Part Time Production Roaster
JOE COFFEE•New York, NY
•$23 - $23•Onsite
About The Position
Production Roasters work alongside the roasting and production team under the Director of Roasting to properly roast daily coffee orders for retail, wholesale, and mail order customers. Proper roasting includes the safe operation of production roasting machines (and sample roasters when applicable). Production roasters complete job-related training, tasks, and responsibilities in safe, efficient, and quality-minded ways.
Requirements
- Ability to focus on small details within a task without interaction or supervision.
- Ability to shift between working collaboratively and working independently.
- Self-motivated: find meaning and value in repetitive tasks and physical labor.
- Patient and kind with yourself and your teammates.
- English language proficiency.
- Must be able and willing to lift or move weights up to 100-150lbs (assisted).
- Ability to work standing and moving in a non-climate controlled environment.
Nice To Haves
- Safety (equipment, food) and/or efficiency training (forklift, OSHA compliance, HACCP, etc.).
- Coffee and tasting experience.
Responsibilities
- Operate air compressors, production roasting machines, sample roasters, and scales according to guidelines.
- Utilize a computer to log all roast curve data on the Cropster application.
- Meet defined reference curve targets for all coffees roasted on the Loring.
- Maintain safety requirements for each shift, such as regularly removing chaff, replacing coffee barrel liners, and lifting heavy items with care.
- Report any machine issues to the Director of Roasting promptly.
- Seek assistance when necessary.
- Start or learn about cupping as it relates to coffee roasting and participate in production cuppings.
- Learn to actively calibrate palate with the roasting team.
- Develop an intimate knowledge of each coffee menu item.
- Participate in group tasting exercises with the Education department to investigate coffee brewing behavior.
- Maintain a tidy and organized work area during and after the shift.
- Correctly identify all green coffee.
- Contribute positively to the roastery’s inventory systems and maintain organization of Rainforest Alliance certified coffees.
- Store all green coffee on a pallet or elevated surface.
- Place all empty pallets near the front of the roastery for removal.
- Work with the production crew to expedite order fulfillment.
- Help set up or break down/clean the QC Lab after group tastings when requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
