The Opportunity:

An exciting chance for an experienced barista to develop the skills and knowledge required to become an established speciality coffee roaster with your own independent style. During the learning process the successful candidate will also be working as a barista in our coffee shop.

Become the first full-time employee of a small but ambitious roastery and coffee shop that has an established reputation for top quality coffee and excellent customer experience.

The successful candidate will be joining at the perfect time to develop your own skills as a roaster, gain varied experience and create the ideal future role for yourself in the coffee industry. You will also have a lot of fun and laughs in the process!

Working closely with the two business partners from very different backgrounds within the world of coffee.

Together, they will share a variety of skills, knowledge and experience in areas that include:

coffee sourcing, cupping and roasting
coffee agriculture, hospitality, tourism and ecotourism
sales and marketing across hospitality, retail, SMEs and corporate
coffee sustainability, technology, history and coffee shop culture

The Candidate:

Clear and demonstrable passion to develop a career in coffee.

Keen to learn the art of coffee roasting but also enjoys being hands on in the coffee shop, hosting and creating warm connections with customers.

Creative thinker who can contribute and implement ideas for marketing, new offerings, growth avenues, events, workshops, partnerships and other opportunities.

Excited to be part of a small but growing team where you have opportunities to make your mark and create the ideal future role for yourself.

Open to the idea of managing and developing staff as we grow.

Must have experience:

3+ years of barista experience, ideally serving speciality coffee

Good to have experience:

Experience managing a team and or leading a coffee shop or bar shift.

Experience in social media for businesses, developing ideas, filming, editing Insta reels etc.

Wider coffee industry experience or qualifications demonstrating your passion for a career in coffee.

Work or volunteer experience on coffee farms.

Roastery experience or qualifications.

Bar or cocktail making experience (Lost Horizon Coffee is an alcohol free venue).

Event hosting, planning and managing.

The Role:

6 month probation and roastery apprenticeship.

1 day a week in the roastery and 3-4 days a week as barista in the coffee shop.

Roastery Assistant duties include:

Sample roasting, cupping and green buying

Sales and marketing

Helping with roasting, bag making and order fulfillment

Planning and hosting workshops and events

Maybe occasional bike deliveries

Barista duties include:

Usual dialling in, serving customers, cleaning etc

Stock management across coffee, other drinks, cakes and all consumables

Regular marketing across social media and other avenues

Updating of menu offering and exploring the creation of new drinks

Restocking and managing retail shelves

Assisting on events

6-12 months - 2 days a week assisting in the roastery and 3 days a week in the coffee shop.

Taking on some unsupervised roasting duties to cover holidays and busy times for head roaster.

Please send your CV and a covering email to the following two emails and we will be in touch to arrange interviews.

Thanks

Pete & Kit

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50-£14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 28 – 35 per week

Additional pay:

Commission pay

Benefits:

Casual dress
Company events
Company pension
Discounted or free food
Employee discount

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/05/2025

Lost Horizon Coffee Ltd

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