Piety and Desire Chocolate is currently seeking awesome people to join our retail café!

Currently, we're looking for someone to fill PT hours for an entry level position at our café, although we'd also love to find someone that's interested in a management position or who has the culinary training and experience to also work at the chocolate factory.

The ideal candidates will either have barista experience or food service experience - ideally both, though we are willing and able to train candidates with potential and customer service experience, though knowledge of- and adherence to food safety protocols are of paramount importance. 

Café Position Duties/Aptitude:

-customer service: greeting, educating, assisting, and serving guests

-simple POS and register operations

-preparing café beverages

-typical café opening and closing and side duties

-handle food products safely and responsibly

-maintain café cleanliness and appearance

-initiative to perform known duties without instruction

-restocking products correctly by rotating stock 

-amenable to receiving instruction and correction

-ability to multi-task

-mainting a positive attitude 

-experience working well under-pressure

-willingness to learn about- and convey knowledge of chocolate production

-ability to memorize and communicate product information

Factory Position Duties/Aptitude:

-manufacturing chocolate (sorting and roasting beans, winnowing, loading and unloading chocolate machinery, tasting lots of chocolate)

-manufacturing confections (bars, bonbons, ganaches, caramels, etc)

-cleaning up after oneself and potentially others

-must be able to stand for a 6-8-hour shift and lift 50 pounds without hurting oneself

-must be an honest, descent, fun-loving human being who's able to work in a very sanitary manner in a very relaxed environment

-must love washing dishes, as that's half of the magic of chocolate-making!

-intrinsic motivation to perform one's duties

Requirements:

-High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent vocational education

-ability to remain on one’s feet for an 8-hour shift

-possibly lifting over 25 lbs

-ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull

Compensation will be competitive and based on the expertise and skills shared with us. 

We currently offer flexible scheduling and one week paid time off for full time employees, generous employee discounts, and an opportunity for growth in several areas of management in the near future.

We believe in providing a living wage, not a minimum wage. 

We believe BLACK LIVES MATTER.

We believe in providing a safe and loving environment for our BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ friends, family, neighbors, and customers.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment that mirrors the population of New Orleans. 

We are committed to not only following, but exceeding health and safety protocols for COVID, while offering a clean, safe and nurturing work environment. 

Please submit your resume (or detailed work experience letter) and a brief note about desired hours and availability for consideration.

Thank you for sharing your interest, your time, and your joy!