Equal Exchange Coffee Roaster

Based in West Bridgewater, MA

Job Description

The successful applicant will become a part of our production team which seeks to be a highly effective and flexible team producing the finest coffees in the world.  The individual will be expected to learn and perform all of the tasks and activities associated with operating a coffee roasting facility.

  • Employment Status: Full-time, Worker Owner track employee

  • Hours: Variable

  • Starting Salary: Available upon interview

  • Benefits: Health/dental/vision insurance coverage, vacations, holidays, sick days, eligibility for worker ownership

  • Department: Production

  • Report to: Lead Coffee Roaster

Qualifications

  • Must love coffee

  • Experience in coffee highly desirable

  • An interest in the mission of Equal Exchange

  • Experience with or interest in working for a cooperative organization preferred

  • Must work well in a team environment

  • Machine maintenance experience highly desirable

  • Experience in food production environment a big plus

  • Mechanical/Electrical reasoning skills highly desirable

  • Basic math and conversion skills

  • Ability to solve problems

  • Attention to detail

  • Fanatic about producing a quality product

  • Ability to create and adapt systems

  • Computer literate

  • Ability to lift 75 lbs

  • Push/pull 1400 lbs using supplied equipment

  • Frequent bending, twisting required

  • Applicant must be able to stand for the entire shift

Duties and Responsibilities

Production (approx. 90%)

Roasting:

  • Staging green coffee to meet daily production schedules

  • Batch roasting coffee to spec set by QC Manager 

  • Work with QC to adjust roast profiles and blends as needed

  • Coordinate with packaging team to pack out roasted product

  • Performing QC protocols as required by QC manager

  • Conformance to production and administrative procedures

  • Continual learning and development for quality and process improvement

Inventory:

  • Coordinate the palletizing of floor loaded green coffee

  • Entering green coffee into inventory systems

Packaging:

  • Packing cases on packaging line as necessary

  • Palletizing cases as necessary 

  • Other tasks as necessary

Maintenance:

  • Periodic roaster cleaning

  • Preventative maintenance of facilities equipment 

  • Other facilities management tasks as assigned by supervisor

Other:

  • Participate in Production Cuppings

  • Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Personnel & Worker Ownership/Fair Trade Development (approx. 10%)

  • Participate in staff, team, department, and educational (Exchange Time) meetings.

  • Understand our producer partners, trading policies, and the Fair Trade movement.

  • Understand and participate effectively in our worker cooperative model.

To Apply

Please provide your resume and answers to the following questions by email to tcaspersen@equalexchange.coop:

  1. How would this position impact Equal Exchange’s mission to help get small farmers what they want?

  2. Give an example of a project that you had to complete from start to finish.

  3. What qualities do you think Equal Exchange values in the products we sell?