Coffee Roaster at Taste of Kenya

Coffee Roaster Job Responsibilities

• Operate a coffee roasting machine including removing moisture from coffee beans, weighing batches of coffee beans in a scale hopper and feeding the beans into the roasting oven maintaining proper temperature and estimating the optimal roasting time
• Regular roaster machine maintenance and cleaning
• Recording roasting amounts, types, and blends of roasted coffee beans.
• Responsible for roasting samples and hosting cuppings and quality control
• Maintaining Daily Roast, Quality Control, and Cupping reports
• Liaise with head of coffee to improve the inventory accuracy and forecasting, along with consistency in roasting profiles.
• Liaise with Sales manager to ensure proper and complete information for the product
• Cupping with our coffee procurement officer for purchasing decisions
• Serve as the in-house coffee expert and resource for customer coffee questions.

Qualifications for the Coffee Roaster Job

• At least 1 year of experience in roasting coffee
• Professional certification in coffee roasting such as SCAA Roaster Pathway Program a plus
• The ability to assess coffee quality objectively; identify, evaluate and articulate the attributes of the coffee;
• detect any defects in the coffee
• Communicate coffee characteristics using accepted industry terminology
• Multi-tasking skills and problem solving skills.

We intend to offer a 3 month contract with the possibility to extend. The position will be based at our office in Mombasa Road, Nairobi. (Note: You should have the relevant work authorisation)