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As of Aug 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for dandelion chocolate in the United States is $21.14, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.55 and $22.12 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is Dandelion Chocolate?

Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in producing small-batch, single-origin chocolate using just cocoa beans and organic cane sugar, without additives or preservatives. Dandelion Chocolate is known for its transparent sourcing, working directly with cocoa farmers around the world to ensure quality and ethical practices. They offer chocolate bars, pastries, drinks, and also provide factory tours and educational classes for chocolate enthusiasts.

What does a typical day look like for a chocolate maker at Dandelion Chocolate, and how does the team collaborate to ensure product quality?

As a chocolate maker at Dandelion Chocolate, your day often starts with roasting cacao beans, followed by grinding, refining, and tempering chocolate. Team collaboration is essential, as makers frequently communicate with quality control, packaging, and retail teams to maintain high product standards and ensure consistency across batches. Regular tastings and feedback sessions are part of the process, fostering a supportive environment where everyone contributes to refining recipes and techniques. This role offers hands-on experience and opportunities to learn from colleagues passionate about bean-to-bar chocolate making.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a chocolate maker at Dandelion Chocolate, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Chocolate Maker at Dandelion Chocolate, you need a strong understanding of food science, attention to detail, and experience with small-batch production, ideally supported by culinary or food manufacturing training. Familiarity with chocolate tempering machines, roasting equipment, and inventory management systems is typically required. Exceptional teamwork, time management, and a passion for quality craftsmanship help individuals excel in this role. These skills ensure consistent, high-quality chocolate products and efficient, safe production processes.

What is the difference between Dandelion Chocolate vs Barista?

AspectDandelion ChocolateBarista
CredentialsMinimal; often no formal certifications requiredOften requires food safety or coffee certifications
Work EnvironmentChocolate production facility, manufacturing settingCoffee shop, retail environment
Industry UsageFood manufacturing, artisanal chocolateHospitality, food service

While Dandelion Chocolate focuses on artisanal chocolate production, a Barista works primarily in coffee shops preparing beverages. Both roles involve customer interaction and require knowledge of their respective products, but they differ significantly in work environment and specific skills needed.

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Infographic showing various Dandelion Chocolate job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 76% Full Time, 21% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 2% Nights. Highlights an 97% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $43,981 per year, or $21.1 per hour.

Apprentice Chocolate Maker

Dandelion Chocolate

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$26.25/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 9 days ago

Job description

Location: 16th Street Factory
Job Title: Apprentice Chocolate Maker
Level: L2
Hours: Full-time, $26.25/hour
Department: Production Team
Report: Production Manager
Apprentice Chocolate Maker
About Us
Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in San Francisco's Mission District. We make chocolate from only two ingredients, cocoa beans and cane sugar, and travel to origins as often as we can to build good, trusting relationships with the producers who grow and ferment the beans we buy. We're always on the search for good cocoa beans, and now we're looking for an Apprentice Chocolate Maker to help our production team scale up and craft our single origin chocolate.
About You
You should love chocolate as much as we do, but you don't have to know everything - we'll teach you everything we know. After adequate shadowing and hands-on training, you will join our production team in their daily routine - roasting, cracking, sorting and winnowing cocoa beans, then tempering and molding chocolate bars. This is a physical job, but it's a labor of love. This is an opportunity to be part of the team working at our large factory on 16th Street where we are scaling up our processes and production, while striving to make some of the world's best chocolate.
You must be comfortable working with machinery and willing to go with the flow as processes change and develop and to work independently as well as with our team of chocolate makers. We prefer that candidates have worked in the food and beverage/culinary or manufacturing industry, as it helps with the pace and demands of this position. This full-time role starts at $26.25/hour with an increase after training. We're looking for someone who is eager to learn about chocolate, has a positive outlook, and likes to get their hands dirty.
Responsibilities
  • Production: Learning and performing all steps of chocolate making: sorting cocoa beans, roasting, winnowing, starting batches, refining and conching, tempering, grinding, and foiling, wrapping and labeling bars. Contribute towards our daily goals of sorting 550 kg of cocoa beans, roasting 8-10 roasts a day, tempering 7000 bars, and making sure we hit our target of 13+ conches a week. You can walk through the factory with a Senior Chocolate maker and be able to describe our processes and procedures per station and talk about how chocolate is made.
  • R&D and Quality: Tasting and evaluating chocolate bars for flavor and quality. You can tell if the flavor or consistency of a batch is slightly off. You can blindly tell where at least 7 chocolate bars country of origins are. You actively participate in Continuing Chocolate Education classes and stay curious about learning more about chocolate.
  • Sanitation & Maintenance: Cleaning and maintaining our production facility, including machines. You assist in projects such as the washing of bar molds, bins, sweeping the floor, and using the bucket washer. You know how to operate all of our chocolate machines safely, and are familiar with all of our machine SOPs and order of procedures.
  • Team: Work with the team to hit our daily production goals. You have a positive attitude even when things don't always go as planned and your team wants to work with you again and again.
  • Guest facing: While this role does not require leading tours, we frequently have tour groups coming through to visit the factory, crews filming, and many curious guests around the factory. Be a welcoming presence at the factory while being mindful of safety.
  • Other tasks as necessary. You stay curious and ask lots of questions, you are always willing to help and see projects through.

Requirements
  • Weekend availability: Available from 7:30am-4pm, with one weekend day (either Saturday or Sunday).
  • Positive outlook: Even among shifting priorities or broken machines, you are able to keep a healthy perspective and remain positive.
  • Kitchen know-how: Prior experience working in a commercial kitchen or production facility preferred, especially with a team. Comfortable with repetitive tasks.
  • Physical aptitude: This position requires that you be moving on your feet for most of the day and to occasionally lift objects up to 50-pounds. Must be able to stand, bend, squat, and use hands for tasks requiring both fine and gross motor skills.

Benefits
The benefits and perks continue beyond a robust chocolate education. Dandelion Chocolate constantly invests in our people and culture. All team members receive heavily subsidized medical, vision, and dental benefits as well as the option to enroll in our 401k program. All team members receive paid vacation time, holiday pay, and paid sick time. In addition, our team members enjoy commuter benefits, FSAs, chocolate tasting opportunities, and a range of opportunities to grow and develop within the company.
How to Apply
Dandelion is growing and we are invested in employees who take ownership over their role and are interested in contributing in a bigger way with us. If you are interested, we'd like to see your resume and a cover letter (optional) that includes a short description of your favorite food experience or influence. Keep in mind that we value passion, attitude, and hard work, so tell us what inspires you to want to join our production team.

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