Job Description:
The Garde Manger assists in preparing, plating, and presenting all cold food items such as salads, appetizers, sandwiches, dressings, and cold platters. The role ensures high standards of food quality, freshness, hygiene, and consistency in line with company standards.
Key Responsibilities
1. Coffee Roasting Operations
- Plan, execute, and supervise all coffee roasting activities according to production schedules.
- Develop, maintain, and consistently replicate roast profiles for all coffee products.
- Ensure optimal roast quality, flavor consistency, and batch accuracy.
- Monitor green coffee usage, roast loss, yield, and wastage.
- Ensure roasting equipment is operated safely and efficiently.
2. Quality Control & Cupping
- Conduct regular cupping sessions to evaluate green coffee, roast batches, and final products.
- Maintain cupping protocols and quality benchmarks aligned with Earth Roastery standards.
- Identify defects, inconsistencies, or quality deviations and take corrective actions.
- Collaborate with the Production Manager on product development and quality improvements.
3. Roastery Operations Management
- Oversee daily roastery operations including roasting, cooling, packaging coordination, and dispatch readiness.
- Ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and organization of the roastery area.
- Coordinate with inventory and logistics teams for raw material availability and finished goods movement.
- Support production planning to meet caf, wholesale, and customer demand.
4. Equipment & Maintenance Coordination
- Ensure proper handling, calibration, and routine checks of roasting equipment.
- Report technical issues and coordinate with maintenance teams for repairs and servicing.
- Maintain roasting logs, machine records, and production documentation.
5. Team Supervision & Training
- Guide and support roasters and roastery assistants in daily operations.
- Train team members on roasting procedures, safety standards, and quality expectations.
- Ensure compliance with company SOPs, food safety, and workplace safety regulations.
6. Reporting & Compliance
- Prepare and submit roasting and production reports to the Production Manager.
- Maintain accurate records of roasting batches, cupping results, and production output.
- Support internal audits, quality checks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Certification or formal training in coffee roasting and cupping (preferred).
- Minimum 35 years of experience in a professional coffee roastery.
- Proven experience in roast profile development and quality control.
- Experience working under structured production management.
