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.

As an Operations Intern, you will:

• Embody a growth mindset - training is continuous; we are learning every day and you will view challenges as opportunities
• Analyze root problems and propose permanent solutions to solve them forever
• Seek out new training and opportunities for our team to improve our best practices
• Write guides for use by our team behind bar and in Support operations
• Learn about the craft of coffee, sourcing and the product development cycle
• Be challenged to zoom in as well as zoom out. Some projects will be far reaching in scope and complexity, others will be very specific and discrete

You'd make a great Operations Intern if you are:

• A strong communicator - you'll be communicating directly with suppliers, customers and other members of the Compass team on a daily basis, in writing, over video calls and in person
• Comfortable with ambiguity - things break! Sometimes the plan for the day will need to be reprioritized but every day you will learn something new and make a real contribution for our customers
• Interested in learning - there is a lot of opportunity to see many parts of our business and talk with leaders across the company, but you are responsible for asking questions and seeking this out
• Motivated to make real things – from helping install espresso machines or hopping on a food assembly line to working as a barista in one of our cafes, you will actually make products our customers enjoy throughout the summer

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Fluency or working proficiency in English
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with multiple priorities
• Proficient in computer use
• Likes coffee and believes in the value of what we do
  
  Please note, this internship is unpaid.