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Overview
Coffee roasters operate roasting ovens to dry and roast coffee beans, monitor heat and colour, unload roasted beans and cool them with mechanical blowers.
In job descriptions, look for roasting methods, gas-fired or industrial ovens, processing parameters, bean colour checks, cooling, sampling, hygiene routines, HACCP, cleaning duties and strong-smell work environments.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Coffee roasters work in food production settings where heat, time, airflow and bean colour shape the final roast. Work includes loading beans, controlling roasting ovens, comparing colour with specifications, cooling beans and keeping the equipment clean.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes roasting methods, industrial ovens, processing parameters, colour judgement, sampling, hygiene procedures, HACCP, cleaning routines and tolerance for strong smells. Some roles also require lifting sacks or moving batches between process steps.
Salary context
Salary context depends on batch size, roasting equipment, shift responsibility, quality checks, food-safety duties, cleaning workload, product consistency targets and whether the role includes sample analysis or process adjustment.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior roaster, roasting profile specialist, food production operator, quality control, process technician, production coordinator or training colleagues in roasting and hygiene routines.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name gas-fired roasters, roast profiles, colour checks, cooling blowers, samples, HACCP, cleaning, lifting, independent process control and responsibility for changing parameters during a roast.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
51-3091.00
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Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/36b11444-8634-4194-b679-ed302acdfb22 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8160.23 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |