Sample Assistant

Omwani Coffee Company; York; On-site; Confidential; Part time

Job summary

A coffee sourcing company in York is seeking a candidate to assist in roasting and dispatching coffee samples. No prior roasting experience is required! Responsibilities include roasting and bagging samples, dispatching requests, and preparing coffee for tastings and events. Ideal candidates are organised, efficient, and process-oriented. This part-time role offers £12.60 per hour with flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or packing for an online shop.
• Enjoy hands-on work and talking about coffee.

Responsibilities

• Roast and bag coffee samples.
• Dispatch sample requests.
• Roast coffees for tastings at HQ and events.

Skills

Organised

Efficient & accurate

Process-oriented

Job description

We’re Omwani, a green coffee sourcing partner working across East Africa to connect coffee producers with roasters in the UK and Europe.

We’re on the lookout for someone to join us in York to help with roasting and dispatching our coffee samples.

The samples you prepare will often be the first taste a roaster gets of a producer’s coffee. It’s a great way to play a part in sharing the hard work of producers and helping us build connections between producers and roasters.

If you have experience in retail or packing for an online shop, enjoy hands-on work, and love talking about coffee, we’d be excited to hear from you!

Tasks

• Roast and bag coffee samples (no roasting experience necessary!)
• Dispatch sample requests
• Roast coffees for tastings at Omwani HQ and for events

Requirements

• Organised: Ability to stay organised and manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Efficient & accurate: Comfortable working at pace while keeping standards high
• Process-oriented: Ability to follow and improve processes

Benefits

Salary: £12.60 / hour

Hours: 10 hours per week. We’re really flexible with how these are scheduled.

Application process: We’d love a CV and a quick paragraph where you introduce yourself. If it seems like a good fit, we’ll ask you over to the offices to have a chat and go through the sample dispatch process.