Roaster

Lacas Coffee Company LLC•Pennsauken Township, NJ

26d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for daily production roasting on a Jabez Burns R23 roaster, with backup roasting on a 30 kilo Joper roaster. The position involves setting up and monitoring roasts, recording data, and making adjustments to ensure roast standards. Responsibilities include transferring and grinding roasted coffee, maintaining quality through product analysis and cupping, and performing daily/weekly/monthly roaster maintenance and cleaning. The roaster will also assist in maintaining green coffee inventory records and tracking usage, ensuring compliance with HACCP, OSHA, FSMA regulations, and company GMPs, SOPs, and SSOPs. Cooperation with management and warehouse functions is expected to ensure product excellence, operational efficiency, and team success, while embracing a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Must have interest in the coffee industry and a desire to expand knowledge base
Reliability is essential. Individual must demonstrate flexibility to meet production and roasting demands, which can include occasional weekends and scheduled early morning or evening shifts
Computer Literate
Ability to work efficiently and intelligently with minimal supervision
Ability to multi-task in a production environment
Clear written and verbal communication skills; basic math skills
Problem solver with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Accountable and performance-oriented
Mature individual with consistently positive attitude
Must be able to lift overhead, bend, twist, climb, and work in confined areas.
Must be able to be on your feet all day for entire 8-10 hour shift
Ability to lift 75 pounds, move 150 pounds and to push/pull up to 1,000 pounds using pallet jack
Must be able to tolerate warmer temperatures in non-air conditioned space with heat producing equipment

Responsibilities

Daily production roasting on Jabez Burns R23 roaster; backup roasting on 30 kilo Joper roaster
Set up and monitor each roast, record roast data and make adjustments as necessary to ensure roast standards
Transfer and grind roasted coffee
Maintain quality awareness through regular product analysis and cupping of coffees
Perform daily/weekly/monthly roaster maintenance and roasting area cleaning
Help maintain green coffee inventory records and track usage
Work in compliance with HACCP, OSHA, FSMA regulations and all present and future Lacas GMP’s, SOP’s, and SSOP’s
Cooperate with all management/warehouse functions to ensure overall product excellence, operational efficiency and team member / company success
Embrace a culture of continuous improvement