Cajeta and Regional Confection Specialist

Responsibilities

• Specialize in cajeta production — slow-cooked Guanajuato goat milk caramel from nearby Celaya tradition
• Produce cajeta-based pastry and confection — cajeta tarts, cajeta truffles, cajeta ice cream, cajeta crepes
• Source Irapuato strawberries for seasonal cajeta-strawberry preparations — a classic Guanajuato combination
• Develop Valle de Querétaro wine-infused confections — port-chocolate truffles, wine caramels
• Produce traditional Guanajuato sweets — charamuscas (toffee pulled candy in skull shapes), xoconoxtle conserves

Requirements

• 2–4 years confection production with cajeta or Mexican regional sweets knowledge
• Cajeta copper pot technique — slow-cooked goat milk caramel requires 2–3 hours of careful temperature management
• Fruit-based confection skill — strawberry and other Guanajuato seasonal fruits
• Tourist market communication skills

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff meals

Work environment

Sweet shop or high-end café in San Miguel. San Miguel's tourist traffic includes many US and Canadian visitors encountering regional Mexican sweets for the first time — your cajeta is their introduction to Guanajuato's most beloved confection.

About the role

Celaya's finest in San Miguel's most beautiful shop. Cajeta from Celaya is nationally famous — but made well, with quality goat milk and patience at the copper pot, cajeta is one of Mexico's greatest confections. In San Miguel, surrounded by expats and international food tourists, a proper cajeta tart with Irapuato strawberries is a regional story told through pastry.