Chocolate Shop Team Member

2 positions/openings: 1 full time 5 days per week, 1 part time 2 days per week
Also open to seasonal employment for november and december only.
Part-Time | Year-Round | $19–$21/hour based on experience
Chocolate, people & a little bit of magic.
Le Chocolatier is a Canadian-owned chocolate company in Canmore, Alberta. We make our chocolates right here in Canmore and welcome visitors from around the world into our shop.
We’re looking for a Retail & Packaging Associate to join our team.
This is a hands-on role combining chocolate packaging, order preparation, working in our shop directly with customers.
Working with our team to ensure our chocolates are beautifully prepared, accurately packaged and ready for our customers to enjoy.
If you’re someone who takes pride in your work, loves working with people, enjoys being busy and likes the idea of working around chocolate every day, we’d love to hear from you.
*We are a BIG small business. Meaning we are looking for individuals who understand fast paced environments and can work fast when needed (especially for the christmas season)
WHAT YOU’LL DO
🍫 Chocolate Packaging & Preparation :
Package and label chocolates for retail, wholesale and corporate orders
Prepare chocolate bars, boxes, gift sets and seasonal collections
Ensure products are packaged beautifully and consistently
Assemble boxes, packaging and gift orders
Help keep the packaging and fulfillment areas clean and organized
📦 Order Fulfillment
Pick and pack online orders for shipping across canada
Prepare wholesale, hotel, Airbnb and corporate orders for local delivery
Assist with larger seasonal fulfillment projects
🛍️ Retail & Customer Experience
Welcome customers and provide warm, knowledgeable service
Learn about our chocolates and confidently share that knowledge with customers
Take sales
Restock and merchandise the shop during the day
Keep the shop clean, organized and inviting
Help create the kind of memorable visitor experience that makes people want to come back
🧹 General Shop Support
Assist with opening and closing
Maintain cleanliness and organization
Follow food safety, sanitation and company procedures
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for someone who is reliable, detail-oriented and genuinely enjoys being part of a fun team.
The ideal candidate is:
Friendly and confident with customers
Reliable and punctual
Detail oriented
Organized and able to stay focused when things get busy
Comfortable working at a quick pace without sacrificing quality
Comfortable with hands-on work
Comfortable standing and working on your feet for extended periods
Able to lift and move boxes and supplies
Curious and willing to learn about chocolate and our products
A positive team member who communicates well
Interested in becoming a valued, long-term member of our team
THIS ISN’T JUST A PACKAGING JOB
You’ll be doing much more than putting chocolates into boxes.
You’ll learn about our products, our production process, our customers and the business behind the chocolate.
One day you might be helping a visitor choose chocolates to take home or acting as a local ambassador and sharing helpful hiking tips or recommendations. The next, you’ll be preparing a high end corporate order, packaging chocolates for Christmas or helping get online orders out the door.
No two days are quite the same.
You don’t need to know everything about chocolate when you start — we’ll teach you.
What matters most is that you’re reliable, curious, hardworking and care about doing things well.
We’re looking for someone who wants to contribute, learn and grow with us, not simply clock in and out.
HOURS
This position is Full time 35-40 hours per week.
There is also is a part-time position available, approximately 15–25 hours per week.
Additional hours will be available during our busiest periods, particularly November and December.
Availability for weekends during Christmas season is an asset.
We are looking for someone who is interested in continuing with us beyond the Christmas season.
LOCATION
Le Chocolatier
#121, 701 Benchlands Trail
Canmore, Alberta
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume along with a short note telling us why you’d like to work with Le Chocolatier and what you think you would bring to our team.
We are looking for the right person, not simply someone to fill a position.
In-person applications are welcome.
We look forward to meeting you!