Assistant Production Manager

Job Overview

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER

40 hours per week (full time)

On the job training

Benefits

Responsibilities

• Coating candy with chocolate, includes: tempering chocolate, cutting slabs of candy, boxing finished product
• Responsible for operating and basic maintenance of equipment
• Cooking caramel candy
• Production of other candies—e.g., pour mints
• Warehouse management
• Fork lift operation
• Purchasing ingredients
• Marketing jobs, includes: preparing annual catalog and periodic email blasts, some work with website
• Managing shipping department late November – December

Qualifications

• Focus and coordination to work at high-speed candy assembly line for an uninterrupted 75 minutes
• Physical strength able to lift 20 - 50 lbs.
• Team player – able to work well with others on candy crews and with production manager
• Good communication skills
• Flexibility and adaptability required for doing a variety of jobs
• Comfortable working in a quiet environment