Assistant Roaster

**Job description**

**Assistant Roaster - at Foghound Coffee Company**

**Department**: Coffee Roastery

**Reports to**: Head Roaster

**Foghound Coffee Company**

Foghound Interactive Coffee Company, a modern specialty coffee company providing a ‘one-stop Bean to Cup coffee solution’.

An ever-expanding range including 7 coffee blends, consumables and more
World-class service and support.
The passion and taste to deliver the ultimate ‘all day’ SPRADA coffee experience to enhance your lifestyle.

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The main duty of the **Assistant Roaster **is to assist the head Roaster with all of the daily functions related to coffee production. Duties include but are not limited to organizing green bean areas, labelling bags, blending managing green beans, bagging roasted coffees, preparing customer orders, washing and cleaning all equipment and areas.

The goal of the roastery is to produce the best coffee available to the highest level possible and to ensure that the beans our retail and wholesale customers receive exceed their expectations every time. We expect all team members is to engage in on-going education and training regarding coffee growth, production, and other aspects of roasting for themselves, their co-workers, and community.

The **Assistant Roaster **may perform maintenance on various coffee brewing and other coffee equipment for retail and wholesale customers once trained as well as production of labels and other materials needed to completed orders.

**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITIES**:

- Responsible for preparing roasted coffee beans according to specifications in order to ensure a consistent product which is prepared as efficiently as possible, while keeping quality high and waste to a minimum.
- Tasks requiring manual dexterity with hands for 6-8 hours. This includes sticking bags, filling bags with coffee and filling bags with coffee.
- Must be able to manually load weigh fills
- Able to pick up 20 -25 kgs.
- Responsible for accurately weighing, grinding, and packaging coffee according to customer orders.
- Blending coffees
- Packing orders
- Responsible for cleaning and maintaining roasters / roasting areas to ensure personal and co-worker safety and product integrity.
- Responsible for continuing coffee knowledge and education by attending industry events, classes, and reviewing industry publications.
- Responsible for workflow needs and making necessary adjustments with input from Head Roaster.
- Conduct product inventories as directed
- Unload trucks, check-in green bean orders and place in stockroom area when needed
- Maintain overall cleanliness and appearance of the roastery including dusting, mopping, minor repairs and maintenance of the roaster.
- Assisting equipment installation and repair (Training provided).
- Responsible that the facility is secure at all times which includes double-checking that all equipment is turned off at the end of the work day and doors locked if you are the last Team Member to leave.

**EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Must be focused and committed with a understating of coffee
- Must be over the age of 18
- Some customer service experience desirable.
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
- Experience on Excel and general computers is a plus.
- Must possess a positive attitude and enjoy working in a dynamic working environment.
- Coffee Drinkers are always Encouraged

**Salary**: R8,000.00 - R10,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Midrand, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)