Production Assistant

at Caravan Coffee Roasters

Date Posted:
02 Oct
Location:
London, GB
Position:
Food Prep
Job Type:
Part-time
Salary:
From 13.15
Salary Type:
Hourly

Hourly rate £13.15. Minimum 27 hours p/week with ability to cover up to 45 hours p/week. Based at our Islington roastery (N7 9DP) with alternating shifts 8am to 5pm and 11am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.

We have been passionate about people enjoying great-tasting and 100% traceable speciality coffee ever since we started roasting in the basement of our first restaurant fourteen years ago. Today, we’re a B Corp certified roaster, supplying coffee fresh from the Loring Peregrine S70 at our North London roastery to a range of growing customers, including our nine restaurants and three Brew Bars.

The production team are our last step in supplying great tasting, well presented coffee on-time to our online, out-of-home and retail customers. They are responsible for bagging our range of roasted coffees in line with the daily production plan and our quality standards. Plus, fulfilling and packing all orders accurately and in advance of courier collections. All whilst maintaining excellent food safety standards, accurate inventory levels and stock takes. They are the problem solvers ensuring that we can deliver exceptional and consistent customer service to tight deadlines every day.

Requirements for the role

  • Team player: You’ll be working with the wider production, roasting and customer service team to keep production and fulfilment running on track

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently execute our quality standards

  • Self sufficient problem solver

  • Comfortable with working to tight daily courier and production deadlines

  • Health & safety and food safety trained

  • High standards of cleanliness and presentation

  • Stock control knowledge

  • Strong IT literacy

  • Production or warehouse fulfilment experience

Caravan Core Values

As Production Assistant, you will be a role model in promoting and displaying Caravan’s purpose and values. Our 4 core values are:

  • Caravan of Love

  • No boundaries

  • Well-travelled

  • All welcome

To say thank you for choosing us, we also offer our teams

  • Roastery team lunch on a Wednesday cooked by our chef Jack

  • 50% off all food in our Brew Bars

  • Dining discount when visiting our restaurants

  • All of the coffee you can drink on site

  • Weekly allowance of coffee for home

  • Bike to work scheme

  • Mental health and well-being support

  • Financial health education and support

  • Leadership training and development

  • Birthday & Anniversary Treat: on your birthday and work anniversary, you’ll receive a Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants

  • Development and career progression: 80% of all our management roles are filled internally

Sustainability

We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few.

Diversity & Inclusion

All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.