Job Description

Head Roaster

Irving Farm is looking for a talented Head Roaster to join our team in Millerton, NY. Our Head Roaster works with our Production Director and Coffee Director to roast and QC coffee in our state of the art roasting facility. This role is full time.

Objectives for this role

1.Profile and roast coffees to achieve the highest possible quality and consistency
2.Support the roastery and coffee leadership at large including:
a.Backup for roastery/coffee leadership, as needed

Roles and Responsibilities

Day-to-day
-Production roasting
-Daily maintenance of all roasting equipment
-Loading and unloading freight at the roastery:
-Operating the forklift and maintaining a current Forklift Safety Certification
-Regular communication with the Director of Production
-Regular meetings and communication with the Director of Coffee
-Train and coach roasters
-Train other roastery staff on the forklift

Coffee Development
-Create, adjust, and adapt roast profiles:
-For new coffees
-As coffees age or change in moisture content
-For changes from one roaster to another
-Ensure roasting team can follow the profiles for each coffee on each machine
-Work with the Director of Coffee to develop and manage blend recipes so that the
coffees fall within the target flavor profiles

Quality Control
-Cup each roast for quality control
-Train others on QC protocols as needed
-Pull any roast/batch of coffee or green that is not up to QC standards, analyze root
cause (e.g. green, roasting, equipment), and alert factory head
-Share feedback on roasts and green
-The Head Roaster is responsible for training others on QC protocols and making sure
that there is always a backup for QC

Provide backup and support
-Evaluate and approve Pre-ship and Arrival samples in the absence of the Director of Coffee
-Support production operations when needed at the discretion of the Director of Production

Qualifications
Minimum 2 years coffee roasting experience
Minimum 1 year coffee profiling experience
Ability to stand and work for long periods up to 8 hours
Ability to QC pre shipment and arrival samples
Ability to work in high heat conditions
Ability to bend and lift up to 100lbs
Ability to operate a forklift

Preferred
Q Grader certification
Experience with Cropster
Experience roasting on Probat, Loring and Deidrich machines
Experience with a blending table
Experience with daily roaster maintenance and cleaning

Compensation
$46,000-$56,000 annual salary DOE
2 weeks PTO annually
Participation company healthcare plan after 90 days
Participation in company 401K plan after 1 year

How to Apply

Job Categories: Roaster. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: coffee and Roasting. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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