Quality Control Specialist

The Company

You will have the opportunity to work for one of the most dynamic coffee companies out there and commit to Sucafina’s purpose by creating opportunities to improve lives. Today, with more than 1,500 employees in 44 countries, the Group is a key and growing player in the coffee world. With its main trading base in Geneva, Sucafina sources coffee, often directly from farmers, to provide its partners with sustainable value across the global supply chain.

What Are We Looking For

We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity. Flexible and willing to take challenges. People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.

What We Offer

We offer within our pleasant family-like environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to a multicultural environment, on merit based compensation, and free coffee around the clock!

Summary

Join a newly founded company driven by passion – for coffee, for quality, and for people. We’re looking for a true leader to head our Quality Department, playing a key role in shaping standards and processes in close collaboration with our Trade team, roaster partners, and trusted coffee suppliers. Based in the heart of Bremen – one of Europe’s leading coffee hubs – this is a unique opportunity to influence quality at the source and make your mark in a company that values expertise, integrity, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for receiving incoming green coffee samples
• Prepare and ensure timely dispatch of samples to our customers
• Provide support to the trading team by cupping and grading coffees in accordance with company procedures and business requirements
• Sample roasting for client requests and cupping sessions according to our roasting standards
• Set up and break down of cupping tables according to industry standards
• Keeping the quality lab clean and organized
• Monitoring inventory and equipment
• Registering incoming samples and keep proper documentation and records for all transactions
• Participating in cupping sessions
• Physical grading of green coffee samples
• Assist sales team and customers with quality related questions
• Calibrating, maintaining and updating customer specs
• Support Sales team in food safety and compliance matters including certifications, audits, documentation and related questionnaire

Qualifications

• Excellent organization skills and record keeping
• Attention to detail
• Dynamic mindset and strong communication skills

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the coffee industry
• Previous experience in coffee quality control or sensory analysis—Q Grader certification is a plus
• Sample roasting experience is preferred
• Experience in sales or other customer-facing role is an advantage

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Tools for Quality assessment
• Understanding of exporter country quality standards & procedures

Languages

• Proficiency in German and English