Qualia Coffee is seeking roasting interns

[RoastMonkey]

Qualia Coffee is home to Fresh Off the Roast, a small-batch coffee roaster with a unique philosophy: that coffee should be treated like fresh produce. When roasted properly, coffee peaks in flavor between three and five days after being roasted. After nine or ten days, the coffee's natural flavors begin to rapidly dissipate. Due to these factors, we sell all our coffee directly to customers to ensure they get it within this short freshness window. Unlike other coffee roasters, we are not forced to compromise the roasting process to extend the shelf life or impose artificial consistency on our coffee. We seek only to bring out the natural complexity and richness of each of our carefully sourced single-origin coffees.

We are currently seeking roasting interns to train under our owner and roastmaster. This is an unpaid internship, but not free labor. The coffee you roast will not be sold customers. You will also have access to a copious amount of free coffee, as well. The purpose of the internship is to both educate participants as well as to serve as a talent search. One or two interns will be offered a part-time roasting position.

Applicants should:

Have a deep and abiding interest in coffee as a natural product.

Be available to work at least 3 days a week. including some weekends.

Be willing to commit at least one year to working for the company.

Be diligent, patient, focused and have an eye for detail.

Please direct message us through DR.com to arrange an interview.

[RoastMonkey]

This listing is also available on our web site. I have updated to clarify some confusion about what the internship involved and the paid position we are looking to fill. Here is the updated listing:

At Qualia, we adhere to the philosophy that coffee should be treated like fresh produce. When roasted properly, coffee peaks in flavor between three and five days after being roasted. After nine or ten days, the coffee’s natural flavors begin to rapidly dissipate. Due to these factors, we sell all our coffee directly to the end-user to ensure they get it within this short freshness window. Unlike other coffee roasters, we are not forced to compromise the roasting process to extend the shelf life or impose artificial consistency on our coffee. We seek only to bring out the natural complexity and richness of each of our carefully sourced single-origin coffees.

We are currently seeking roasting interns to train under our owner and roastmaster. This is an unpaid internship, but not free labor. You will receive a comprehensive coffee education, including lectures and tasting sessions in addition to an hour or two of roaster training. The coffee you roast will not be sold to customers. You will also have access to a copious amount of free coffee. The purpose of the internship is to both educate participants as well as to serve as a talent search. At the end of the internship, which will last approximately eight hours spread over several sessions, one or two interns will be offered paid part-time roasting positions to start.

Because interns will be eligible for a paid position, applicants should:

Have a deep and abiding interest in coffee as a natural product.

Be available to work at least 3 days a week. including some weekends.

Be willing to commit at least one year to working for the company (PT or FT)

Be diligent, patient, focused and have an eye for detail.

Please email us at QualiaCoffee@gmail.com to arrange an interview. In your message, let us know how you meet the above criteria.