Master/Lead Nut Roaster

About the role

The Master/Lead Nut Roaster will head the roasting, coating and flavored‑nut production processes, ensuring consistent product quality and operational efficiency in a high‑volume snack manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee roasting of nuts, seeds and related snack products using both automated/continuous lines and manual drum roasters.
• Establish, validate and maintain optimum roasting profiles for each raw material and product flavour requirement.
• Control critical parameters such as temperature, residence time, airflow, belt/drum speed, loading and cooling.
• Apply sensory judgement to monitor colour, aroma, flavour, texture and crunch, making real‑time adjustments as needed.
• Diagnose process deviations, conduct root‑cause analysis with Production, Quality and Maintenance teams, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop, document and maintain approved roasting recipes, process parameters and operating standards.
• Coach and train roasting and production operators on both automated and manual roasting methods.

Required profile

• 7‑10 years of hands‑on experience in commercial/industrial nut and seed roasting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Processing, Food Manufacturing or related field (extensive experience may substitute).
• Proven ability to establish, optimise and reproduce product‑specific roasting profiles.
• Experience working under HACCP, GMP and allergen‑control food‑safety systems.

Required skills

• Operation of automated/continuous industrial roasting lines.
• Manual drum‑roasting expertise.
• Roast‑profile development and optimisation (temperature, time, airflow, loading, cooling).
• Sensory assessment of colour, flavour, aroma, texture and crunch.
• Food‑safety knowledge (HACCP, GMP, allergen control).
• Process troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis and equipment troubleshooting.
• Recipe/process documentation, traceability and record‑keeping.