We're hiring!

 

Production Roaster Wanted! (Yes, you.)

Hey there, coffee lover!

We’re on the lookout for a passionate, detail-obsessed, green-bean-slinging, roast-curve-nailing person to join our Roastery team here at Dear Green.

This isn’t your average gig — there’s no desk, no spreadsheets (okay, maybe a few), and definitely no sitting still. You’ll be right in the heart of the action, turning beautiful green beans into jaw-droppingly delicious roasted coffee for our wholesale, retail, and direct-to-consumers customers. If you dream in roast profiles and cupping notes, you might be our kind of person.

Here’s the lowdown on what you’ll be doing:

• Roasting coffee to meet daily production needs and maintaining quality across every single batch
  

• Dialling in roast profiles and perfecting them over time
  

• Caring for our trusty Probat roasters
  

• Keeping our roasting space sparkling and our machines humming

• Jumping in with the team to help with packing, dispatching, and general roastery operations
  

• Supporting with hosting cuppings and tastings, sharing the magic with our team and community
  

• Keeping green coffee inventory tight and tidy
  

• Sipping, measuring, testing, and logging everything accurately
  

• Being part of events, pop-ups, and other moments where Dear Green shines

• Making thoughtful, climate-conscious decisions that align with our values
  
  

We’d love it if you have:

• At least 2 years’ experience roasting specialty coffee
  

• A good grasp of the specialty coffee world – and a hunger to keep progressing and learning
  

• Top-notch attention to detail and repeatable results
  

• The physical ability to lift, move, and stay on your feet — this is hands-on stuff!
  

• A trained palate and confidence in sensory evaluation
  

• Comfort with QC checks (moisture, density, colour, etc.)
  

• A cool head in a fast-paced environment
  

• Organisational skills that would make Marie Kondo proud
  

• Self-motivation and a proactive attitude (we love a problem-solver!)
  

• Passion for sustainability and doing the right thing
  

• Pride in your craft and the beans you roast
  

• Confidence leading tastings, demos, and chatting all things coffee

Extra brownie points (but not essential):

• Experience with Cropster (or similar roast software)
  

• Familiarity with Organic, SALSA or B Corp certifications
  

• Any coffee qualifications – SCA, Q Grader, etc.
  

• A full UK driving licence (bonus mobility!)

 

What we’ll offer: 

As well as your salary; 

• Coffee. As much as you can handle!

• Annual Leave. 29 days initially plus your birthday off too!

• Reward and Recognition. A team profit share bonus scheme based on company performance and your personal contribution, with regular recognition along the way.

• Wellbeing Allowance. We'll support you in looking after your health and wellbeing so you can do your best work. We contribute to the cost of fitness or personal development sessions. 

• Personal Investment. We'll invest in your personal development and give you regular feedback. Plus we encourage and support (financially) further professional qualifications. 

• Techscheme. To upgrade your own devices.

• Cyclescheme. To make your daily commute even better.

• Volunteer days.Opportunities to support our local community through paid volunteering days.

• Pension. 7% contribution to a Living Pension scheme  which invests in ethical causes and your future.

• Origin Trips. Opportunities to represent Dear Green through an educational coffee adventure.

• Grow with us. Opportunities to develop your career in line with the growth of the company. 

• Open culture. A place where you can bring new ideas, try doing things differently and have a real impact.

 

A Bit More About Dear Green 

We are a team of individuals who are obsessed with coffee and by doing the right thing! Every coffee we source meets our ethical policies. Every bean is well considered, well sourced and carefully roasted. We don’t sell anything that doesn’t meet our QC tolerances. We're obsessed. We LOVE coffee!  

Dear Green is a multi award-winning, B Corp certified independent roastery. We supply businesses throughout the UK as well as directly to consumers. 

We are credited with pioneering a specialty coffee culture in Scotland and have brought the coffee community together through local and national industry events. We take coffee pretty seriously and travel to origin annually. We have an AST and Q Grader in our team. We are in our 14th year and have followed a journey of coffee excellence with environmental awareness and a community focus since we were founded in 2011.

 

Blind Recruitment Process

To avoid biased screening we use a blind recruitment process. The initial selection process is based on your answers to three questions, scored against criteria for the role. 

CVs or any other information about you will not be viewed at this initial screening stage. Please answer questions with specific information that clearly communicates your work experience. Ensure your answers can demonstrate your ability through genuine examples. 

Sound like your kind of thing?

If you’re ready to take your roasting career to the next level and be part of a team that gives a damn — about coffee, people, and the planet — we want to hear from you.

To apply, please follow this link.

 

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