About Compass Coffee

Compass Coffee was founded in 2014 by two Marines who, after years of drinking terrible coffee on deployment, became obsessed with the quest for the perfect cup. What began as a desire to unlock the secret to perfect coffee grew into something much more significant. It was the realization that coffee is more than just a drink. It's a ritual that brings people together, facilitates human connection, and makes your day better. Compass Coffee has since expanded to 16 cafes in and around DC where Real Good Coffee is served and communities are formed. At the heart of it all is a relentless commitment to quality at every step - to ethical sourcing, masterful blending, and peak roasting in small batches - all to create an experience that is much more than just a cup of coffee.

At Compass Coffee we are dedicated to making real good coffee. Nothing fancy, nothing too crazy, just real good. Our mission is to make people's day better. We are eager to hire a highly competitive, motivated and hardworking individual to help build our world class production team.

A production lead is part of leading a team that produces our products for all of our customers: to our own cafés, our restaurant partners in the DMV and e-commerce customers across the country. Your primary responsibility is to lead shifts that produce quality products, while maintaining clean and safe production areas and equipment.

Production leads work to produce Compass Coffee, Simple Syrups, and Crown Tea. The production team at Compass produces products in large quantities, and a lead is responsible for operating large production lines, as well as managing the team during the production day.

Key Responsibilities of the Production Lead role: 

• Blend coffees and manage green coffee inventory
• Manage accurate digital records of all inventory produced
• Uphold cleaning and organizational standards for all production areas
• Complete the daily production schedule to ensure all products are in stock
• Develop competency in operating and maintaining production lines
• Maintain a growth mindset
• Consistently develop knowledge about our products
• All other tasks and duties as assigned

You'd make a great Production Lead if you are:

• A coffee lover! That includes drinking it, making it and talking about it
• Curious to learn more about coffee, the process, and developing new blends and single origins
• Energized by a fast-paced team dynamic
• Personable
• Able to explain key concepts in a digestible way to your team and guests in our spaces
• Hard working
• A problem solver, someone that looks for ways to help your team
• Looking to develop new skills, someone that asks questions
• Receptive to feedback, ready to learn and grow

Summary of Experience

• Describe the experience required for the role

Basic Qualifications

• Strong passion for coffee
• Detail oriented with the ability to maintain accurate records
• Demonstrated ability to manage both tasks and people
• Strong sense of urgency and commitment to achieving results
• Strong problem solving & communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a team to accomplish goals
• Ability to work effectively and demonstrate leadership amongst a cross-functional team

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• None