Verdelux Chocolates, the premier confectioner of the highest quality marijuana infused edibles in the State of Washington, is looking for valuable and experienced individuals to join our Cannabis Confectioner crew!
This position requires an individual to be familiar with, and have worked in, commercial kitchens. As part of this team, the qualified individual will be responsible for producing our high-quality chocolates, hard candy, soft candy, and other sweets. Cannabis Confectioners are responsible for exceeding quality controls standards, and working together effectively as a team, and individually as well. Great opportunity to learn a new skillset or take your current knowledge to the next level!!
This is a full-time position with a set schedule of 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Full time consists of 35+ hours per week, with the opportunity for voluntary overtime hours in the future. This position also offers the opportunity for growth within our Production Kitchen, as well as other departments of our organization such as research and development, marketing, sales, extraction, topicals, sales, procurement, and administrative.
Possibilities are nearly endless in this “flowering” industry!
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures put in place by the Kitchen Manager
- Accurately and consistently produce edible products per recipe specifications
- Package edible products
- Meet production goals
- Clean and sanitize work areas, utensils, and equipment
- Provide feedback regarding position and role efficiency
- Flexibly react to changes in the position and company
- Comply with all state and local laws per new cannabis regulations
Qualifications and Skills:
- REQUIRED - 2+ years of commercial kitchen experience (wholesale food production experience a plus)
- Ability to maintain productivity without direct supervision
- Excellent time management skills and ability to organize tasks within shifts
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks for extended periods of time
- Must have excellent manual dexterity and impeccable personal hygiene
- Strong communication skills
- Excels in team environment; follows direction easily
- High attention to detail and extremely organized
- Able to adapt to changing roles and responsibilities
Requirements:
- Must be 21 years old or older
- Understand and follow basic verbal and written instructions
- Fluent in both written and spoken English
- Ability to work in a group setting
- Ability to use a scale
- Effectively communicate information and respond to questions
- Possess basic mathematical skills
- Perform basic visual quality inspections on products
- Maintain the production pace of other team members
- Impeccable personal hygiene standards
- Must have a valid Driver's License
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be at lease 21 years of age
Physical Demands:
- Required to stand or sit for long periods of time, doing repetitive tasks with hands, pull/push, carry up to 50 pounds, and grasp
- Frequently walk, reach, and smell or taste.
- May involve some repetitive motions
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- May also engage in frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling of parts and part containers
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $14.00 /hour
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $14.00 to $16.50 /hour
Experience:
- chocolate, candy, or pastry: 1 year
- commercial kitchen: 2 years
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