Senior Chocolatier — Premium Chocolate & New Product Innovation

Raizcorp; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jack Rabbit Chocolate in Sandton seeks a qualified and highly experienced Chocolatier to join the production team. The role demands 5+ years in artisanal, commercial, or manufacturing environments, with advanced knowledge of tempering, moulding, enrobing, and ganache production.

The chocolatier will produce premium chocolate products, develop new concepts, support large-scale production, and ensure quality standards across all items while maintaining food-safety compliance and a clean production

Qualifications

• Recognised chocolatier qualification or related culinary discipline.
• 5+ years of professional chocolatier experience in artisanal, commercial, or manufacturing settings.
• Advanced knowledge of tempering, crystallisation, moulding, enrobing, ganache, fillings, decorating and finishing techniques.
• Strong understanding of different chocolate types and ingredient interactions.
• Experience developing, testing, and scaling chocolate recipes.
• Sound knowledge of food safety, hygiene, allergen management, quality control and shelf-life.

Responsibilities

• Produce a wide range of premium chocolate products (pralines, truffles, bonbons, ganaches, moulded chocolates, bars, enrobed products, seasonal confectionery).
• Temper chocolate accurately using manual and machine-based methods.
• Prepare fillings, inclusions, decorations per approved formulations and production standards.
• Operate chocolate-making and culinary equipment safely and efficiently.
• Monitor temperature, texture, crystallisation, and shelf life throughout production.
• Develop and test new products, flavours, textures, and seasonal ranges.
• Scale recipes for small-batch and large-scale production.
• Troubleshoot tempering, moulding, cooling, enrobing, filling, setting and storage issues.
• Ensure consistency across retail and wholesale orders.
• Complete daily production reports and maintain ingredient yields and wastage records.
• Monitor stock levels and assist with ingredient planning and scheduling.
• Maintain a clean, food-safe production environment.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and allergen controls.
• Minimise waste and improve resource efficiency.
• Collaborate with production, pastry, packaging and management teams to meet deadlines.

Skills

Chocolate tempering

Moulding

Enrobing

Ganache production

Decorating

Recipe scaling

Quality control

Food safety

Attention to detail

Mentoring juniors

Education

Chocolatier qualification

Tools

Temperation equipment

Enrobing machine

Moulds

Thermometer

Production scales

Job description

Jack Rabbit Chocolate in Sandton seeks a qualified and highly experienced Chocolatier to join the production team. The role demands 5+ years in artisanal, commercial, or manufacturing environments, with advanced knowledge of tempering, moulding, enrobing, and ganache production.

The chocolatier will produce premium chocolate products, develop new concepts, support large-scale production, and ensure quality standards across all items while maintaining food-safety compliance and a clean production