Position Title: Junior Roaster

Department: Roasting & Production Operations

Reports To: Head Roaster

Role Overview The Junior Roaster supports daily coffee production roasting, inventory tracking, quality checks, and the development of a strong coffee ecosystem. Working alongside the Head Roaster, this role supports recent product development, quality control, smooth shift operations, product consistency, and maintaining a clean, audit-ready production unit.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Roasting Execution

- Prepare and operate roasting machines and execute daily roasting schedules for core blends and specialty lots.
- Monitor heat, airflow, roast development, and roast profiles to ensure batch consistency, accurate colour, and correct yields.
- Perform basic moisture, density, and colour checks.
- Maintain accurate production records and ensure smooth shift handovers.

Inventory & Stock Tracking

- Update daily green coffee and finished stock records across inventory sheets and systems.
- Follow First-In, First-Out (FIFO) stock rotation with clear labelling to maintain bean freshness.
- Assist with bi-monthly inventory counts to maintain stock accuracy and prevent production delays.

Quality Control & Cupping

- Set up and participate in daily cupping sessions to evaluate taste consistency across batches.
- Log cupping scores and maintain sample retention records.
- Use tasting feedback and roast data to support adjustments and fine-tuning of roast profiles.

Product & Process Improvement





- Contribute to roasting trials, product development, innovation, and process optimisation.
- Identify opportunities to improve roasting consistency, production efficiency, and workflows.
- Explore smart use of AI and digital tools to improve production tracking, documentation, analysis, and cross-functional communication.

Compliance & Risk Escalation

- Maintain IMO organic compliance, food safety, hygiene, and organic certification standards.
- Keep required production and quality logs updated for routine audits.
- Promptly escalate operational, quality, or machine-related issues to minimise downtime.

Requirements & Skills

- Minimum 1 year of hands-on professional coffee roasting experience is mandatory.
- Prior experience operating a commercial coffee roaster and executing production roast batches.
- Practical understanding of roast profiles, roast development, heat and airflow adjustments, and batch consistency.
- Basic knowledge of specialty coffee, green coffee characteristics, and SCA cupping protocols.
- Ability to identify basic roasting defects and understand how roasting variables affect the final cup.
- Familiarity with inventory tracking tools and spreadsheets.
- Good understanding of food hygiene and production workspace safety.
- Strong attention to detail, reliability, record keeping, and teamwork.
- Barista experience or coffee certifications are an advantage, but do not substitute for the required hands-on roasting experience.

📌 Junior Roaster - Bengaluru
🏢 ARAKU Coffee
📍 Bengaluru