Assistant Roaster

Origin Coffee is one of Europe’s leading speciality coffee roasters. For over 20 years, we’ve been building direct relationships with the world’s most progressive coffee producers, roasting with precision, and championing better coffee experiences at every stage. We’re a certified B Corp, a creative force, and a values-led business that believes in doing things correctly from sustainability and sourcing to design, people, and partnerships.

As an Assistant Roaster, you'll join the beating heart of Origin’s production team in beautiful Porthleven, Cornwall. You’ll be trained by our expert Head of Coffee, Head Roaster and Quality team, gaining hands-on experience with commercial roasting equipment, roast profile management, and flavour development. Whether it’s green coffee handling, machine maintenance, or joining cupping sessions, you’ll be a key part of bringing our coffee to life, from sourcing to the final cup.

Job requirements include a genuine passion for coffee and a hunger to grow, calm, focused energy, great communication and team player skills, independent and proactive, with a strong sense of responsibility, physically fit, process-driven, organised, and punctual, detail-oriented with a questioning, curious mindset, confident working with numbers, data, and roasting logs.

Benefits include 26 days holiday + your birthday off + flexible bank holidays, all the coffee you could dream of – plus discounts on merch and partner products, SCA training and ongoing learning opportunities for all employees, enhanced family leave for every kind of parent, pension scheme with 5% employer contributions, access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick pay, period leave & personal days, two paid volunteering days every year.

Please note: Our roastery operates Monday through Saturday, and although this is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week contract, weekend shifts are required as part of the role.