Piety and Desire Chocolate - FOH, BOH

Business/Employer Name: Piety and Desire Chocolate

Website: http://www.pietyanddesirechocolate.com

Hiring for:: FOH, BOH

Available Position/s: P/T café associate OR chocolatier (or both)

What is your starting pay?: café: $13/hr + tips (avg. $20/hr); chocolatier: $15/hr

Do you offer other employee benefits? If so, please list them here.: PTO

Job Requirements: 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

Do you consider your organization to be an equitable place to work? (Why or why not?) What supports are in place for your employees?: Yes, we strive to provide a safe and equitable place of employment for all. Aside from the obvious non-exclusionary hiring practices, we have always put people over profit in our decisions, particularly when it comes to scheduling and allowing for a healthy work-life balance that's dictated by our employees' needs and desires, while our pay structure would also be best described as equitable (e.g., paying women and gender nonconforming individuals more for equal work).
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.

Contact Name: Christopher Nobles

Contact Email: work@pietyanddesirechocolate.com