Roast Plant Operator, start $27/hour

Kauai Coffee Company; Kalaheo, Northern (HI, KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kauai Coffee Company seeks a Roast Plant Operator to ensure the roast plant produces the highest quality coffee for distribution centers. The role starts at $27/hour and requires operating roaster, grinder, flavor mixer and packaging machines to meet schedules and quality standards.

You will follow SOPs, perform QA sampling, participate in Food Safety audits, maintain equipment, and document production data.

Qualifications

• Previous coffee roasting, packaging and flavoring experience required.
• Incumbent must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and taking instructions in the English language.
• Competent in basic mathematics and possess basic computer skills.
• Must possess technical aptitude.
• 1-year minimum experience in mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Enjoy working in a team environment.
• Able to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to use hand tools.
• Requires standing, climbing, bending, and lifting for long periods of time.
• Must be capable of lifting 100-lb. coffee bags utilizing team lift.
• Valid State of Hawaii driver's license and forklift operator's license. Training will be provided for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Follow established guidelines, procedures, policies, practices and methods necessary to maximize coffee quality and food safety standards.
• Operate production equipment including the roaster, grinder, flavor mixer and packaging machines to meet scheduling requirements by established work standards.
• Ensure all required documents and daily checklist related to equipment operation are completed.
• Maintain accurate records of what types and amounts of coffee are used for daily production.
• Monitor key process control points throughout the entire shift.
• Perform visual checks on products to ensure weights, seals, UPC codes, dates are correct.
• Retrieve coffee samples for QA testing.
• Prepare/participate in Food Safety Audit
• Work with QA team to ensure product meets quality standards.
• Ensure equipment in area is in working order and safe.
• Responsible for packaging line change-over and machine parameter settings.
• Program packaging machines using touch screens based on manufacturing specs.
• Complete preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Perform emergency repairs to reach target line efficiencies.
• Follow housekeeping SOPs to ensure Food Safety standards.
• Verify daily production numbers with verification team.
• Support Away from Home Program and customers as necessary
• Comply with safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Comply with Company Rules and Policies.

Skills

Coffee roasting

Packaging

Flavoring

English proficiency

Mathematics

Computer skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Mechanical troubleshooting

Multi-tasking

Hand tools

Lifting 100 lb

Driver's license

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

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Roast Plant Operator, start $27/hour

7 days ago Requisition ID: 1307

Position Summary:Primary responsibility of the position is to ensure that the Roast Plant produces the highest quality of roasted coffee for Kauai Coffee's distribution centers.

Primary Functions:

• Follow established guidelines, procedures, policies, practices and methods necessary to maximize coffee quality and food safety standards.
• Operate production equipment including the roaster, grinder, flavor mixer and packaging machines to meet scheduling requirements by established work standards.
• Ensure all required documents and daily checklist related to equipment operation (required at the beginning, during and end of shift) are completed.
• Maintain accurate records of what types and amounts of coffee are used for daily production.
• Monitor key process control points throughout the entire shift.
• Perform numerous visual checks on products as they move through the packaging line to ensure all weights, seals, UPC codes, dates, and other packaging set up and details are correct.
• Retrieve coffee samples from the packaging line for every product being produced for QA testing.
• Prepare/participate in Food Safety Audit
• Work with the QA team to ensure the product meets quality standards.
• Ensure equipment in the area assigned is in working order and that working conditions are safe.
• Responsible for packaging line change-over and setting of machine parameters for each product line.
• Work with roast plant workers on scheduled flavoring days.
• Program the packaging machine for items to be produced, using touch screen, based on information listed on the manufacturing specification sheet.
• Complete all preventative maintenance work on equipment.
• Performs emergency repairs on lines as needed to ensure target line efficiencies are attained.
• Report on any jobs that work orders need to be placed.
• Follow established housekeeping SOP's to ensure Food Safety Standards are implemented.
• Verify daily production numbers with the verification team at the end of the day.
• Support Away from Home Program and customers as necessary
• Complies with all Federal, State, Local and Company safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Comply with all Company Rules and Company Policies.

Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge Requirements:

• Previous coffee roasting, packaging and flavoring experience required.
• Incumbent must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and taking instructions in the English language.
• Competent in basic mathematics and possess basic computer skills.
• Must possess technical aptitude.
• 1-year minimum experience in mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Enjoy working in a team environment.
• Able to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to use hand tools.
• Requires standing, climbing, bending, and lifting for long periods of time.
• Must be capable of lifting 100-lb. coffee bags utilizing team lift.
• Valid State of Hawaii driver's license and forklift operator's license. Training will be provided for the right candidate.

NOTE: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

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