Now hiring: Assistant Coffee Roasters who want to help us save the planet while making delicious planet friendly coffee AND having a blast. Saltwinds Coffee Company is a coffee roastery based in New Brunswick, specialising in high quality coffee that is sustainable roasted with novel carbon-reduction technology. Our coffee is sold at grocery stores and shops across Canada, as well as online. Our unique Maritime flavoured and environmentally friendly coffee has attracted considerable interest and very strong sales. As we continue to grow, we want to hire an assistant roaster to help us meet growing demand for our amazing products. No coffee roasting experience required: we will train you! We are looking for a candidate to start around the beginning of August, and then grow with us as we continue to expand. This is a full time permanent role.
Your duties will include:
- Roasting coffee.
- Grinding, flavouring and packaging coffee
- Regular cleaning and maintenance of the coffee roaster, associated equipment and roasting facility
- Picking and packing Saltwinds coffee orders, and paperwork associated with orders
- Managing inventory in the Saltwinds roastery and assisting with production planning
- Quality control and quality assurance tasks in the roastery
- Training and supervision of junior roastery assistants
- Occasional order fulfillment and delivery in the greater Fredericton area
- Other duties as required to help Saltwinds Coffee Company grow
The successful Coffee Roaster is:
- Competent user of word processing software
- Self starter who can manage their own time effectively to meet goals and deadlines
- Can engage in moderately heavy lifting and manual labour tasks around the roastery, and is able to spend most of their work day on their feet
- An effective communicator in the English language, verbal and written
- Has a valid driving license and access to a vehicle
- Experience in the food service industry, and coffee in particular, is a plus
- A university or college degree, preferably in science, engineering or manufacturing
- A passion for coffee and a burning desire to learn more is a must!
This role may be supported by the NRC's Youth Employment program (https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/nrc-irap-funding-hire-young-graduates) and thus may be subject to its program requirements.
Additional opportunities that align with the successful candidate's interests are available, and include live coffee demos, sales at markets and shows and social media content creation. This is a full time permanent role, in person at our coffee roastery in the Keswick Ridge area - our roastery is just outside Fredericton city limits. Regular hours are Monday - Friday from 8 - 4:30 but we are open to discussing flexible arrangements to suit the right candidate's schedule.
Coffee beans have a wide range of colors and flavours and come from all over the world, and so do people. Diverse candidates are welcome in our roastery as they fit right in with our diverse range of coffees :)