Head Chocolatier

BE Chocolat; Fairfield (CT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

BE Chocolat in Fairfield, CT is seeking a Head Chocolatier to lead our chocolate team and craft exceptional confections. You will oversee a small, dedicated group of chocolatiers and drive high-quality production from concept to finished product.

Responsibilities include developing new recipes, managing inventory, forecasting peak production, and ensuring precise tempering and piping. A passion for chocolate and a collaborative spirit are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with (or adjacent to) chocolate
• Experience ordering and managing inventory preferred
• Managerial experience preferred
• Minimum of 4 years in the food industry preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 3 part-time chocolatiers
• Manage inventory and ordering of food and supplies
• Create new recipes
• Forecast peak season production
• Temper cocoa butter and chocolate in bowls and on marble
• Pipe fillings with precision and consistency
• Follow recipes precisely
• Stand for long hours in a small, shared, fast-paced workspace
• Experience producing ice cream is a plus
• Contribute to our diverse range of unique, high-quality chocolates
• Flexible hours: 35-40 hours/week in the off-season, 40+ hours/week during peak season
• Typically Monday–Friday schedule, with some Saturdays required during peak periods
• Pay will vary based on experience

Skills

Team leadership

Inventory management

Recipe development

Forecasting

Chocolate tempering

Piping fillings

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Food industry experience

Minimum 4 years in food industry

Job description

We are looking for a Head Chocolatier to join our Chocolate Team at BE Chocolat in Fairfield, CT. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about chocolate and working alongside our amazing chocolate team.

Job Highlights

At BE Chocolat, we are passionate and quality-focused. We aspire to create a positive work environment where individuals are encouraged to grow, learn, and master new skills. Everyone who joins our team becomes a valuable member of a small, hard-working, and rewarding group.

Our candidate must BE:

• Has a passion for chocolate and keen attention to detail
• Enjoys taking initiative and working as and leading a collaborative team
• Eager to learn new techniques and consistently improve their craft
• Brings a positive, "whatever it takes" attitude to the workplace
• Creative and artistic and likes to bring new ideas to the table

Job requires:

• Managing a team of 3 part-time chocolatiers
• Managing inventory and ordering of food and supplies
• Creating new recipes
• Forecasting peak season production
• Tempering cocoa butter and chocolate in bowls and on marble
• Piping fillings with precision and consistency
• Following recipes precisely
• Standing for long hours in a small, shared, fast-paced workspace
  
• Experience producing ice cream is a plus
  
• An opportunity to contribute to our diverse range of unique, high-quality chocolates
• Flexible hours: 35-40 hours/week in the off-season, 40+ hours/week during peak season
  
• Typically Monday–Friday schedule, with some Saturdays required during peak periods
• Pay will vary based on experience

Benefits

• A collaborative, creative environment
  
• An opportunity to contribute to our diverse range of unique, high-quality chocolates
• Flexible hours: 35-40 hours/week in the off-season, 40+ hours/week during peak season
  
• Typically Monday–Friday schedule, with some Saturdays required during peak periods
• Pay will vary based on experience

Education and Experience

• Experience working with (or adjacent to) chocolate
• Experience ordering and managing inventory preferred
• Managerial experience preferred
• Minimum of 4 years in the food industry preferred

More about BE Chocolat:

BE Chocolat is devoted to creating the highest Belgian quality chocolates while staying true and respecting the ancestral tradition of Belgian confectioners. We are working exclusively in small batches with couverture chocolate imported from Belgium using Callebaut's Belgian Finest product line, and high quality organic ingredients.

After expanding our location in Fairfield in 2022, a pop-up location opened with McArdle's Floral & Garden Design in Greenwich, CT. BE Chocolat has been featured in NPR, Forbes, Condé Nast Traveler and won Best of Gold Coast Desserts in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

BE Chocolat is a woman-owned business led by dynamic owner Sylvie Fortin, whose mission, passion and creativity are connecting people, building relationships and partnerships through her love of chocolate.It has been established in the US since 2014 andco-foundedwith Belgian Master Chocolatier, Benoit Racquet.

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