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Chocolate Production Manager — Flores

Are you ready for your next adventure?

Join IKAT CACAO in Maukeli, Flores, for a hands-on food-production leadership role. Help build reliable daily production by organising people, schedules, inventory and quality in a remote, nature-rich setting.

You will bring practical manufacturing experience, clear team leadership and the ability to turn plans into consistent output. Chocolate experience is welcome, but it is not required.

Role Profile

We are looking for a Chocolate Production Manager for a full-time, on-site role in Maukeli, Flores, Indonesia. Applicants must currently reside in Indonesia and be willing to work on-site in Maukeli.

Role Overview

Work hands-on in daily production while deciding and coordinating what, how and when the team produces. Plan batches and shifts, allocate work, train colleagues and keep raw materials, packaging and finished-goods inventory under control. Own dependable output, hygiene, food safety, quality assurance and practical improvements.

Our planned team is around six or seven people: the Production Manager, Creative Chocolatier, Roaster, a chocolate-experienced Production Assistant and two or three helpers. Both the Manager and Chocolatier work alongside the team every day. The Chocolatier combines routine chocolate production with flavour and recipe development, troubleshooting and training; you organise the shared work and ensure clear priorities, materials and quality standards.

Requirements

Relevant hands-on food-production or food-manufacturing experience and practical team leadership are essential. You must be willing to do daily production work as well as organise a small team. We value production planning, inventory discipline, quality and food-safety awareness, reliability, initiative and practical problem-solving. Chocolate or cacao experience is preferred, not mandatory; broader food-manufacturing experience is welcome.

You must currently live in Indonesia and be willing to relocate as needed and work on-site in Maukeli, Flores. English proficiency is an advantage, not a requirement.