{"id":3910960,"url":"https://alion.io/job/raizcorp-pastry-chef","title":"Pastry Chef","company":{"id":3883025,"name":"Raizcorp","domain":"raizcorp.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/raizcorp-2","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Simplify","truth_index":null},"role":"Hospitality","role_family":"Hospitality","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Sandton, South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":200000,"max":300000,"currency":"ZAR","period":"year","gross":true,"usd_annual":18176},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T05:20:33Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T05:20:33Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":11,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":11},"description":"Description\nJack Rabbit Chocolate is a leading chocolate manufacturing company dedicated to creating exceptional chocolates with passion, precision, and attention to detail. We combine traditional chocolate-making techniques with innovative flavours and contemporary designs to produce premium-quality confectionery for both retail and wholesale customers.\nWe are seeking a qualified and highly experienced Pastry Chef or Chef with proven chocolatier experience to join our dynamic production team and contribute to the creativity, technical expertise, and exceptional quality for which Jack Rabbit Chocolate is known.\nPosition overview\nThe successful candidate will be a skilled Pastry Chef or professionally trained Chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, ideally between 5 and 8 years, and strong practical experience working with chocolate and confectionery.\nThis is a hands-on production role that requires a combination of culinary expertise, creativity, technical chocolate-making skills, and exceptional attention to detail.\nThe ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in professional pastry or culinary arts, together with demonstrated experience in chocolate tempering, moulding, fillings, ganaches, confectionery production, and chocolate finishing techniques.\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for producing premium chocolate products, developing innovative recipes and concepts, supporting commercial production, and consistently maintaining Jack Rabbit Chocolate's high quality standards.\nWhile a formal chocolatier qualification is not essential, proven practical experience and technical competence in chocolate production are essential.\nKey responsibilities\nProduce a wide range of premium chocolate and confectionery products, including pralines, truffles, bonbons, ganaches, moulded chocolates, chocolate bars, enrobed products, and seasonal confectionery.\n\nApply professional pastry and culinary techniques to chocolate production, including the preparation of fillings, creams, caramels, ganaches, inclusions, decorations, and other confectionery components.\n\nTemper chocolate accurately using both manual techniques and professional tempering equipment.\n\nPrepare and execute chocolate and pastry-based recipes according to approved formulations, production specifications, and quality standards.\n\nOperate professional chocolate-making, pastry, and culinary equipment correctly, safely, and efficiently.\n\nMonitor chocolate temperature, texture, crystallisation, consistency, setting, shelf life, and final product appearance.\n\nApply creative pastry skills to the development of innovative chocolate products, flavour combinations, textures, fillings, and finishes.\n\nParticipate in new product development, seasonal collections, and the improvement of existing product ranges.\n\nAccurately adapt and scale recipes for both small-batch artisanal production and larger commercial production volumes.\n\nIdentify and resolve technical production challenges relating to tempering, moulding, cooling, filling, enrobing, decorating, and storage.\n\nEnsure consistency in taste, texture, presentation, portion sizes, and product quality across all retail and wholesale orders.\n\nSupport chocolate-based pastry and confectionery production where required.\n\nComplete daily production records and accurately document ingredients, production yields, wastage, and completed products.\n\nAssist with stock control, ingredient planning, production preparation, and scheduling.\n\nMaintain a clean, organised, hygienic, and food-safe production environment.\n\nEnsure compliance with food safety regulations, hygiene standards, allergen management, and internal quality-control procedures.\n\nMinimise ingredient waste and contribute to efficient, cost-effective production processes.\n\nCollaborate closely with the production, pastry, packaging, and management teams to meet production targets and customer deadlines.\n\nAssist with training, mentoring, and supporting junior production staff when required.\n\nStay informed about new chocolate-making techniques, pastry innovations, equipment, ingredients, and industry trends.\n\nBe available to work overtime during peak production periods when required, with prior notice wherever possible.\n\nMinimum requirements\nA recognised qualification in Pastry Arts, Professional Cookery, Culinary Arts, Patisserie, Confectionery, or a related culinary discipline.\n\nA minimum of 5 years’ professional experience as a Pastry Chef or Chef, preferably with 5–8 years of relevant industry experience.\n\nProven, hands-on experience working with chocolate and producing professional-quality chocolate or confectionery products.\n\nPractical knowledge of chocolate tempering, crystallisation, moulding, ganache preparation, fillings, enrobing, decorating, and finishing techniques.\n\nStrong pastry or culinary skills, particularly in preparing fillings, creams, caramels, ganaches, and other components used in chocolate and confectionery production.