Join our team and help bring great coffee to life. As a Production Technician – Roasting, you’ll operate roasting equipment and support the process that transforms green coffee into the roasted coffee enjoyed by customers every day. This hands-on role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with coffee, takes pride in quality and consistency, and thrives in a fast-paced production environment. You’ll work closely with a team to ensure every batch meets our quality, safety, and production standards.

*Note that this is a 2nd shift position. The working hours for this position vary between 2pm-11pm and 3:30pm-midnight, Monday - Friday.

• Operate coffee roasting equipment to produce high-quality coffee according to the daily production schedule.

• Monitor roast profiles, batch quality, and control points to ensure consistency and adherence to Peet’s quality standards.

• Follow all food safety and workplace safety standards, including GMPs, sanitation procedures, and company policies.

• Complete required production documentation and quality checks for roasting operations.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary roasting workstation and production environment.

• Collaborate with team members and leadership to meet production targets while maintaining product quality and safety.

• Identify and communicate equipment issues, quality concerns, or safety risks to supervisors or maintenance teams.

• Support onboarding and training of team members and temporary staff on roasting processes and best practices.

• Continuously develop roasting and technical skills through training and cross-functional learning.

• Maintain flexibility to support production needs, including overtime or weekend work as required.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent with at least 1 year of production experience as a machine technician or in operations leadership.

Preferred:

• At least 1 year of formal training in the coffee industry inside or outside of Peet’s is strongly desired.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Exposures:

The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking in addition to the following:

• Able to work 8 hour shifts while standing, lifting, bending, and reaching

• Must be able to work on your feet over 9 straight hours

• Able to perform physical tasks that are repetitive, and lift up to 30 lbs. on a regular basis

• Must be able to lift 80 pounds 20% of the shift

• Must be able to endure constant leaning and bending during shift

• Must be able to handle/move up to 750 pound bins on casters

These physical requirements must be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation. 

The environmental exposures for this position are:

• Airborne particles, fumes, high places, moving parts, muscular strain, noise, odors, high temperatures

• These physical requirements must be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.