Production Operative / Roastery Assistant – Coffee Roastery Full Time NEW

Production Operative (Roastery Assistant), Coffee Roastery

Love coffee? Handy with your hands?

Looking to start or grow your career in specialty coffee? Join our production team at Extract Coffee Roasters.

We’re an independent coffee roastery with a purpose: Make Coffee Better.Better for coffee growers. Better for customers. Better for the planet. Built by hand. Driven by heart.

We’re looking for a practical, reliable and detail-focused person to become a key part of our busy roastery team. This is a hands-on, full-time role working Monday to Friday, based at our Bristol roastery. We work in a 8-hour shift, with varying start and finish times between 7:00am and 6:00pm

Whether you’re packing beans, preparing orders, supporting quality control or assisting the roasting crew, your work will help deliver coffee that’s better for people and planet.

What you’ll do

• Pack and label wholesale and retail coffee orders by hand
• Grind coffee to order with care and consistency
• Support logistics and dispatch, getting coffee out the door on time
• Work alongside the roasting team with green coffee deliveries and roasting prep
• Keep the roastery clean, organised and safe
• Record weights, batch numbers and packing info accurately
• Join in quality checks and cuppings
• Help us keep improving our sustainability practices as part of our B Corp commitments
• Occasionally welcome visitors and help represent the Extract brand

What you’ll bring

• A strong work ethic and attention to detail
• A “can do” attitude and willingness to learn
• Ability to work on your feet and safely handle physical tasks (like lifting coffee sacks, training provided)
• Reliability, positivity and a team-first mindset
• No previous coffee experience is needed, just a great attitude and readiness to muck in

Why join us?

We’re serious about creating a supportive, inclusive and fair workplace. You’ll get:

• £25,000 – £27,000 based on experience & qualifications
• 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday.
• Full training and development opportunities
• 31 days holidays (rising with service)
• Company pension scheme
• Wellbeing support and In-house yoga classes
• Excellent coffee, every day
• Opportunities to grow into roles in roasting, logistics, or technical services
• A team that values curiosity, kindness and learning from each other

Warehouse or production experience?

Experience in a warehouse, production, or food environment is a bonus but it’s not essential. We’ll provide full training. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experience levels. You’ll be supported by a kind, skilled and values-driven team who believe in learning by doing, working with care and helping each other grow.

How to Apply & Next Steps

People & Culture team will be in touch by email with a link to a short candidate questionnaire.

This is the next step before we move to interviews. It helps us understand your experience, what motivates you and keeps our recruitment process fair and consistent for everyone.

Please keep an eye out for this email, it’s genuine and part of our standard recruitment process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person