Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
2nd Shift Schedule: Monday to Thurday: 3 PM - 130 AM
Location: This position is a 100% in-person role. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person on all scheduled workdays and must reside in the Omaha, NE area.
Work Environment: This position involves working in an active manufacturing environment where employees are regularly exposed to noise, dust, moving equipment, and varying temperatures both hot/cold associated with the roasting and production process.
INTRODUCTION
Scooter's Coffee may be one of the fastest-growing specialty coffee brands, but simplicity is at our core: sustainably sourced ingredients we handcraft into perfection. We believe in taking time to connect and create an amazing experience in each life we touch. At Scooter’s Coffee we live our core values of integrity, love, humility and courage and we are looking for talented, passionate, amazing people to join our team.
Within the Scooter’s Coffee brand sits our Supply Chain Team Harvest Roasting, which includes our warehouse, bakery, and roastery. Harvest Roasting serves as the supplier to all of our coffeehouse locations, including corporate and franchise owned, providing weekly product deliveries of the vast majority of products needed for daily business.
Why you will love working for Scooter’s Coffee
- Earn More: We offer competitive pay starting at $21.25 per hour.
- Compelling Benefits: We offer Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurances. PTO, Paid Holidays, Paid leave for all parents, company paid contributions to your 401(k).
- Lifestyle Support: We offer $800/per year for a Lifestyle spending Account that is used for app memberships (ex: Spotify), streaming services (ex: Netflix), daycare, cell phone monthly services, gym memberships, internet services, Student loan repayment, tax services and much more!
- Perks: $100 credit for in-store purchases, discounted products from our online store. Lots, and lots, and lots of coffee!!
Qualifications
- No prior roasting experience required
- Passion for coffee with a strong desire to learn and grow to become a coffee roaster
- Prior experience operating industrial equipment, including forklift, preferred
- Prior experience working in a manufacturing setting preferred
- Mechanical aptitude; ability to understand how a machine works and troubleshoot
- Ability to work well both in a team and independently
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable working under minimal supervision
Able to meet the following physical demands:
- Lift and carry objects up to 75 pounds and push and pull objects up to 140 pounds occasionally throughout a day
- Stand, sit, stoop, climb, kneel and crouch occasionally throughout a day
- Ability to walk on concrete surface frequently throughout a day
- Hear, see, and speak within a loud environment
- Work in varying temperature zones, from freezer temperatures to non air conditioned temperatures in the summer
- Ability to stand in an upright position without walking more than three consecutive steps for extended periods of time
Description The Roasting Apprentice will take on a key role in the quality and efficiency of roasting, blending, and packaging all coffee products. This is an opportunity to elevate your love for coffee into a career – you will learn the art and science behind roasting world-class coffee.
What You Will Do:
- Operate commercial-size roasting equipment to roast custom Coffee Blends
- Focus on quality assurance of the product through both visual and scientific analysis
- Manage the movement of coffee products through the production process including loading, unloading silo, and roasting systems
- Actively maintain proper equipment readings by observing the roasting temperature and adjusting control panel as necessary
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment as needed
- Demonstrate proficiency in forklift operation while adhering to safety standards and procedures
- Strong focus on compliance with food safety standards and programs
- Other duties as assigned
Disclaimer
The functions and skills described here are general in nature and represent the type of work performed, but they do not constitute an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities performed on the job. A successful candidate must be able to meet the listed essential duties and physical demands of the position, either with or without reasonable accommodation.