Team Leader - Cold Brew Production

Rook-Coffee; Tinton Falls (NJ); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Rook Coffee Roasters in New Jersey is seeking an energetic Cold Brew Team Lead to help manage the cold brew production floor alongside the Production Manager. This entry-level leadership role offers growth opportunities and requires strong organization, communication, and accuracy.

You will oversee daily brewing, packaging into bottles and kegs, delegate tasks, maintain equipment, and ensure food safety standards while keeping the production area clean and well-documented.

Qualifications

• A Positive mental attitude and personality are essential.
• Willingness to lead a team in a high-volume production environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Open availability including early mornings, evenings, and weekends when necessary.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily and weekly production plan for the cold brew line.
• Oversee brewing and packaging of cold brew into bottles and kegs.
• Organize and delegate tasks to production team members.
• Maintain accurate ingredient measurement and recipe adherence.
• Uphold food safety standards and keep the production area clean.
• Record production events and manage digital inventory.
• Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
• Assist with training and provide coaching to staff.
• Provide guidance to brewery employees.

Skills

Positive attitude

Independent worker

Attention to detail

Leadership experience

Forklift operation (training provided)

Strong communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

When childhood friends Holly and Shawn stepped away from their corporate careers and started Rook Coffee in 2010, they wanted to make people feel special. Since the beginning, in a 300-square-foot shack, Rook has focused on offering specialty coffees that inspire genuine, human connections.

Rook Coffee is currently seeking energetic and hard-working individuals to continue to make those connections. If you're nice, likable, approachable, a team player, proactive, patient, sociable, positive, reliable, and honest, we'd love to hear from you.

Overview

Our Cold Brew Team Lead works directly with the Production Manager to help manage the cold brew production floor and keep this growing business organized and operating efficiently. This entry-level position is a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of small-business leadership and offers room for professional growth and development. Excellent organizational skills, communication skills, and accuracy are important qualifications for this position.

Key Responsibilities

Our Cold Brew Team Lead responsibilities and job functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Execute the daily and weekly production plan by overseeing production (brewing) of cold brew coffee and the packaging of finished product into bottles and kegs.
• Organize and delegate tasks to production team members.
• Oversee the production of cold brew coffee, including but not limited to the accurate measurement of ingredients and strict adherence to recipe specifications.
• Maintain high standards of organization and cleanliness while keeping food safety standards top of mind.
• Maintain digital inventory by accurately recording production events and conducting a thorough inventory.
• Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of cold brew equipment, including but not limited to brew tanks, hoses, pumps, hand tools, and bottling machines.
• Maintain the physical condition of the production area, including walls, floors, and dry and cold storage areas.
• Assist with training of new employees based on Path to Excellence (Rook Coffee’s learning plan).
• Provide guidance and coaching to brewery employees.

Position Requirements

Our Cold Brew Team Lead must possess the following skills and abilities:

• A Positivemental attitude and outlook on life. A friendly and genuine personality is a must!
• The desire to work independently on projects and tasks related to cold brew production.
• Motivation, drive, and great attention to detail are necessary for this role!
• Willingness to operate powered equipment, such as forklifts and power jacks (no experience required; training will be provided).
• Experience leading a team in a high-volume food or beverage production environment
• Open availability, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends, when necessary.
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent

$24 - $26 an hour

Hourly rate is based on experience.

Rook Coffee Roasters provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rook Coffee Roasters complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Rook Coffee Roasters expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rook Coffee Roasters' employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.