Production Roaster
Company: Peace Coffee
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
PurposeA Peace Coffee Roaster ensures daily production meets
demand through coordinated, quality-focused work on roasting
equipment and throughout the roastery, prioritizing safety.
Responsibilities include roasting to specific profiles, operational
checks, fulfillment of work orders, and daily collaboration with
the Supervisors and Management..Job Responsibilities
Essential Duties (95%)
- Production Roasting
- Roast coffee beans using Diedrich CR70 & CR140 machines in
accordance with Peace Coffee's roasting specifications.
- Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of roasting
techniques.
- Prepare and roast batches of coffee to fulfill daily work
orders in a high-demand manufacturing environment.
- Perform routine cleaning and maintenance of roasting equipment
in accordance with safety and equipment standards.
- Effective communication between Roasting, Food Safety, and
Production Departments.
- Adhere to organizational protocols, including roastery
organization, food safety, and GMP standards.
- Communication and data entry capabilities utilizing Google
Workspace and Netsuite ERP software.
- Quality Control
- Proactively identify and help troubleshoot any operational
issues or anomalies, adhering to established protocols, and
promptly reporting them to the supervisor.
- Follow Peace Coffee's lab standards and protocols, actively
participate in team cuppings, report results accurately, and assist
in lab organization tasks including setup and cleanup.
- Non-Essential Duties (5%)
- Fulfill other duties assigned by supervisors or management,
including occasionally assisting other departments.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skill, Ability, and Experience Requirements:
- Prior experience in production, manufacturing, or similar
environments is strongly preferred.
- A strong passion for coffee.
- High school diploma, or equivalent, required. Some
post-secondary school is a plus.
- Intermediate math skills and ability to work with computer
programs, including NetSuite, Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Drive,
and Gmail.
- Forklift operation experience preferred.
- Ability to adapt schedules to changing production and inventory
needs.
- Ability to communicate effectively and in a timely manner.
- High attention to detail is required.
- Ability to thrive in an independent, self-directed environment
with a strong teamwork and collaboration ethic.
- Ability to be flexible while working on multiple tasks at
once.
- Passion for Peace Coffee's mission and values.
- All employees should demonstrate foundational staff and
Operations team-specific competencies consistent with Peace
Coffee's core values and mission.
- The Operations teams are responsible for Safety (maintaining a
healthy and safe environment, taking action as outlined in
operating procedures, personal and job site safety practices, and
following bike path/road safety practices), Dependability &
Reliability (working reliably and efficiently, sticking to the
schedule and proactively communicating when issue arise that may
make it challenging to meet commitments), Equipment Operations
(Understand how to operate tools and equipment required to perform
your job. Actively communicate issues with equipment or lack of
understanding/needs for additional training), and Strong Sense of
Urgency (ability to filter out the noise, act as a high-performing
operational unit, and deliver daily requirements).
- The Roasting team is responsible for Quality Control
(Understanding the specifications for various roasting profiles and
ensuring the product meets specifications. Conduct routine cupping
green testing and record other measurements to address customer
concerns. Product Development (partner with Sales/Customer Service,
Marketing, and Dir. Coffee to build new products and optimize
current products for evolving market needs and/or customer
feedback.)
Physical Requirements:
- This job is performed in warehouse conditions that can be hot,
dusty, and have continuous industrial noise throughout the
day.
- This job requires standing on concrete, bending, walking, and
lifting continuously throughout the day.
- Ability to lift to 65 pounds regularly.
- Ability to do a 2-person team lift of 150 pounds, as
needed.
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks on occasion.
- Ability to use cleaning products of medium toxicity.
- Ability to safely operate powered equipment (forklift, power
jack, powered tools, etc.)
- Ability to climb ladders.
Peace Coffee Mission, Values and CompetenciesPeace Coffee's mission
is to make exceptional-tasting, fair-trade organic coffee that
sustains the livelihoods of the people who grow, roast and sell it;
preserves and protects the environment that produces it; and
delights the taste buds of the people who drink it. We strive to do
this work through our values of:
- Quality: We believe that exceptional-tasting coffee is the
result of collaboration. We work with our partners from bean to
brew to create exceptional coffees.
- Community: We believe in supporting the communities which
support us. We trade fairly, pay small-scale farmers
industry-leading prices, and pay our staff a living wage. We
believe coffee creates community and provides
incentives/opportunities to bring people together.
- Sustainability: We believe in minimizing our impact on the
planet. We buy only organic coffee and place a high value on our
producer-partners' land stewardship. We strive to be as efficient
and earth-friendly as possible in our own operations.
- Transparency: We believe companies should be open and honest
about the way they do business. We regularly exchange information
and share resources with our partners, from farmers to coffee
drinkers. We provide opportunities for people to see the faces,
places and certifications behind their favorite brew.
- Individuality: We believe organizations function best when they
reflect more than one person or identity-much like coffee tastes
best when it contains a complex array of flavors. We encourage
all
Peace Coffee provides equal employment opportunity to all
individuals, regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship
status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed,
gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender
identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status,
status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In
addition, Peace Coffee will provide reasonable accommodations for
qualified individuals with disabilities.
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Keywords: Peace Coffee, Saint Louis Park , Production Roaster, Professions , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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