Green Coffee Quality Coordinator - Warsaw, Poland.

About us

Attesa Coffee is a start-up specialty green coffee sourcing and distribution company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We work directly with producers at the origin to bring our customers (specialty coffee roasters) high-quality coffees safely, on time, and consistently with the use of efficient digital frameworks. We believe in traceability through the chain and are highly committed to transparency towards all our stakeholders.

Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated Green Coffee Quality Coordinator to oversee our coffee quality control processes. This role involves evaluating green coffee quality, managing coffee samples operations, and ensuring high standards are maintained across all our products. This position will lead the Poland QC lab and sampling operations and execute the quality control protocols as prescribed by management. It will also be in charge of further developing Attesa Coffee’s QC related processes.

Tasks

What you’ll do

1. Documentation, Record-keeping and Communication

• Identify and document coffee samples from the time they are received.
• Maintain accurate records of every coffee sample received and evaluated in our database
• Maintain accurate quality information across platforms.
• Proactively communicate with origin sourcing and sales teams to manage the flow of samples and information.

2. Cupping and Quality Control

• Observe, measure and record needed aspects of the coffee (color, moisture content, green coffee odor, sample roasting details/observations, and other information required).
• Effectively roast samples to the established protocols for evaluation purposes.
• Set up clean cupping sessions (tastings) as per standards, in a routine or regimen for the Attesa Coffee team, ensuring all equipment and areas are tidy
• Cup coffees, using agreed upon protocols and capturing results in database
• Clean up cupping; Maintain complete cleanliness of cupping area, dishwasher, sink, grinders and sample library.
• Evaluate green coffee quality through physical grading and cupping.
• Facilitate and prepare cupping sessions to assess coffees from various origins.
• Capture and maintain testing results and provide regular feedback to the sales and sourcing team.
• Roast coffee samples and manage / improve roasting profiles.
• Prepare product samples (packing, labeling, shipments).
• Oversee and manage the coffee sample database.
• Participate as a key decision maker in all coffee selection and approval of sample cuppings
• Help train new team members in sample roasting and cupping skills as needed

3. Packaging and Fulfillment

• Receive coffees to repackage for sampling and Attesa Coffee Open program.
• Monitor and report coffee sample inventory to avoid waste and losses.
• Prepare and ship samples to customers in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Communicate supply needs and maintain a well-organized sample room.

4. Sampling and Inspection:

• Conduct sensory evaluations and laboratory tests to assess coffee quality.
• Use cupping techniques to evaluate taste profiles and identify defects.
• Record and analyze data from quality tests and inspections.
• Prepare reports summarizing coffee quality and provide improvement recommendations.
• Communicate quality standards to coffee producers and suppliers.
• Purchase of materials for shipping samples and office supplies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

• Must have a strong understanding of quality and sensory evaluation of coffee. Experience with structured coffee cupping and green coffee evaluation required.
• Industry qualification, such as Q Grader, preferred.
• Must have solid understanding of roasting concepts
• Must have experience with excel spreadsheets and database management
• Proficient in written and spoken English communication is a must.
• Ability and commitment to work from the Warsaw, Poland office on a full-time, 5-days-a-week basis.

Skills and Strength

• Well organised, process-oriented and detail-oriented to be able to manage large number of coffee samples from various origins
• Flexible and self-motivated to take on new projects as assigned
• Must be able to work independently to support the demands of a dynamic and partially remote team.
• A natural collaborator, excited to work on a range of projects with people from different teams

Benefits

What you’ll gain

• Work in an entrepreneurial and ownership driven environment
• Opportunity to grow within a young and dynamic international team
• Core knowledge and workings of coffee importing / sourcing
• Opportunity to take part in the largest coffee events in the world
• Access to the finest coffees in our office everyday

Come be part of the Attesa Coffee family as our Green Coffee Quality Coordinator!