Confections:

Deux Cranes creates chocolates and confections for the adventurous, curious, and passionate consumer. Our chocolates go beyond traditional dark, milk or white chocolates to include matcha white chocolate, passionfruit chocolate, and dark chocolate with miso roasted almonds, for example. Everything is made with great attention to detail and intentionally designed with style and aesthetics in mind. I want the chocolate to taste as good as it looks. We source the best quality chocolate from a chocolate maker in France and choose ingredients to highlight the beautiful food cultures of Japan and France.

There are so many people in America who are multi-cultural and have fascinating, rich backgrounds. This is what makes America unique and beautiful. Deux Cranes strives to fill that space where multiculturalism meets sweets and make chocolates and confections that appeal to people from all kinds of places and stories. Our greatest joy is to facilitate connections between people through Deux Cranes products. A lot of our customers who have been to Japan or France, or desire to go or have a link to those places feel a connection to my products, and that is so incredibly special. It makes us realize that we all share special connections, in sometimes unusual ways, and being able to spark that through our products is such a unique honor.

Job description:

Chocolaterie Assistant:

-Provide assistance to chocolatier: this will vary from polishing molds, making some product, and helping with packaging

-Support shipping/packaging needs of business

-Provide input and thoughtful opinions on products

-Packaging products

-Chocolaterie/kitchen environment maintenance (cleaning, organizing etc.)

-Inventory and stock management

-Assist in developing processes and systems for an ideal chocolaterie experience and environment

Boutique Assistance:

-Some assistance in the boutique may be necessary depending on client traffic

An ideal Chocolatier's Assistant is:

-Comfortable working in a commercial kitchen (previous kitchen experience is a plus)

-Hard working and able to focus on a single task for a significant amount of time

-Able to do physical labor including standing for 5-10 hours/day, lifting up to 50 lbs, using a step stool, sharp tools safely.

-Able to find joy and accomplishment in repetitive tasks

-Passionate about providing the best customer experience for all clients

-Inquisitive and thoughtful: you want to learn more about chocolate and confections and have an open mind about learning new skills and ideas

-Focused on attention to detail: you notice the little things other people might miss

-A self-starter: you don't always need to be told what to do and find ways to use your time productively while at work

-Flexible: we're a growing company and the day to day operations almost never look the same

-Interested in growing with Deux Cranes: we're looking to hire for the long term with professional development and growth in mind

-Able to speak, read and write English to maintain production reports or paperwork

-Able to comply with all relevant laws and regulations for safety and quality

-Experienced working in a commercial kitchen setting is a plus

-Up-to-date on their Food Handler's License

Hours:

Up to 40 hours/week (Full Time Employee)

Schedules may vary depending on season

Some weekends may be required

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Our hiring process is adapted to the challenges of the times. We will do our best to work with you to accommodate interviews as best we can. The health and safety of all current and prospective employees is our top priority. Precautionary measures at our facility includes health and temperature checks, increased cleaning of all areas in facility, limiting visitors, and limiting travel.

Deux Cranes LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Company DescriptionDeux Cranes creates chocolates and confections for the adventurous, curious, and passionate consumer. We are a minority-woman owned small business that has been featured in Food and Wine Magazine, The Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle. We are a small team of hard-working, collaborative, and driven people. Everything we sell is made with great attention to detail and intentionally designed with style and aesthetics in mind. Deux Cranes strives to fill that space where multiculturalism meets sweets and make chocolates and confections that appeal to people from all kinds of places and stories. Our greatest joy is to facilitate connections between people through Deux Cranes products.Company DescriptionDeux Cranes creates chocolates and confections for the adventurous, curious, and passionate consumer. We are a minority-woman owned small business that has been featured in Food and Wine Magazine, The Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle. We are a small team of hard-working, collaborative, and driven people. Everything we sell is made with great attention to detail and intentionally designed with style and aesthetics in mind. Deux Cranes strives to fill that space where multiculturalism meets sweets and make chocolates and confections that appeal to people from all kinds of places and stories. Our greatest joy is to facilitate connections between people through Deux Cranes products.

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