\n\nA good understanding of different chocolate varieties, couverture chocolate, cocoa percentages, flavour combinations, and ingredient interactions.\n\nExperience following, developing, testing, documenting, and scaling recipes.\n\nExperience working in a professional pastry kitchen, confectionery environment, chocolate production facility, or commercial food production operation.\n\nAbility to operate professional pastry, chocolate-making, and culinary equipment.\n\nSound understanding of food safety, hygiene, allergen management, quality control, and shelf-life requirements.\n\nExceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing consistently high-quality products.\n\nCreativity and a passion for producing visually appealing, innovative, and premium confectionery.\n\nAbility to work efficiently under pressure and meet demanding production deadlines.\n\nStrong organisational, planning, time-management, and problem-solving skills.\n\nAbility to work independently while contributing positively to a production team.\n\nFlexibility and willingness to assist across different areas of production when required.\n\nReliable transport to and from Sandton is advantageous.\n\nDesirable attributes\nPrevious experience as a Pastry Chef, Chef de Partie (Pastry), Chocolatier, or Confectionery Chef in a professional kitchen or production environment.\n\nExperience working with premium or luxury chocolate and confectionery products.\n\nExperience in both artisanal chocolate-making and larger-scale commercial production.\n\nAdvanced chocolate decorating, moulding, hand-finishing, and presentation skills.\n\nExperience developing innovative chocolate flavours, fillings, textures, and seasonal product ranges.\n\nKnowledge of recipe costing, stock management, production planning, and waste reduction.\n\nExperience supervising, training, or mentoring junior kitchen or production staff.\n\nA portfolio demonstrating previous pastry, chocolate, or confectionery creations would be advantageous.\n\nA creative mindset, with a passion for exploring new techniques, ingredients, flavours, and finishes.\n\nA professional, proactive, solutions-focused approach and strong work ethic.\n\nA willingness to learn, adapt, and contribute to the continued growth and success of Jack Rabbit Chocolate.\n\nWorking hours\nMonday to Friday: 08:00–17:00.\n\nOvertime may be required during peak production periods, seasonal production, or when large customer orders need to be completed and dispatched. Prior notice will be provided wherever possible.\n\nWhy join Jack Rabbit chocolate?\nCompetitive, experience-related salary.\n\nThe opportunity to apply your pastry and culinary expertise in a specialised premium chocolate manufacturing environment.\n\nHands-on experience working with high-quality chocolate, ingredients, and professional equipment.\n\nA creative and collaborative working environment where innovation and craftsmanship are valued.\n\nOpportunities to contribute to new product development, seasonal collections, and exciting confectionery concepts.\n\nExposure to both artisanal chocolate craftsmanship and commercial-scale production.\n\nOpportunities for professional development, skills enhancement, and career growth within an innovative chocolate company.\n\nWho should apply?\nWe welcome applications from qualified Pastry Chefs and professionally trained Chefs who have a genuine passion for chocolate and demonstrated practical experience in chocolate-making and confectionery production.\nYou do not need to be a formally qualified Chocolatier to apply. However, you must have the technical skills, practical experience, and confidence to work professionally with chocolate in a production environment.\nIf you are a creative, technically skilled Pastry Chef or Chef who loves working with chocolate and takes pride in producing exceptional-quality products, we would love to hear from you.\n\nPackage & Remuneration\nR200 000 - R300 000 per annum\nAbout Us\nWelcome to Raizcorp careers\n\nAt Raizcorp, we believe in doing work with purpose – the kind that challenges you, inspires you and creates real impact.\n\nFor over 25 years, we’ve helped thousands of entrepreneurs across South Africa turn bold ideas into thriving businesses. From school-level entrepreneurial curricula to equity partnerships with scale-ready ventures, our eight specialist divisions stretch across industries, sectors and impact levels. That means extraordinary variety and real opportunity.\n\nBut we’re not your average company. We’re a full-on entrepreneurial ecosystem. We build our own IP. We challenge convention. We hire people who are curious, purpose-driven and brave enough to speak up and stand out. We don’t do lazy work or autopilot jobs – we expect you to think, contribute and grow. That applies to the entrepreneurs we serve and, just as importantly, to every person who joins our team.\n\nIf you’re hungry to learn, eager to be challenged and determined to make a real difference, Raizcorp could be the most meaningful career move you ever make.\n\nYou’ll thrive at Raizcorp if you...\n\nAre lit up by purpose and impact\n\nCrave deep learning and real personal development\n\nLove asking, “But why do we do it this way?”\n\nGet excited by high standards (including your own!)\n\nCan keep up in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment\n\nLike systems and structure but don’t need your hand held\n\nFeel energised by being part of a values-driven team\n\nBelieve in the power of entrepreneurship to change lives\n\nWhat does every day feel like at Raizcorp?\n\nThere’s no sugar-coating it: we work really hard. You’ll be challenged intellectually and emotionally. 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