Want to Work at Lake Champlain Chocolates?

Thank you for your interest in working with us! Having found this page, you must love chocolate and be curious about what it’s like to work at a chocolate factory in Vermont. Well, in one word, sweet!

At Lake Champlain Chocolates you will find exciting challenges and opportunities within a fun atmosphere of mutual respect and teamwork. On a daily basis, we work together to:

• Amaze our customers.
• Value and encourage each other’s excellence and well-being.
• Care for our communities and environment.
• Grow profitably through innovative leadership.

Each employee contributes to the quality and excellence of our product, workplace and community through collaboration, innovation, honesty, respect and enthusiasm.

If this is the kind of work environment you are looking for and believe you can make positive contributions, please consider applying.

We hire seasonally in late summer/early fall for manufacturing, packaging and shipping positions; late spring for retail positions. We accept applications throughout the year and keep them on file for six months should appropriate positions become available.

Benefits
In addition to excellent medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life and 401K benefits, we offer paid days off for health & wellness, product tastings & educational workshops, seasonal celebrations, discounted ski passes and tickets to entertainment events. Oh yes - and chocolate!

Facilities
Our work environment consists of three retail stores located at 65 Church St, Burlington, 750 Pine Street, Burlington; and Rte 100, Waterbury Center, VT. Company headquarters and production facilities are located at 750 Pine Street, Burlington, VT. Our warehouse and shipping facilities are located at 290 Boyer Circle, Williston, VT.

Our Mission
At Lake Champlain Chocolates we blend fresh ingredients with fresh ideas, tempting our customers with luxurious chocolates and gifts.

By matching the quality of our people and our brand with the high quality of our chocolates, we continue to grow in new markets.

Our mission is to make chocolate lovers everywhere as fanatical about Lake Champlain Chocolates as we are.

Current Openings

Retail Sales Associates & Tour Guides
Love chocolate? Love people? Seeking passionate chocolate lovers to join our dynamic retail teams and help us to amaze our customers! Must enjoy working with the public and providing customers with an exceptional experience. Prior retail, barista and food service experience a plus. Interested in working at our flagship store on Pine St.? Must also enjoy public speaking and conducting daily tours.

Year-round, full-time positions available at all three locations. Ability to work weekends, holidays and extended summer hours, a must. If interested, stop by our Church St., Pine St. or Waterbury store to pick up an application or send a cover letter, resume and list of three references to: employment@lakechamplainchocolates.com. EEO.

Packaging Team Lead
Our Packaging Team is responsible for hand-packaging our specialty chocolates, assembling gift baskets, boxing/bagging chocolate confections, wrapping bars and labeling products to delight our customers with uncompromising quality they can count on.

As Packaging Team Lead, you are responsible for effectively leading a team of four to eight people to meet daily goals and assignments. Qualified candidates will have strong interpersonal, math, computer skills and be detail oriented. Candidates who have knowledge of packaging functions, procedures, Quality Control Standards, and previous experience leading teams, are preferred. Must be well-organized and have the ability to motivate and support the team(s). Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs., stand for long periods of time and follow established procedures. Full-time, 6am-3pm, Monday through Friday.

To apply for any position: Please send a cover letter, resume and list of three references to: employment@lakechamplainchocolates.com. EEO