
Roasting Lead
- Philadelphia, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Other duties may be assigned
- Oversee daily production operations, ensuring schedules are met and quality standards are maintained.
- Train new production staff and provide ongoing coaching to existing employees to enhance their skills and productivity.
- Interact with SAP ensuring production logs and transactions are accurate.
- Experience in Startup, Shutdown and Center lining Equipment to ensure proper production cycles and lots.
- Fulfill all duties or responsibilities of a Roaster, including but not limited to
- Assist Roasting Manager in receiving green coffee to meet daily production schedule.
- Participate in blending and weighing roasted coffee while maintaining great quality and adhering to visual standards set forth by La Colombe.
- Overseeing and tracking inventory of green coffee beans, bags and other production materials.
- Develop necessary product knowledge (Coffee names, bag weights, etc).
- Operate grinders, green loaders and roasters.
- Perform daily maintenance for optimum machine capability on Diedrich and Brambati roasters and other roasting accessories.
- Ensure the completion of designated shift tasks like scheduled PMs, production goals and equipment cleaning.
- Communicate changes in production, equipment malfunctions, material shortages, etc to Supervisors and Managers
- Develop a strong working knowledge of roasting processes and machine operating in order to meet production goals and minimize cost downtime.
- Keep a neat and orderly work area.
- Wear all required PPE and maintain a safe working environment.
- Offer general support to all warehouse and packaging associates.
- Must be available to work flexible hours and overtime on weekends and holidays.
- Min. 1 Year experience operating PIT Equipment (Forklifts / Pallet Jacks)
- 6 months of roasting or machine operating experience required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and in group settings.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measurement, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to reach above shoulder level, climb, balance, kneel, bend over, etc.
- The ability to use hands and fingers to assemble small objects, boxes, etc.
- Be physically active for 8 hours without becoming fatigued or out of breath.
- Stand for 8 hours a day.
- Frequently lift and or move 40+ pounds
- Occasionally lift and or move 75+ pounds
- Frequently push 300-400 lbs on a rolling cart, sometimes at an incline.