Dandelion Chocolate

Job Title: Product Maker 
Hours:   40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm
Department: Packaging
Report: Packaging Team Manager
Location: On-site, 3265 17th Street, San Francisco
Wage: Starts at $25/hour

Product Maker

About Us
Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in San Francisco’s Mission District. We make chocolate from only two ingredients, cocoa beans and cane sugar, and travel to origins as often as we can to build good, trusting relationships with the producers who grow and ferment the beans we buy. We’re always searching for distinctive, quality cocoa beans and now we’re seeking a positive, team-oriented, and detail-oriented Product Maker to help our packaging team operate as seamlessly as possible.

About The Job
Each day will be a little different, depending on the needs of the team. In the morning you will check in to see the task assignments for the day, you see that the group task is making gift wrapped bar sets. You have a brief check in with the team and start setting up your work area with all of the supplies you need and get started on your goal of 90 gift wrapped sets. After lunch, you do a quick check in with the team lead and it turns out we need to switch tasks, we have sold 100 custom ordered Nibby Toffee Boxes and will need to get them assembled and packed up in time for an afternoon pick up. At the end of the day you clean up your work area and make sure that all finished products are counted and that the task is closed out - once this is all finished you cut some ribbon to prep for a special project the following day. Other days, your mornings may be filled with helping the confections team tie ribbons on bon bon boxes, packing chips for s'mores kits, or hand labeling chocolate bars. No matter the task, you catch on quickly and always maintain our high quality standards even in a busy time. This full-time position starts at $25/hour.

About You
When working repetitive tasks you easily slip into a zen state of mind, staying focused on consistency and quality. You are eager to help out, offering assistance where it is needed when you can. You are self-motivated and able to manage your own time effectively, finding great satisfaction in a job done beautifully. Throughout the day you work efficiently through your to-do list, with an eye for the quality standards necessary for the factory space. While working around other Dandelion teams, you are a master of focus and consistency and are energized by an ever-changing work environment. You learn quickly and jump headfirst into new tasks, asking questions along the way and adjusting according to feedback. You are eager to take on more responsibility and grow within the lead, eventually training new Product Makers and even creating new standard operating procedures. 

Responsibilities

• Prepare products including taping and folding boxes, cutting ribbons, and filling tins. Assemble small and large gift boxes, creating an excellent customer experience from the ground up.
• Organize, sanitize and maintain Product Maker inventory and work space 
• Maintain daily communication and process flow across key departments i.e. receiving and delivering
• Learn new processes for making new products as they are rolled out
• Proactively look for tasks to help our daily operations run as smoothly as possible and identify ways to improve operating procedures.
• Use technology such as iPhone apps and spreadsheets to help the team track goals. 
• Manage time effectively by using downtime to set up for the next task
• Work with the team as well as independently. Proactively look for other tasks as necessary to help our daily operations run as smoothly as possible
• Other tasks as necessary

Requirements

• Attention to Detail -- You have previous experience in a role that required fine motor skills and a keen eye for detail. Adhere to quality standards even when it’s not convenient. 
• Quick learner -- Ready to jump into a task as soon as you are taught it and ask for feedback at key points.
• Positive attitude -- People want to work with and around you, and you like to see your team succeed.
• Repetition -- You are comfortable working in a role that involves repetitive tasks and fine motor skills/ hand motion. 
• Physical strength -- Ability to perform tasks requiring standing for long amounts of time, and walking throughout shift. Able to lift 25 lbs.

Benefits
The benefits and perks continue beyond a robust chocolate education. Dandelion Chocolate constantly invests in our people and culture. All team members receive medical, vision, and dental benefits as well as the option to enroll in our 401k program. Team members receive paid vacation time, paid holidays, and paid sick time. In addition, our team members enjoy commuter benefits, FSAs, local gym discounts, chocolate tasting opportunities, the chance to travel to origin and our Japan locations, and a range of opportunities to grow and develop within the company.