Job Description

The Production & Roastery Assistant plays a key role in supporting our roasting facility and wholesale coffee operations.

The Production & Roastery Assistant plays a key role in supporting our roasting facility and wholesale coffee operations.

This position works directly alongside our roasting and production team to help prepare, package, and fulfill freshly roasted coffee. The role combines roastery production, quality control, order fulfillment, and occasional delivery support.

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.

Essential Responsibilities

Coffee Production & Roastery Support

• Assist with daily coffee roasting production.

• Prepare green coffee and production batches as directed.

• Weigh, grind, bag, and seal roasted coffee using both manual and mechanized processes.

• Monitor bag quality, labels, and packaging accuracy.

• Assist with roast day setup, staging, and production flow.

Packaging & Fulfillment

• Rack, box, and palletize bagged coffee for wholesale and retail distribution.

• Pick and prepare wholesale and online orders with extreme accuracy.

• Maintain organized inventory of roasted coffee and packaging materials.

Quality & Cleanliness

• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices and food safety standards.

• Maintain a clean and organized roasting and production workspace.

• Assist with cleaning roasting equipment, grinders, and production tools.

Delivery Support

• Assist with loading delivery vehicles and staging routes.

• Perform local deliveries to cafés or wholesale partners.

Team Collaboration

• Work closely with roasting, café, and operations teams.

• Maintain a respectful, professional, and team-oriented attitude.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Passion for specialty coffee and food production

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment

• Comfortable performing physical work throughout the day

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

• Ability to stand and move for extended periods (8+ hour shifts)

• Ability to bend, reach, climb stairs, and work around production equipment

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.