Job Summary

The CDS Brands Culinary Associate’s core responsibility is to produce chocolate and gummy confectionery products according to the recipes provided for the I am Goodness Brand of products.

General Accountabilities

• Preparing fillings for chocolate bars.
• Produce filled chocolate bars using plastic molds and various pieces of automated chocolate-handling and packaging equipment.
• Produce solid chocolate dots using various pieces of automated chocolate-handling and packaging equipment.
• Produce and package gummy candies using silicone molds and various pieces of confectionery equipment.
• Maintain the confectionery equipment, ingredients, and supplies that are utilized throughout the operation according to Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards.
• Appropriately handle and maintain confectionery raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.

Safe Quality Food (SQF) Responsibilities

• Complete all basic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training (FDA CFR 117) within the first week on the job.
• Comply with the spirit and the directives of all GMPs every minute of every day on the job

Desired Skills and Ways of Working

• Knowledge and understanding of kitchen safety and sanitation.
• Must demonstrate good organization habits and ability to multi-task.
• Excellent communication skills required
• Service orientation
• Mechanically inclined
• Problem solving abilities
• The ability to work irregular hours and extended shifts including late nights, and early mornings when required
• Strong and trustworthy work ethic
• Efficient and effective with time management
• Able to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail, quality, and meeting task deadlines
• Able to work independently
• Able to work anticipate problems and opportunities, and then take proactive steps to prevent/mitigate problems and leverage opportunities
• Knows and utilizes root cause problem solving procedures
• Develops and communicates ideas on how to address the root causes of problems
• Knows and utilizes Standard English oral and written communication skills and is able to fluently read English.

Education:

• Required - High School Diploma or GED
• Desired - Culinary Arts Degree or Certificate – *Pastry Preferred *(or working towards).

Desired Experience:

• Work experience in any of the following jobs: candymaking, confectionery production, pastry and dessert production, food production, restaurant kitchen cooking
• Hands–on experience working with chocolate and an understanding of the tempering process.
• Minimum 1 year experience in culinary/chocolate/pastry
• Must be authorized to travel internationally

Physical Requirements:

· Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on a regular basis and up to 50 pounds at times

· While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to hear, speak, stand, walk, climb balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and move for long periods of time in a physically demanding, fast-paced environment.

· The team member is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

· Must wear required PPE while performing job duties

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

· Noise level is moderate to loud