Vacanta
Kitchen & Culinary

Gelatiere — Artisan Gelato

Italian gelato shop and café, Malecón Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta

MXN 10,000 – 14,000 / monthFull-time, permanent

Monthly salary + peak season volume bonus

Responsibilities

  • Produce artisan gelato and sorbetto daily using pasteurization and batch freezing
  • Develop seasonal flavors using local Pacific Coast fruit — mango, mamey, maracuyá, tamarind alongside Italian classics
  • Maintain gelato display case — visual presentation is critical for retail sales
  • Manage gelato production schedule, ingredient sourcing, and inventory
  • Train assistant gelatiere

Requirements

  • 2–4 years gelato production experience
  • Understanding of gelato science — overrun control, balancing sweetness and fat, stabilizers
  • Creativity in flavor development
  • Early production schedule — gelato must be ready for shop opening

Benefits

  • IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
  • Staff meals, uniform

Work environment

Gelato shop on PV's famous Malecón oceanfront. High pedestrian traffic year-round. Italian gelato on the Malecón with Pacific ocean views — the market is self-evident.

About the role

Joy in a cup. Artisan gelato made daily from fresh fruit in a Pacific coast city is one of the purest pleasures in food service. When a child tries your pistachio gelato for the first time, you've contributed something real to a human life.

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