Roastery Assistant

Allpress Espresso; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free coffee at work

Beans to take home

Staff discounts

Friday drinks & events

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Allpress Espresso in Dunedin is seeking a Roastery Assistant for a permanent part-time role (32 hours per week, Monday to Thursday). Full training will be provided for roasting, packaging, and delivery. A full, clean driving licence is required and the job involves physical lifting of coffee sacks.

Ideal candidates have hospitality experience, are hardworking team players, and enjoy a physically demanding environment with no prior injuries. Great coffee culture and employer perks await.

Qualifications

• Hospitality experience preferred.
• Physically demanding job with lifting.
• Great team player with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the full coffee production process from roasting to packaging.
• Prepare and pack orders for delivery to customers.
• Hand deliver coffee to customers as required.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment?
• Keen to join a great team of local coffee specialists who are hardworking and passionate about what they do?

If this sounds like you, we have an exciting opportunity for a Roastery Assistant to join our Allpress team in Dunedin.

A little about us:
At Allpress we’re a team of dedicated people who care about each other, our customers and believe in what we do. We’re espresso specialists, roasting and serving beautiful coffee in New Zealand, Australia, UK, Japan and Singapore.

About the role:
Our Roastery Assistants are responsible for assisting in the complete coffee production process from start to finish, including roasting the coffee (full training will be provided), packaging up orders and hand delivering coffee to our customers.

Our next Roastery Assistant will love people and have proven exceptional customer service. Teamwork is vital in this role, as well as being a good communicator. Very simply, we are looking for a great person to work with.

This is a permanent, Part-time position - Monday to Thursday, 32 hours per week.

A full, clean driving licence is a requirement, and a good level of physical fitness is a must as heavy lifting of coffee sacks is also involved.

About You:

• Experience in hospitality or picking and packing
• Hardworking, a great team player
• Enjoys a physically demanding job with no prior injuries

Who doesn’t love a perk!

• Drink much free coffee as you like at work
• 250g of beans to take home weekly in addition to online staff discounts for our products
• A great company culture with Friday drinks, events, and social sports teams
• A free and confidential Employee Assistance Program

We love to grow our people:

• Structured development plan to support you on your journey

Diversity at Allpress:

Allpress is committed to being an inclusive organisation where all people feel valued, respected, and engaged.

We pledge a commitment to:

• Building an inclusive team and community who represent all groups in society.
• Empowering our people to continuously improve the way we work and promote equity.
• Removing barriers and the influence of bias.
• Creating a safe environment where we’re encouraged to speak out against discrimination in any form.
• Cultivating a sense of belonging by encouraging our people to fearlessly bring their whole selves to work.