Occupation

831133 Coffee Roaster

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OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
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2024, Version 1.0

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