Description

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Production manager to lead the operational team, while adding value to the business through partnering with all stakeholders to deliver efficient production planning and continuous improvement across all operations . The position is reporting to the Production Manager (Vietnam & Indonesia). The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world's leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world's major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

This role will be working for PT Volkopi Indonesia, Volcafe's subsidiary, in Lampung, Indonesia.

We are part of Hartree Partners, LP a leading global merchant commodities firm facilitating the flow of energy, metals, agriculture, and environmental products across the full commodity supply chain, connecting producers and consumers. Hartree was founded in 1997, is jointly owned by senior management and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, LP, and employs around 5,000 individuals worldwide.

Key Accountabilities

• Design and implement efficient processing systems for both Robusta and Arabica coffee
• Optimize processing flows focusing on quality, weight control, and loss minimization
• Drive operational and strategic processing targets
• Partner with Quality team to meet client and contractual requirements
• Ensure quality control across receiving, storage, and dispatch
• Maintain accurate inventory, reconciliation, and traceability
• Work with Logistics on intake, warehouse allocation, and stock rotation (FIFO)
• Ensure accuracy in weight management, documentation, and dispatch timelines
• Optimize warehouse utilization and infrastructure
• Oversee maintenance, cleanliness, pest control, and storage conditions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure adherence to HSE standards and safe handling practices
• Oversee compliance in all operational and warehouse activities

Skills and Experience

• Min 5 years experience in management or supervisory role within coffee trading, warehousing, or green coffee handling operations.
• Demonstrated capability in staff supervision, team leadership, and day-to-day operational management.
• Practical knowledge of coffee handling processing including receiving, sampling, grading, storage and dispatch.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on quality control, weight management, and accurate documentation verification.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with internal teams, management, clients, and external stakeholders, and address operational issues
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to operational and inventory management systems.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental practices, including safe handling of chemicals or fumigation substances used in agricultural commodity storage and processing

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about 'what' we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for 'how' we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self-Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are not accepting unsolicited CV/resume's from recruitment or search agencies for this vacancy. Any CVs/resume's submitted without a prior agreement in place with our talent acquisition team, will be considered the property of Volcafe, and no fees will be paid.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.