Master/ Lead Nut Roaster

Role Overview

Roasting and Process Control

• Operate automated continuous roasting lines and manual traditional roasting drums.
• Control temperature, residence time, belt or drum speed, airflow, loading and cooling requirements.
• Establish, validate and maintain product-specific roasting profiles.
• Adjust processes for raw-material moisture, size, variety and changing production conditions.
• Prevent under-roasting, over-roasting, scorching, uneven color and undesirable flavor development.

Development and Improvement

• Create new products, flavor profiles and process improvements.
• Support roasting trials, sensory evaluation, commercialization and scale-up to full production.
• Optimize throughput, yield, energy use and consistency while reducing burns, rejects, breakage and product loss.
• Translate successful manual roasting techniques into measurable and scalable operating parameters.

Quality and Documentation

• Conduct in-process and finished-product sampling and investigate taste, color, texture, moisture and consistency deviations.
• Maintain approved recipes, process parameters, operating standards, production records and traceability documentation.
• Ensure roasting activities comply with HACCP, GMP, allergen control, sanitation and food-safety requirements.
• Support audits, corrective actions, investigations and continuous-improvement initiatives.

People Management

• Coach and develop roasting and production operators and transfer technical knowledge.
• Train operators on automated and manual roasting methods, product standards and safe operating practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 7-10 years of commercial or industrial nut and seed roasting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Food Processing, Food Manufacturing, Production or a related discipline, or equivalent specialized roasting experience.
• Hands-on experience with automated continuous roasting lines and manual traditional roasting drums.
• Experience as a Senior Roaster, Master Roaster, Roasting Specialist or equivalent technical professional.
• Experience with multiple nut and seed products and product-specific roast-profile optimization.

Required Skills

• Expert nut and seed roasting knowledge.
• Process troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Sensory assessment of roast color, flavor, aroma, texture and crunch.
• Food safety, HACCP, GMP, allergen control and hygiene awareness.
• Recipe documentation, traceability, production efficiency and operator training.
• Working English for production records, standard operating procedures and technical communication.