Confectioner

Confectioners mix sweeteners and other ingredients, and shape and cook confectionery including chocolate, toffee and other lollies.

Confectioners may perform the following tasks:

• examine production schedules to determine confectionery types and quantities to be made
• check the cleanliness and operation of equipment before beginning production
• weigh, measure, mix, dissolve and boil ingredients in pans
• operate equipment that refines and tempers chocolate
• assist with coating chocolate bars and preparing chocolate products
• control temperature and pressure in cookers used to make boiled sweets, starch-moulded products, caramels, toffees, nougat and chocolate centres
• operate equipment to compress sugar mixes into sweets
• check batch consistency using a stainless steel spatula or measuring equipment such as a refractometer
• sort and inspect finished or partly finished products.

Specialisations:

With experience and sometimes further training, it is possible to progress to leading hand, supervisory or management positions.

Most confectioners work full time. Senior confectioners provide on-the-job training to lower-grade employees and coordinate work in a team environment.

Personal Requirements:

• enjoy practical and manual work
• physically fit
• neat and clean
• enjoy working in a team.

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