Operations Assistant

Wakuli; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 497,000 - 663,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary €15.04 per hour

Electric Swapfiets

Weekly team lunches

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Wakuli is looking for an Operations Assistant to join our distribution center near Amsterdam. You’ll help with coffee production, packing, and occasional kitchen tasks, with some light lifting. You’ll join a multicultural team and contribute to a fast-growing startup focused on fair coffee supply chains.

Role requires a willingness to learn, a hands-on attitude, and residing in the Amsterdam area (Amsterdam, Almere, Haarlem, Zaandam or Purmerend). 24–32 hours per week, start as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• High school education is required or equivalent.
• Basic understanding of either Dutch or English.
• Experience with Operations is a plus.
• A passion for coffee is a plus.
• Driving license is a plus.
• Living in the area of Amsterdam, Almere, Zaandam, en Purmerend.

Responsibilities

• Help in our distribution center with coffee production by grinding and packing coffee and in our production kitchen making food & drinks.
• Develop best practices and improve the operations processes on daily base.
• Be the team player everyone wants to work with and have fun while doing it :)

Skills

Operations experience

Dutch or English

Hands-on

Coffee passion

Education

High school education

Job description

Starting date: as soon as possible

24 - 32 hours per week
Must be living in the area of Amsterdam, Almere, Haarlem, Zaandam or Purmerend.

Who are we?

While consumers are paying too much for low-quality coffee, farmers are earning below what they need to sustain their livelihoods.
That's why we are all about selling the best coffee – not just in taste, but also in fair pay for the farmers we work with. Our beans are traceable to the farm and poured by us in your cup or freshly delivered at home through your mailbox. We are a no-nonsense, ambitious start-up with a profound mission: impacting the world with exciting coffee.

We are building the new coffee brand of the 21st century with a team of like-minded innovators and investors from all over the world.

Your role:

We’re looking for a get your hands dirty Operations Assistant, who is not afraid to operate machines. You will be part of a talented, multicultural Operations & Customer Service team, so you will help in our distribution center with coffee production and packing. One day a week you will help in our production kitchen making products such as Chai and another day you will be folindg and closing boxes. Be aware that there is a bit of lifting involved. No specific experience is required, besides the wish to learn, work hard, and have fun with the team in our distribution center which is just 15 minutes away from Amsterdam Centraal by public transport.

Responsibilities:

• Help in our distribution center with coffee production by grinding and packing coffee and in our production kitchen making food & drinks.
• Develop best practices and improve the operations processes on daily base.
• Be the team player everyone wants to work with and have fun while doing it :)

Requirements:

• High school education
• Basic understanding of either Dutch or English
• Experience with Operations is a plus
• A passion for coffee is a plus
• Driving license is a plus
• Living in the area of Amsterdam, Almere, Zaandam, en Purmerend

What we offer.

(in addition to more caffeine than you can handle)

Becoming part of Wakuli means making an impact. We make sure that we not only spread happiness amongst our customers but also to our employees. We consist of a small team of operation assistants, development entrepreneurs, start-up builders, impact marketers, tech-nerds, and FMCG gurus, and are always on the lookout for the next original ideas to reach more consumers and create more impact, whilst making old-time supermarket coffee obsolete.

Additional Wakuli benefits:

• Working in a young, flexible, international, and entrepreneurial environment
• Being part of a talented, multicultural Operations & Customer Service team
• As much of the best coffee as you could possibly drink
• Weekly fresh and healthy team lunches
• Salary: €15.04 per hour
• Electric Swapfiets
• Opportunities to grow within the organization

At Wakuli we are impact accelerators. This is the foundation of our working culture.

We are guided by three main principles and six core values that define how we work together:

1. We make each other better - we strive for constant progress & are guided by trust,
2. We sharpen our focus - our work is defined with clarity & determination,
3. We keep pace as one team - with responsibility & ambition, we work together to grow Wakuli's impact.
   

We all love what we do – so if you like challenges, developing new skills, and taking initiative, you’ll feel right at home as part of the Wakuli family.