Location: Aura Plantation, Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Experience Required: Minimum 5 Years in Specialty Coffee

Aura Plantation is looking for a passionate and experienced Specialty Coffee Manager / Coffee Processing Expert to lead and manage our specialty coffee harvesting, processing, quality control and post-harvest operations.

The ideal candidate should have strong practical knowledge of specialty coffee production and be passionate about creating exceptional coffees from farm to cup.

Key Responsibilities
- Manage and supervise the complete specialty coffee harvesting process.
- Train and guide the farm team on selective picking and harvesting only perfectly ripe coffee cherries.
- Develop and monitor coffee cherry quality standards, ripeness levels and harvesting protocols.
- Have strong knowledge of different coffee varieties and species, including Arabica and Robusta, and their quality characteristics.
- Plan and execute different specialty coffee processing methods, including:
- Natural Process
- Washed Process
- Honey Process
- Anaerobic Natural




- Anaerobic Washed
- Experimental and Controlled Fermentation Processes
- Monitor and record key processing parameters such as:
- Brix
- pH
- Temperature
- Fermentation Time
- Humidity
- Moisture Content
- Drying Conditions
- Manage fermentation, drying and storage processes to achieve consistent and high-quality specialty coffee.
- Maintain detailed lot-wise processing records and traceability.
- Conduct quality checks from cherry selection to green coffee preparation.
- Work closely with farm management to improve coffee quality, productivity and processing consistency.
- Develop new and innovative coffee processing experiments suitable for Aura Plantation's terroir and climate.
- Train farm workers and processing teams on hygiene, quality control and specialty coffee standards.
- Help develop Aura Plantation as a recognized producer of premium and specialty coffees.

Candidate Requirements
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📌 SPECIALTY COFFEE MANAGER (Mudigere)
🏢 Aura Plantation
📍 Mudigere