Production Roaster {Coffee}
3 days ago
Nashville
Job Description We are looking for an enthusiastic, responsible, and resourceful Production Roaster to roast our exceptional coffee in our Nashville facility. An employee in this position must express a passion for coffee, have a healthy level of confidence, and demonstrate a willingness to work hard for sustained periods. An ideal candidate will practice good communication skills, be organized, collaborative, trustworthy and be committed to coffee quality. Duties also include assisting in the daily packaging of assorted coffee bags, while maintaining company product standards and completing production operations in a timely manner. We are looking for a team member with a keen attention to detail and “can do” attitude. This full-time position in a fun, exciting field is crucial to the success of our company and to maintaining our exceptional coffee standards. Plus, all the delicious coffee you can drink! Prior coffee roasting experience is ideal, but not required. Hire will be trained. Hourly pay at $22 per hour, plus full health, dental, and vision insurance available, and lunch. Paid vacation time and retirement packages are available after 1 year of employment. Pay renegotiated after the first 90 days: Trial Period of onboarding and training. Schedule: Monday - Friday, approximately 6:00am - 2:00pm Production Roaster / Production Team Member Responsibilities • Receiving green coffee shipments and storing them in designated areas of the warehouse., • Pouring and weighing raw green coffee and loading roasters., • Roasting batches of coffee (primarily blends) to order each day, on two separate Probat roasting machines., • Continually maintain and develop roast profiles (recipes), including changes to coffee blends., • Log data for the roast batches produced and document roast profiles via Cropster Software., • Understand our quality control regiment (“Q.C.”) and participate in annotative quality exercises., • Perform as an effective and skilled coffee cupper/taster., • Manage roasting byproducts (chaff, burlap, GrainPro) to maximize, reuse or recycle., • Ability to learn and operate a forklift safely to load, unload pallets from trucks and for racking coffee., • Assist in organizing and cleaning of roasting and green coffee workspaces. Including maintaining all equipment and tools used in the day to day operation of the roasting department., • Assess daily production needs, • Generate stickers and label bags properly, fill different sized bags with specific measurements of various coffees, and seal and fold bags according to company standards., • Correctly and effectively package outgoing customer orders based upon sales orders/packing slips, • Meet daily deadlines for outgoing packages, including delivery orders, preparing outbound shipments, and staging packages for customer pick-up., • Stock, organize, and count inventory., • Help diagnose and problem-solve maintenance issues., • Maintain a clean and tidy production area, workspace, and facility. Assist in general daily warehouse maintenance/cleaning: sweeping, mopping, washing, blowing out debris with air compressor, etc., • Acting as a representative of the company during industry functions., • Maintain facility cleanliness and adhere to Food Safety Protocols and GMP Practices., • Being reliable, having adequate transportation and cell phone, having good communication skills, and a neat and professional appearance are all required., • Positive, outgoing, detail-oriented personality., • Ability to operate pallet jacks, hand carts, and forklifts., • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Proficiency in Google Docs., • Excellent organizational and time management skills., • Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects: Must be able to lift up to 150 lbs of green coffee to waist level and regularly lift full buckets of coffee weighing 15 to 30 lbs overhead., • Requires the ability to stand and walk the production floor for most, if not all, of the work day., • Regularly requires bending, squatting, sitting, and competent arm and hand motion. Stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and other repetitive physical motions are necessary., • Regularly required to see, hear, taste, smell and talk. decision-making | judgment | problem analysis and problem-solving | planning and organizing communication | hospitality-focused | quality oriented | teamwork | adaptability | flexibility | high energy level | stress tolerance | work ethic | empathy | self awareness | intelligence | the desire to learn Frothy Monkey Roasting Company offers an inclusive and creative workplace. Our team members have the opportunity to collaborate with others, grow professionally, and contribute to a growing company. We extend hospitality to our guests and to each other. We offer generous benefits (health, dental, vision, 401k) for full time employees and competitive pay for all positions. 90-Day Goals • Be familiar with each coffee that Frothy Monkey Roasting Company roasts and distributes., • Be familiar with blends, and with flavor profile terminology., • Understand green coffee weight loss and be able to calculate the required amount., • Understanding of the coffee supply chain., • Be familiar with the company structure, policies, personnel, etc. Powered by JazzHR rZQVOoM4LK