Coffee Roast Plant Operator - Quality & Packaging

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Kalaheo (HI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Kauai Coffee Company is seeking a Roast Plant Associate to ensure the highest quality roasted coffee for distribution. You will assist roasting operations, participate in food safety training and audits, and support packaging with quality checks and line changes.

Daily duties include labeling, bagging, palletizing, and moving pallets with a pallet jack or forklift. The role requires physical stamina, basic math and computer skills, and adherence to safety regulations.

Qualifications

• English proficiency (reading, writing, speaking)
• Basic mathematics
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to use hand tools

Responsibilities

• Assist roasting operations with creating finished coffee products that meet quality standards
• Participate in annual food safety training
• Participate in the annual Food Safety Audit
• Assist with packaging line change overs
• Assist packaging production runs to meet scheduling requirements
• Flavor coffee on scheduled flavoring days
• Assist packaging line operations with quality checks, clipping bags, boxing, palletizing, shrink wrapping, counting and staging of finish product
• Use 2-way radio to call FGW to pick up completed pallets
• Assist with labeling of bags and prepping boxes for next-day production run
• Vacuum ground coffees into holding tank as required per daily production schedule
• Participates in regular maintenance of all Roast Plant equipment and facilities
• Assist with daily housekeeping duties to ensure Food Safety Standards are implemented
• Use pallet jack throughout the shift
• May operate forklift to retrieve dry goods and/or pallets
• Stocking inventory in dry goods area
• Assist with moving pallets in or out of shipping containers
• Complies with all Federal, State, Local and Company safety, health and environmental regulations
• Complies with all Company Rules and Company Policies

Job description

Kauai Coffee Company is seeking a Roast Plant Associate to ensure the highest quality roasted coffee for distribution. You will assist roasting operations, participate in food safety training and audits, and support packaging with quality checks and line changes.

Daily duties include labeling, bagging, palletizing, and moving pallets with a pallet jack or forklift. The role requires physical stamina, basic math and computer skills, and adherence to safety regulations.