ARAKU Coffee
Website:
arakucoffee.in
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/arakucoffeein
Seniority: Entry level
Industries: Food and Beverage Services
Job details:
Position Title: Junior Roaster
Department: Roasting & Production Operations
Reports To: Head Roaster
Role Overview
The Junior Roaster supports daily coffee production roasting, inventory tracking, quality checks, and developing a good coffee ecosystem. Working alongside the Head Roaster, this role helps with new product development, quality control, smooth shift operations, maintaining product consistency, and ensuring a clean, audit-ready production unit.
Key Responsibilities
- Production & Roasting Execution
Prepare roasting machines and carry out daily schedules for core blends and specialty lots. Monitor heat, airflow, and roast profiles in real time to ensure batch consistency, accurate color, and correct yields. Perform basic moisture, density, and color checks while managing smooth shift handovers.
- Inventory & Stock Tracking
Update daily green coffee and finished stock records across inventory sheets and systems. Follow First-In, First-Out (FIFO) stock rotation rules with clear labeling to maintain bean freshness. Assist with bi-monthly inventory counts to keep stock accurate and prevent production delays.
- Quality Control & Cupping
Set up and participate in daily cupping sessions to evaluate taste consistency across all batches. Log cupping scores, manage sample retention records, and discard expired samples on schedule. Use tasting feedback to help fine-tune roast profiles when needed.
- Product & Process Improvement / Development
Innovation, product development, process optimisation, and smart AI utilisation to streamline communication between cross-functional teams.
- Compliance & Risk Escalation
Maintain basic IMO organic compliance, food safety, and organic certification standards. Keep required logs up to date for routine audits and quickly report any operational or machine issues to management to avoid downtime.
Requirements & Skills
- Prior hands-on experience or formal training in coffee roasting and production.
- Basic knowledge of specialty coffee beans, roast profiles, and SCA cupping protocols.
- Familiarity with inventory tracking tools and simple spreadsheets.
- Good understanding of food hygiene and workspace safety guidelines.
- Strong attention to detail, reliability, and good teamwork skills.
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