Group
Occupation
831133 Coffee Roaster
Latest release
Consultation draft: Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)
Reference period
August 2026
Released
17/08/2026
First release
831133 Coffee Roaster
Selects, blends and roasts coffee beans to ensure flavour consistency, quality and optimal roast levels to produce distinct coffee varieties.
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Inspects and sorts green coffee beans for roasting
- Loads green coffee beans into coffee roasting machinery and operates machinery, such as drum or air roasters and quenching equipment
- Monitors and adjusts temperature, time and airflow settings during the coffee bean roasting processes, including the cracking process, to ensure quality and efficiency
- Tests and checks roasted coffee beans for quality and flavour consistency
- Weighs and packs roasted coffee beans accurately, and keeps track of inventory to prepare for distribution