Production Assistant

Job Details: Job Location: Production Roasting - Long Island City, NY, Salary Range: $20.00 - $20.00Hourly, Part-Time or Full-Time Production Assistant

Job Summary: As a Production Assistant, you will be responsible for accurate labeling, packaging of coffee, equipment operation, packing for delivery, and organization of the roasting space.

Key Responsibilities:

Production

Operation of packaging equipment, including weigh and fill, heat sealers, and scales.

When required, learn use of new equipment and systems for achieving greater efficiencies.

Ability to read spreadsheets, reports, and invoices for accurate, comprehensive packaging and packing tasks

Must be organized, detail-oriented, and efficient

Warehouse Safety

Receive annual warehouse safety training in order to participate in all workflows in observant and intentional ways

Perform all production responsibilities in ways that are healthy for body and business

Comply with all instruction concerning operating warehouse machinery and equipment

Cleanliness & Efficiency

Maintain a tidy, organized work area during and after your shift

Work with the production crew to expedite fulfilment of orders in a timely manner

Joe Coffee Values

Curiosity

Works with General Manager of Production, Assistant Manager of Production to cultivate an open environment of learning and growth
Eagerness to contribute to team knowledge for evolving, communal problem-solving skills

Community

Uses enlightened hospitality to cultivate community with coworkers or vendor representatives (i.e. delivery drivers)
Understands and engages with the role of production as an important piece in successful business that is community and values-oriented.

Commitment

Works diligently to support the success of Joe Roasting customers

Craft

Understands and supports the role of production as an important part of the quality of our coffee products

Other Cultural and/or Leadership Expectations

Adhere to the Code of Conduct for the Roastery and shared QC Lab:

We respect our own time and that of those who share this space

We share similar goals to grow, progress, and learn

We are all linked, but not ranked

We encourage one another to define a focus: we can do anything, but not everything

We trust each individual as the authority on their own experience (which includes sensory experience!)

Within a space of dialogue, we communicate with positive intent

Qualifications: Relevant Skills, knowledge & ability

Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software (Google Docs, Microsoft Office) preferred but not required
Experience in coffee or similar packaging/production roles
Experience driving in NYC
Ability to focus on small details within a task without interaction or supervision
Ability to shift between working collaboratively and working independently
Patient and kind with yourself and your teammates
Safety (equipment, food) and/or efficiency training preferred but not required (forklift, OSHA compliance, HACCP, etc).
Valid Driver License

Physical Requirements:

Ability to lift up to 50lb
Ability to work standing and moving in a non-climate-controlled environment