Coffee Roaster

**SUMMARY**

The Roaster is a member of the roasting team responsible for roasting coffee to the highest specialty standards. The position includes learning 49th Parallel Roasters’ quality requirements, maintaining them, and ultimately improving upon them.

In addition, the Roaster will assist in keeping the Acumatica roasting/production ERP system operating smoothly, will use the green bean/roasting software Cropster, and will assist with the administrative requirements associated with coffee roasting.

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Operate multi-function roast machine(s) via Cropster Intelligence
- Follow product recipes and implement minor changes as per Master Roaster’s advice when needed
- Schedule daily roasting using Acumatica and push to Cropster as per Master Roaster’s direction and / or guidance
- Record production information (quantity, weights, types, recipe profiles, quality, etc.)
- Manage daily green bean replenishment for staging purposes
- Daily, weekly & monthly inventory management of raw material (green coffee beans)
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all processing/roasting machines and work area
- Consistently record and maintain quality of green bean to final cup following specific guidelines
- Operate and manage raw material inventory with Cropster software
- Lift and move 30kg bins throughout the day

**QUALIFITIONS AND SKILLS**
- Minimum 1 year experience in specialty coffee roasting
- Ability to lift and move 30kg bins throughout the day
- Strong MS Office skills in Excel, Power Point, and Word
- Experience with Cropster software and ability to operate multi-function roast machines
- Acumatica experience an asset
- Basic to Intermediate knowledge of roasting and physical properties of roasted coffee
- Knowledge of specialty coffee, coffee trends and café operations
- Ability/openness to develop or have existing coffee tasting and evaluating skills
- Attention to detail, able to present digestible information effectively
- Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively to achieve results
- Ability to build strong internal working relationships and be an effective communicator
- Have a “no job is too small” mentality: you roll up your sleeves, boldly jump in and get it done
- Ability to see a project through from beginning to end while demonstrating the ability to both multi-task effectively and prioritize tasks
- Results-oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team
- Positive outlook, and ability to effectively receive and communicate feedback
- VERY passionate about coffee

Pay: $23.17 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Coffee Roasting: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-05-06