Coffee Production Assistant

Park Avenue Coffee

Coffee Production Assistant

St. Louis, MO
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Park Avenue Coffee is expanding our roasting production team. This is an entry-level role within our roastery with the opportunity to grow into production roasting and advanced quality control.

    You will be part of a hands-on production environment responsible for executing daily coffee production, maintaining quality standards, and supporting the flow of coffee from green to finished product.

    This is a hands-on role in a working coffee production environment. The ideal candidate enjoys physical work, has strong attention to detail, and is interested in learning more about specialty coffee roasting and production.

    This position helps ensure that every bag of Park Avenue Coffee leaving the roastery meets our standards for quality, freshness, and accuracy.

    What You’ll Do

    Production & Fulfillment

    • Package roasted coffee for retail, wholesale, and e-commerce orders
    • Label, organize, and prepare finished goods for distribution
    • Pick, pack, and fulfill wholesale and online orders
    • Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient production workspace

    Roasting Support

    • Assist with roast day setup and workflow
    • Begin training on sample roasting and basic roast theory
    • Shadow production roasting and learn batch execution

    Quality & Coffee Development

    • Assist with cupping and quality control processes
    • Support consistency across all coffees and roast levels
    • Develop palate and understanding of coffee profiles over time

    Growth Path

    • Progress into sample roasting and QC evaluation
    • Assist with roast profile adjustments and development
    • Transition into production roasting responsibilities
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    What We’re Looking For

    • Strong attention to detail and consistency
    • Ability to work efficiently in a production environment
    • Interest in coffee and willingness to learn roasting
    • Positive attitude and ability to take direction
    • Comfortable with repetitive tasks and physical work

    Physical Requirements

    • Ability to stand and work on your feet for extended periods
    • Ability to lift 50–75 lbs regularly (team lift for heavier items)
    • Comfortable working in a warm, active production environment

    Additional Requirements

    • Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

    • Reliable transportation

    • Previous production, warehouse, or coffee experience is helpful but not required

    Additional Information

    We offer a dynamic, fun, growing company environment and we look forward to receiving your application! Please be sure to attach a copy of your resume so that we may appropriately evaluate your credentials.

    Thank you for your interest, we look forward to chatting soon!

    Park Avenue Coffee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital staus, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law.