Tortilla Production Assistant

Tortillería Pachanga is hiring folks to join our team at our production space in Scarborough!

Does the idea of using organic ingredients to produce delicious, lovingly prepared food sound intriguing to you? Then, let's talk!

Tortillería Pachanga is a small producer of a variety of fresh corn tortillas using organic corn and other organic ingredients. We focus on sourcing locally and using traditional methods of preparation.

We are hiring two part-time production assistants with some additional tasks to be added depending on interest and availability.

Although incredibly cool, making tortillas is hard work. It is repetitive and physically demanding. However, with awesome coworkers, a positive attitude, and good music and humor, production can be a lot of fun. The positions are 14-24 hours a week with additional hours available in the future. There is some flexibility on start and stop time. Start times range from 7.am. to 9 a.m. and end times range from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. We produce Tuesdays and Thursdays although we are also looking for folks to work on other days for pre-production work and deliveries. The tortillería is located in the new Innovation District of the Downs in Scarborough.

Primary Job Description:

Catch, stack and package fresh corn tortillas as they come off the line

Maintain a clean and organized work space that is in compliance with food safety and manufacturing laws

Help to choose great tunes for tortilla making

Ware washing and sanitation

Additional possible tasks:

Delivery of products

Maintenance of inventory and ordering

Social Media

Sales

Corn steeping

Labeling and packaging

Skills and Experience: 


Ability to lift at least 50 pounds

Ability to work in hot and noisy environment

Ability to work on feet and in various positions throughout work day

Comfortable with repetitive motions

Ability to go with the flow

Desire to learn

Detail and quality oriented

Clean driving record (only if doing deliveries)

Tortillería Pachanga follows CDC policies and recommendations regarding Covid 19. For the safety of our team we require that all employees be vaccinated against Covid.

Interested candidates can reply to this post with a letter of interest and resume.