Roastery Operations Manager

(34 hours/week, £13.50/hr) - Starting November 2025

The Operations Manager is crucial to the smooth running of our coffee roasting operation. Are you someone who loves to organise systems and keep them running smoothly? Are trouble shooting and problem solving your jam? Then this role could be the one for you! (Also, you get to work with a passionate and driven team and get fuelled by incredible coffee.)

The job entails the following:

Managing Wholesale fulfillment

  • pack and fulfill wholesale orders
  • organise shipping and invoicing 

Managing Roastery Operations

  • fulfill ecommerce orders 
  • create packing lists and pack all coffee
  • stock control
  • reply to customer emails

Coffee Production Duties

  • assist with cleaning and maintaining roasting equipment and roastery space
  • cleaning and maintaining packing space, buckets, tubs and packing equipment
  • restocking green coffees in the roastery
  • sample roasting new coffees when they arrive
  • setting up and cleaning up daily QC cuppings (take part in cuppings occasionally)

We are looking for a candidate who is:

  • self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently
  • very organised - systems are core to this role
  • able to work to deadlines
  • great at communication and problem solving as you will be communicating with customers directly
  • comfortable with IT(working with Google Drive, Shopify, email, shipping applications and printers)
  • detail oriented

  • a driving license and use of a car is desirable
  • an interest in specialty coffee is desirable

Please note: Manual handling and heavy lifting of green and roasted coffee (including receiving new green deliveries) is an integral part of this role.

Please apply by email to cath@steampunkcoffee.co.uk by 8/10/25.

Interviews the week of 20th October with job start early November.