Lead Roaster: Elevate Flavor & Guide a Production Team

Single O; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Single O is seeking a Head Roaster to lead our Botany roasting operations. You will manage a hands-on roasting team, ensure on-time production, and maintain quality and safety standards across all roastery outputs.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in specialty coffee roasting, strong sensory skills, and proven leadership in production environments. This role offers growth within a passionate coffee-focused company with a commitment to quality and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Q-Grader certification or equivalent sensory qualification.
• 3–5+ years roasting coffee within a specialty environment.
• Strong sensory analysis and cupping skills.
• Experience leading teams in a high-paced production setting.
• Knowledge of green coffee attributes, grading, intake and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily roasting operations to meet demand while maintaining a clean, safe and well-controlled working environment.
• Ensure production plans are delivered in full, on time and to specification, with a target of at least 95% plan execution.
• Maintain and develop roast profiles to ensure consistency and flavour integrity.
• Manage roasting staffing levels, rostering, workflow and resource allocation across daily and weekly production, QC/QA, maintenance and cleaning schedules.
• Coordinate with inventory and coffee stakeholders on green coffee deliveries, blends, featured coffees and product development to ensure adequate stock is available for the production schedule.
• Maintain accurate daily and weekly green coffee stock records and ensure the roasting team uses established tools, software and procedures for operational control.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of coffee roasters, building coffee knowledge, sensory skills, roasting techniques, equipment maintenance capability, and food safety and quality standards.
• Foster a culture of communication, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, accountability and food safety awareness across teams.
• Identify, train and develop a capable second-in-charge to support operational continuity, cross-functionality and succession planning.
• Conduct performance conversations as required and provide clear, constructive feedback.
• Conduct daily cuppings and sensory evaluation to maintain flavour targets, consistency and quality standards.
• Support green coffee assessment and selection processes.
• Maintain QC and QA records, HACCP documentation and production records accurately and on time.
• Champion quality assurance, food safety, HACCP compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all products meet Single O's flavour and quality expectations.
• Share and reinforce safety and quality best practice across the business.

Skills

Roasting knowledge

Sensory skills

Team leadership

Quality focus

Food safety

Education

Q-Grader certification

Tools

Roasting equipment

Quality management tools

Inventory software

Job description

Single O is seeking a Head Roaster to lead our Botany roasting operations. You will manage a hands-on roasting team, ensure on-time production, and maintain quality and safety standards across all roastery outputs.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in specialty coffee roasting, strong sensory skills, and proven leadership in production environments. This role offers growth within a passionate coffee-focused company with a commitment to quality and sustainability.