Description
The Roaster operates roasting and material-handling equipment to meet daily production requirements while maintaining quality, safety, and traceability standards. This position requires prior experience in manufacturing or industrial production environments and the ability to follow defined processes, manage equipment, and document results accurately. The Roaster works closely with the Production Supervisor and production team to ensure smooth workflow, adapt to schedule changes, and maintain operational consistency.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Operate coffee roasting and associated production equipment according to established VCC standards
• Execute production schedules efficiently while meeting quality and throughput targets
• Scale, stage, and roast batches accurately
• Monitor process parameters and make controlled adjustments as required
• Perform routine cleaning, preventative maintenance, and equipment inspections
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas in compliance with company and safety standards
• Complete accurate and timely production logs, inventory records, and quality documentation
• Communicate equipment issues, process deviations, or batch variances to supervisors and appropriate team members
• Support packaging operations as needed based on daily production workflow and scheduling requirements
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures
Requirements
EXPECTATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS
• Previous experience operating equipment in a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment
• Ability to follow standardized processes and quality specifications consistently
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and repeatability
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, schedule-driven production environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Maintain consistent attendance, punctuality, and reliability
• Follow SQF, GMP, and all VCC safety and operational procedures
• Physically able to lift up to 70 pounds and perform material handling tasks
• Able to stand for 8 hours and perform bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, twisting, pushing, pulling, and repetitive motions
Due to the unique sensory characteristics of coffee, the Middlebury facility maintains a fragrance-free environment. Employees are not permitted to wear fragrances at work, and we are unable to hire individuals who smoke.
Stonewall Kitchen, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
Skills Required
- Previous experience operating equipment in a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment
- Ability to follow standardized processes and quality specifications consistently
- Strong attention to detail with focus on accuracy and repeatability
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, schedule-driven production environment
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Maintain consistent attendance, punctuality, and reliability
- Follow SQF, GMP, and company safety and operational procedures
- Physically able to lift up to 70 pounds and perform material handling tasks
- Able to stand for 8 hours and perform bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, twisting, pushing, pulling, and repetitive motions
- Adhere to fragrance-free workplace policy and non-smoking hiring requirement
What We Do
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in York, Maine, Stonewall Kitchen LLC is a leading specialty food producer. The company creates a diverse range of gourmet products, including jams, chutneys, sauces, and condiments. As part of the Stonewall Kitchen Family of Brands, it also encompasses home goods and personal care items, distributing its high-quality offerings through retail stores, catalogs, and wholesale channels nationwide.
