Head Chocolatier
2 weeks ago
Company Description
Grá Chocolates is a small batch chocolatier located in Co Galway, Ireland. We hand-paint our bonbons, source locally and ethically produced ingredients, and polish each mould individually to ensure a beautiful shine. Our dedication to quality and craftsmanship sets us apart in creating unforgettable flavors.
Our chocolate confections are produced on site, and include a wide range of chocolate products such as chocolate bonbons, truffles and hot chocolates. We also produce seasonal confections. Our market niche is hand-crafted premium chocolate products for sale directly to the end customer.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Head Chocolatier - Interim at Grá Chocolates in Galway. The Head Chocolatier will be responsible for overseeing the creation of hand-painted bonbons, sourcing ingredients, managing the production process, and maintaining the high quality standards of our chocolates.
As a Head Chocolatier you will work alongside the chocolate manufacturing team and report to Grá Chocolates founder Gráinne Mullins.
You will have previous experience in a chocolate shop or pastry kitchen as well as experience working in a team and with many departments.
Qualifications
- Kitchen background experience, preferably as a Chocolatier or as a Pastry Chef.
- Confectionery and Pastry skills
- Baking and Culinary Skills
- Experience in working with chocolate and creating bonbons
- Attention to detail and precision in craftsmanship
- Ability to work in a small batch, artisanal production environment
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Certification in pastry or culinary arts is a plus
- Level 2- 3 food handling /safety and hygiene certification.
- Experience in Pastry or professional kitchen environments making products elements from scratch.
- Organised and good at working towards production targets
Position Overview:
*We're growing fast, and as we grow this role will adapt with it. This is a chance to shape the first few years of a new brand, from new product development to execution to innovation.
As Head Chocolatier you will manage a team of chocolatiers, part time and full time. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:
- Have full knowledge of the product range, packaging, prices and promotions
- to maintain a leadership position, motivate and develop the production team through training and daily reinforcement of policies and procedures on the production floor
- to supervise the daily planning and preparations necessary to meet production needs
- to ensure consistent production of all chocolate confections according to the recipes and standards
- to maintain proper rotation of product in all chillers to minimise wastage/spoilage
- to be responsible for monitoring food quality and consistency by ensuring that the chocolate sold to our customers is of the highest quality and standard
- to ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of all work areas, utensils, and equipment
- to follow kitchen policies, procedures and service standards
- to follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food
- Perform other tasks, duties, and special projects as assigned
- New product development
- Strong communication skills and ability to conduct chocolate workshops will be an added advantage.
What it's really like to work here:
At Grá Chocolates, we do things differently. And that extends to our internal culture. We're a small team with a happy work environment. Grá Chocolates can offer a flexible work environment with social working times.
We have ambitious goals, and we know that every one of our team will play a vital role in hitting them. There's no micro-management. We trust each other to get shit done.
It's a fast paced, ever changing environment which also allows you to flex your creative muscles. We know that the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone so always encourage new ideas from our own team and our partners that will help push the business forward, and we're always open to bouncing ideas or having brainstorms.
Just like our brand, we know that style of work isn't for everyone. But if you have a fire in your belly to create something new we would love to have you join Team Grá.
We offer an exceptional working environment, development opportunities that are beyond everything, work in new kitchens as well as competitive rates of pay & benefits.
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