Head Roaster

Pax & Beneficia is a specialty coffee roastery with eight café locations across DFW. We roast clean, terroir-driven, expressive coffees. The Role You own the roast program. Production is supported - warehouse staff and a dedicated bagger are in place. Your focus is on the coffee. Responsibilities Roast production on a Diedrich DR-12 (~1,200 lbs/week) and growing Weekly/Daily coffee QC — water activity, moisture, density, Agtron Weekly QC sessions with area managers, training and aligning the team to roastery Standards Ownership stake in building and implementing the QC pipeline — this is ground-up work Release coordination with area managers on coffee availability and timing Cross-functional coordination with production, fulfillment, and wholesale/sales teams E-commerce SKU copy as needed, in collaboration with the Coffee Director What We Need 3+ years of commercial drum roast production Fluency in Cropster A cupping practice you use and trust on your own work Ability to manage a production calendar independently Clear communicator across departments Compensation 2-year salaried contract starting at $54,000/yr, with structured steps at 6 and 12 months tied to defined performance benchmarks. Full renegotiation at end of term. Beyond base: performance bonuses, Q Grader sponsorship, World of Coffee, and origin travel available. We'd rather build around the right candidate and create a package that best suits your needs. To Apply Send a short note about your background and your favorite coffee you've had recently to View email address on click.appcast.io. No resume required to start — 20-minute call first, then we go from there! #J-18808-Ljbffr Pax & Beneficia LLC