Culinary arts, Food product development

Position: Food product development & production
Organization: ChocoSol Traders 
Main Location: ChocoSol St.Lawrence Market and ChocoSol St. Clair Ave. W, Toronto.

Hours: 36 - 40 hours/week
Term: 1- year contract
Start Date: June 15, 2026 - August 15, 2027

Compensation: $22.50/hour and potential pay increase after 6 months based on review to $24.00/hour

Application Deadline: June 14, 2026
Eligibility: Recent graduate (within the last 12 months), aged 18–30, and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Apply: Please send your cover letter (addressed to Michelle Morris) and resume in PDF format to: michelle@chocosoltraders.com . Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

The Position:

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic production team. The development assistant will work alongside our product development team doing research and recipe development support. The core focus will be on development of a range of chocolate foods incorporating amaranth and pumpkin seeds, expanding on our range of delicious, nutritious, ecological, and ethical bean-to-bar chocolate goods. The role will include being involved in all aspects of product development from trial recipes and final formulation design in the kitchen to creation of SOPs, identification of new processes, drafting promotional materials and knowledge sharing. Along with the above the new team member will be trained to be an enthusiastic contributor to all aspects of ChocoSol’s passionate production and sales teams.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, very organized and detail driven with a passion for both chocolate & research. The candidate must be a recent Canadian College Graduate and a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

About ChocoSol Traders

ChocoSol is Canada's largest manufacturer of delicious, nutritious, ecological, and ethical bean-to-bar, stone-ground dark chocolate. We are a business and social enterprise transforming cacao into small-batch artisanal chocolate. We source all our materials directly from our growers and friends in Mexico and across central and south America and the Caribbean with a commitment to the most ethical and transparent trading practices. We collaborate directly with our farmers to continue to develop systems that produce both highest-grade Cacao on the planet and serve the communities in the best way possible.

We stand for ecology, supporting local food systems and the communities they come from and feel honoured to able create delicious, nutritious, ecological, and ethical bean-to-bar chocolate and share it with the world.

Key Responsibilities

Production Support

• Create and develop recipes for chocolate products that can be scalable to production
• Tempering, molding, unmoulding, and packaging chocolate.
• Preparing ingredients according to existing recipes and processes.
• Quality control and maintaining SQF standards throughout the workspace.
• Acquire knowledge about ChocoSol’s entire chocolate line, ethos and production methodology from farm to bar

Product & Inventory Management

• Following logging procedures thoroughly and accurately.
• Communicating inventory needs to the Production Manager in a timely manner.

Cleanliness and Sanitation

• Proper cleaning and routine sanitization of all tools, equipment, machinery, and molds.
• Undertaking opening prep and end-of-day cleaning.
• Maintaining personal hygiene to food prep standards.

Administrative Duties

• Create SOPs for any new products
• Document recipes, and recipe changes
• Regularly checking work emails and responding/following-up in a timely manner.
• Actively engaging with Google Drive (Google Sheets, Google Docs) for effective communication regarding scheduling and hours worked.

Required Certifications

• Food Handler’s Certification.

Experience & Education

• Professional commercial kitchen experience is an asset.
• Applicants majoring in Culinary Arts, Chef, Pastry Chef, or Chocolatier programs are preferable.

Skills & Attributes

• Positive, punctual, and professional with a strong team spirit.
• Methodological and thorough, with a strong adherence to following protocols accurately.
• Strong communication and excellent written documentation skills.
• Ability to work well independently and take direction from team leads.
• Passion and interest in cacao, making chocolate, ecology, and supporting local food systems.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (or 25 kg).

How to Apply

Please send your cover letter (addressed to Michelle Morris) and resume in PDF format to: michelle@chocosoltraders.com

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

Thank-you for your interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. We receive many applications and cannot respond to all in-person, telephone, and email follow-ups.