United States
Sector
Keyword
Chocolatier
Minimum Hotel Management Degree
Not required
The tasks a Chocolate Maker is expected to perform include:
Making chocolate slabs or bars grinding cocoa beans, heating ingredients and forming slabs
Grinding cracked cocoa beans in mill to reduce them to thick liquid or paste
Pressing cocoa butter from ground beans, using hydraulic press to obtain blocks of cocoa
Grinding pressed flocks of cocoa to thick liquid
Mixing liquid chocolate, sugar and other ingredients in required proportions to a dough like consistency in machine
Feeding coarse mixed chocolate into machine to convert it to flakes
Heating mixed flaked chocolate and cocoa butter in steam heated pans to desired texture
Adding flavour to obtain chocolate bars or slabs
Ability to follow a recipe and work with different cooking equipment
Knowledge of modifying a recipe to change the texture of chocolate
Basic knowledge of the baking procedures
Skilled in tempering, moulding, sculpting and decorating chocolates
Skilled in creating new recipes
Knowledge of different flavours added to chocolates
Not applicable
Detail-oriented
Hardworking
Creative
Manual dexterity
It is not a desk job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is not a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available
Work from home option maybe available
Working hours
Companies usually work for 6/7 days a week and 9/10 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company
Shift system maybe available
Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?
No
This job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous as per The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)
For freshers - INR 12,000 to INR 20,000 per month
(These figures are indicative and subject to change)
Market Trend of Healthcare Sector in India
According to IBEF, the Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution in world food trade every year. Accounting for about 32 per cent of the country?s total food market, the food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. The Indian food and grocery market is the world?s sixth largest, with retail contributing 70 per cent of the sales. It is projected to grow at the rate of 104 per cent, touching US$ 482 billion by 2020. The Indian gourmet food market is currently valued at US$ 1.3 billion and is growing at a CAGR of 20 per cent. It is expected to cross US$ 2.8 billion by 2015.
Chocolate making is a flourishing business in India as well as abroad. An individual may opt for entrepreneurship in this field or even work for big chocolate making companies. The demand for chocolates has never gone down in the past and is expected not to drop in future as well. Therefore, Chocolate Maker is a great career option and has a promising future in India and abroad.
Candy and chocolate making companies
Confectioners
Food processing industry
Self-employed
Cities and towns across India
Will be updated
Various private and government institutes across India
Will be updated
