Company Description
Sugar Planet- where candy is just the beginning!
At Sugar Planet we are making the sweet taste of candy an interactive experience for children and grownups alike, offering over 2500 different types of candy to meet every taste, craving and age. Sugar Planet, a family owned business, has been experiencing exponential growth in its first 5 years, with 20+ stores open by Summer 2024 all along the east coast. Our stores are stocked with the latest trending candy, unique sweets and high quality old-fashioned candy. We take pride in guaranteeing the very best customer service, stunning souvenirs and freshest yummies. We carry everything from fudge, taffy, ice cream and popcorn to cotton candy, gourmet chocolates and desserts, plus some fun arcade games too! Be a part of the candy store everyone’s talking about, where all of the happiest dreams come true!
Why join our amazing team?
5 Month Seasonal Employment at the Beach with FREE HOUSING!
Higher pay per hour
Flexible schedule
Fun environment
Self-selling items
Paid training
Referral program
Employee discount
Professional development
Role Description
This is a full-time, year-round on-site role as a Candy Maker located uptown in Ocean City, MD. The Candy Maker will be part of a team that ensures all freeze dried candy and chocolate orders are manufactured, packaged and fulfilled on time while ensuring high-quality standards are met. They will be trained in making freeze dried candy with state of the art freeze dried machines, and chocolate-making, and be responsible for running the machines, cleaning and maintaining them, packaging candy and packing up orders for wholesale deliveries. They will also assist in creating new candies and chocolates, ordering supplies, maintaining proper inventory levels, ensuring the candy meets the company's standards, and ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations. In this role you must possess strong attention to detail, a passion for candy and new candy trends and excellent work ethic.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience in basic and efficient candy-making and commercial kitchen operations
- Maintain high quality standards
- Strong attention to details
- ServSafe certified and proven knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience in making chocolate and desserts, a bonus
- Able to work flexible hours, including weekends, overnight shifts and holidays, as needed
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
- Learn to operate freeze dried machines to manufacture and package freeze dried candy line of products and then train kitchen staff in how to manufacture candies
- Implement efficient manufacturing and distribution protocols
- Follow a freeze dried candy batch schedule
- Help create new desserts and chocolates
- Work with management and social media team to execute social media campaigns
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Referral program
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Overnight shift
- Overtime
- Rotating shift
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
Ability to Commute:
- Ocean City, MD 21842 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Ocean City, MD 21842: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person