Job description

PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBER at Coffee By Design

Department: Diamond Street Roastery

Title: Production Team Member

Reports to: Production Manager

Schedule: Hiring for Full-time only

Status: Non-exempt, hourly wage

A little about Coffee By Design:

Coffee By Design, a Maine-owned and operated coffee company since 1994, is dedicated to serving customers sustainably sourced, traceable, quality coffee. The company was named Roaster of the Year 2020 by Roast Magazine, is a 2024 Food Award Winner and has earned numerous awards recognizing business and coffee excellence.

For more info:

https://www.coffeebydesign.com

https://www.roastmagazine.com/resources/Articles/2019/2019_Issue6_NovDec/Roast_NovDec19_a2_ROYMacro.pdf

POSITION SUMMARY:

Coffee By Design Production Team Member Description:

The Roastery Production Team Member will assist Team Members with all daily functions related to coffee production. Duties include but are not limited to organizing green bean staging areas, labeling bags, blending, and flavoring beans, bagging roasted coffees, preparing customer orders, washing, and cleaning all equipment and areas. The goal of the roastery is to produce the best coffee available anywhere and to ensure that the beans our retail and wholesale customers receive exceed their expectations. Expectations for all team members are to engage in on-going education and training regarding coffee growth, production, and other aspects of roasting for themselves, their co-workers, and community. Roastery Team Members may perform maintenance on various coffee brewing and other coffee equipment for retail and wholesale customers once trained as well as production of labels and other materials needed to completed orders.

Serve

• Responsible for preparing roasted coffee beans according to specifications in order to ensure a consistent product which is prepared as efficiently as possible, while keeping quality high and waste to a minimum.
• Tasks requiring manual dexterity with hands for 6-8 hours. This includes sticking bags, filling bags with coffee and filling bags with coffee.
• Must be able to manually load weigh fills- ABLE to pick up 25-35 pounds over your head.
• Responsible for accurately weighing, grinding, and packaging coffee according to customer orders.
• Blending coffees
• Packaging wholesale orders
• Taking wholesale orders over the phone and in person
• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining roasters / roasting areas to ensure personal and co-worker safety and product integrity.
• Responsible for continuing coffee knowledge and education by attending industry events, classes,and reviewing industry publicationsManage
• Responsible for workflow needs and making necessary adjustments with input from Head Roaster / Production Manager.
• Conduct wholesale product inventories as directed
• Unload trucks, check-in green bean orders and place in stockroom area when needed
• Maintain overall cleanliness and appearance of the roastery including dusting, mopping, minorrepairs and maintenance of the roaster.
• Assisting equipment installation and repair (Training provided).
• Responsible that the facility is secure at all times which includes double-checking that allequipment is turned off at the end of the workday and doors locked if you are the last Team Member to leave.Develop
• Lead excellent customer service through in-the-moment opportunities.
• Continuously review the roastery environment to identify tasks to be completed and take chargeto complete them without being directed to.
• Maintain a positive work environment with Team Members by communicating clearly andeffectively.
• Ensure timely follow-up with the Manager on all personnel issues.
• Maintain a positive, healthy, and safe working environment.Supervision••

Coffee Roastery Team Members perform daily activities under the general direction of the

Production Manager. Some duties requiring working directly with another team member(s),

others independently.

Physical Requirements

Roastery Production team members should be able to stand and walk for long periods of

time and should be physically capable to lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds. There is occasional

use of ladders, stairs, and ramps. All team members must reach, turn, and perform precision work

around the bar area.

Additional Requirements for Employment Schedule & Reliable Transportation

• Production Team Members are expected to be at the Roastery when scheduled as well as to

performotherdutiestoensuresmoothandsustainableoperations. Roasterymembersarepartof the larger Coffee By Design community and as such, are required to attend additional trainings and meetings which include all-staff meetings, educational workshops on coffee, leadership and sustainable practices (environmental, diversity and inclusion to name a few). In order to be an active participant in these opportunities, we do require staff have reliable transportation (car,

metro, bike, carpool) to attend. Staff should notify the office in advance if they need assistance to attend.

Covid 19 Protocol

• Coffee By Design is committed to ensuring the health and well-being of our employees, customers and community. We acknowledge that because of scientific rigor and perseverance, highly effective vaccines have been developed that have proven to prevent moderate to severe symptoms and reduce hospitalizations and deaths in those who have received Covid19 vaccines.
• As business leaders, we encourage and support these vaccinations. As a result, we require post offer/pre-employment, proof of full COVID19 vaccination and booster with appropriate exceptions for documented medical and religious reasons. In addition, while on duty, all team members wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID19 in our community.COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
• This is a full-time benefits eligible position
• Competitive base pay plus tips
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid time off – vacation, sick, personal days
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• 401(k)
• Employee Discount
• Professional DevelopmentAN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERQualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principles of equal opportunity employment. Accommodations to enable all individuals to participate in the application process may be provided upon advance request.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position’s activities and requirements, the Company reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed on this job description) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

__________________________________________________ Employee’s name _________________________________________________ Employee’s signature / date ________________________________________________
Coffee By Design representative’s signature / date

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace,

and complies with ADA

regulations as applicable.

July 2023 (rev.)

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Food production: 1 year (Preferred)
• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person