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 solid 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 current 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.