Roasting & Production Associate

About the role

This role will report to the Senior Director of Coffee Operations and be responsible for roasting coffee daily to meet the production demands of our retail, wholesale, and sample programs. Other responsibilities will include bagging, shipping, maintaining roast logs and equipment as needed. Successful associates will be able to roast and fill orders in a timely and efficient manner. This role will collaborate and coordinate with other members of the Coffee Team as well as other cross-functional teams, assist in process improvements, and perform other duties as needed.

Job Details

This job requires onsite presence at our Berkeley HQ. Primary Responsibilities

• Roasting coffee on a Bellwether roaster
• Weighing, measuring, filling, bagging, and preparing customer orders
• Utilizing UPS system, printing labels, shipping product, tracking orders and resolving any shipping issues
• Organizing green coffee and production areas continuously
• Performing physical counts to support inventory management
• Operating and maintaining Bellwether roasting equipment; alerting and coordinating with cross functional teams when technical issues need to be resolved

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills, inclusive of written and verbal communication
• 1-2 years experience in either production, manufacturing, shipping and/or warehouse fulfillment
• Previous experience as a barista or in a roasting & production environment is a plus
• Experience with shipping software a plus
• Self-starter who operates with a high level of autonomy, organization, and follow through
• Highly adaptable, quick to respond
• Able to multitask, adjust the plan, and thrive in a fast-paced workflow
• Solution oriented problem solver