About Us
Bullion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Sheffield, Kelham Island. We make chocolate from simply cocoa beans and cane sugar - building lasting relationships with the growers we buy from. We're always searching for good cocoa beans, and now we're looking for a Production Assistant to support our production team over the festive season.
About the Job
A typical day on as a production assistant will involve roasting cacao, grinding and bagging up hot chocolates and packing/wrapping orders. Our team cares deeply about the process and takes pride in an end product that reflects the hard work and care of our chocolate makers and producers. We prefer that candidates have kitchen or pastry experience, as it helps with the pace and demands of this position. This part-time, temporary position over the festive season will be around 8-16 hours per week - there may be an opportunity to stay on past this period depending on the needs of the business. We have other positions available, including Christmas Market Team Members if interested in picking up more hours (access to a car essential).
Responsibilities
* Production: Learning and performing all steps of the confections production process to be an independent and contributing team member. You have a great sense of time management and proactively look for other tasks when you have finished your task and have unexpected downtime.
* Safety: Adhering to strict safety standards and following proper machinery, food safety, and quality procedures to ensure safety of the team and the product. We work with machinery each day and our team members depend upon each other to maintain strict safety standards.
* Maintenance: Cleaning and maintaining our production area, including machines and equipment.
* Goals: Ensure that you are hitting daily goals to help keep the team on track to meet customer demand for our busiest season.
* Packaging: Pack confections into boxes, keeping in mind the customer's unboxing experience. If tissue paper tears or a sticker rips, you are sure to replace it and solve the issue rather than ignore it.
Requirements
* Previous kitchen or pastry experience, whether this is from college or from a previous position -- especially the habits of washing hands, labelling and dating finished products, and working thoughtfully around others.
* The ability to absorb new information in a fast-paced environment and to complete tasks quickly, accurately, and efficiently while working independently and with the team.
* A positive attitude. Chocolate can get messy and machines can break, so a positive attitude will serve you well
* The ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and walking throughout your shift. This position requires that you be moving on your feet for most of the day and to occasionally lift heavy objects. We also do tasks that require repetitive motion.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm
Pay: £10.00-£12.21 per hour
Work Location: In person