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Coffee Roaster & Quality Specialist
Naivo Coffee Company, a specialty coffee roastery in Bengaluru, is hiring a Coffee Roaster & Quality Specialist. The role covers roasting, cupping-based quality control, new blend development, packaging and order fulfilment at its roasting facility. Fresh food-technology graduates with coffee training are welcome.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- 0+ years
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Quality assurance / control
Who can apply
B.Sc./B.Tech in Food Technology, Food Science or related discipline, or coffee quality/roasting training; or 2+ years in coffee roasting/QC
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Operate commercial coffee roasters and help build and refine roast profiles for different origins and processes
- Monitor roast parameters and keep roast logs, production records and batch traceability
- Run regular cupping sessions to judge flavour, aroma, acidity, body and defects
- Evaluate green coffee samples and production roast batches and keep QC documentation
- Support new coffees, blends, sample roasts and roast trials
- Help process e-commerce and B2B orders, grinding, weighing, sealing, labelling and dispatch
- Keep inventory of green coffee, roasted coffee and packaging materials accurate
- Maintain hygiene, cleaning and routine maintenance of roasting equipment and follow safety rules
What the employer asks for
- Option A: at least 2 years in coffee roasting, coffee QC or specialty coffee production
- Option B: freshers with a Bachelor's in Food Technology, Food Science or related field, or a coffee quality management diploma/certification, or formal training in roasting, sensory evaluation or coffee processing
- Attention to detail, record keeping and an analytical approach to roasting and sensory work
- Willingness to do hands-on packing and fulfilment work in a fast-paced production setting
About the employer
Naivo Coffee Company is a Bengaluru specialty coffee roastery working with Indian and international microlots and experimental processing methods.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Quality Assurance / Quality Control roles. named in this notice
- Coffee roasting
- Cupping / sensory evaluation
- Roast profiling
- Batch traceability
- Packaging and dispatch
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- QA Executive
- QC Chemist
- HACCP
- GMP
- GHP
- FSSC 22000
- ISO 22000:2018
- BRCGS
- FSSAI
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Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Quality Assurance / Quality Control roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Walk us through the seven HACCP principles and how you would identify a CCP on a production line you know.
- A finished-goods batch fails the micro specification. What do you do in the first hour, and how do you decide whether to release, rework or reject?
- What is the difference between a CCP, an OPRP and a PRP under ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000?
- How do you run a root-cause analysis for a repeated customer complaint? Which tools do you use (5 Why, fishbone, CAPA)?
- Which FSSAI labelling requirements do you check on a pack before it goes to market?
- How would you prepare the plant for a third-party (BRCGS / FSSC) audit in four weeks?
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Write a short cover noteTwo or three lines on your most relevant plant, lab or project result, with a number.
- Be ready to talk numbersCurrent CTC, expected CTC and notice period are usually asked in the first call.
Source & editorial check
Apply on LinkedIn with your resume and a short note on your interest in specialty coffee.
Original posting: 2026-11-05
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-06
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