Company description

At Raaka, we make unroasted dark chocolate. We love sharing the bold, fruity, and tangy flavors present in unroasted cocoa beans. We make uncommonly delicious chocolate from scratch, bringing the best out of single origin cocoa through creative craft and whole food ingredients. Since 2010, we’ve been introducing people to a new taste of chocolate, offering bars with Tanzanian cocoa nibs aged in bourbon casks, steaming over simmering wine, and bars made with both classic and unusual pairings like mushrooms, smoked teas, vegetables, and spices. We purchase fine flavor cacao directly from cooperatives and farms across the world, and we make everything from bean-to-bar at our factory in Red Hook, Brooklyn. No one makes chocolate like we do, and we’re always looking to make people think deeply and differently about the chocolate they eat.

We’re committed to operating in ways that maximize positive social and environmental impact.

Job description We’re seeking an HR & Admin Manager to manage human resources and administrative efforts at a growing chocolate factory in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
 

We are looking for someone who:

• Is proactive, detail-oriented and empathetic 
• Versed in balancing a number of responsibilities
• Brings strong HR perspectives and continually stay up-to-date on new laws and guidelines
• Is mature and professional in their handling of sensitive business information
• Is a responsive and courteous point of contact in serving the team internally and representing the team externally

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with CEO to manage HR and admin
• Ensure that Raaka's values are reflected in its policies and practices
• Run bi-weekly payroll, pay bills, and receive payments
• Manage benefits, business insurance, and workers' comp
• Manage onboarding and offboarding
• Cultivate and maintain positive workplace culture
• Develop policies and procedures
• Conduct Team-wide Employee Feedback System

• Manage Customer and Employee Experience Manager

Required Qualifications

• Available for 40 hours per week based in our office in Red Hook, Brooklyn
• 2-3 years experience working in HR & business operations
• Exceptional written & oral communication skills
• Friendly, positive attitude

• Enthusiastic team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with QuickBooks and ADP
• Spanish language proficiency
• Experience working at a small business with fast-paced work environment
• Passion for great food and socially conscious business
• Ability to work in office 5 days a week

The ideal candidate

• Shares our values (see below)
• Has a passion for small business
• Is comfortable working with a small team in a collaborative environment

Reports to: CEO & Founder

A bit more about Raaka

Our Passions:

• Pioneering Chocolate - It's our distinct pleasure to actively and creatively innovate in chocolate making
• Creating jobs we love! - We're committed to maintaining a positive and supportive work culture grounded in open, honest communication, respect, and hard work.
• Social impact - We partner with mission-driven cocoa producers who work hard to produce great cocoa beans, and we always pay a premium for them (generally, at least double the price of commodity cacao).

Our Values:

• Creativity: We love approaching chocolate making and responding to the challenges of small business with creativity.
• Quality: Everything we do, we commit to doing well.
• Joyfulness: Chocolate brings joy! We take a lesson from what it feels like to eat chocolate and practice working from a place of joy and sharing that with others.
• Direct, open, honest communication: We're best off when we understand each other.
• Sustainability: We work to be good stewards of the environment.
• Transparency: Better information leads to better decisions.
• Self-improvement: The workplace is a great place to get better at all kinds of things.
• Community: We're happiest when we're connected to those around us.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Raaka is an equal opportunity employer which supports a policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices including, but not limited to, hiring, transfer, promotions, training, compensation, benefits, and terminations.

Compensation this position is : salaried, varies DOE, $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 Application instructions DeadlineJune 29, 2020