Quick overview
Job description
Department: Roastery Team
Position Type: Full-Time or Part-Time, Permanent
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Day Position (preferred 6 AM start)
Compensation: Starting at $20-22 hour
Location: Central Saanich, BC
About Us
Level Ground is a Fair Trade organization established in 1997. Our mission is to trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries and to market their products in North America, offering our customers ethical consumer choices.
We import coffee, tea, dried fruit, and cane sugar from small-scale producers in Colombia, Honduras, Peru, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, D.R. Congo, India, and beyond. Our products are sold through a network of fair-trade stores, grocery stores, health stores, cafés, and non-profit organizations.
Our Team
Level Ground’s Roastery team is a co-operative, communicative, forward-thinking, and positive environment where reliability, accuracy, and teamwork matter. The Warehousing & Logistics team is responsible for ensuring that our warehouse is organized, and inbound and outbound orders are processed accurately and efficiently, keeping our supply chain running smoothly.
Job Overview
The primary deliverables of the position are:
Maintaining clean, organized, and safe warehouse and shipping areas
Unloading inbound orders accurately and efficiently
Operating stand-up reach truck forklifts in narrow warehouse aisles.
Preparing outbound shipments and staging orders for carriers
Assisting with inventory handling, stock rotation, and basic counts
Handling green coffee for warehousing and roasting use
Supporting production, roasting and picking teams as needed
Desired Assets
The ideal candidate would have the following skills, abilities, and experience:
Valid Forklift certification (able to obtain after hiring with in-house certification program)
Basic computer skills (order systems, shipping tools, or inventory software)
Physically able to lift up to 40 lb
Able to use hand tools, power tools and assist with basic maintenance
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Demonstrated enthusiasm, determination, and a growth mindset
Reliable team player who enjoys contributing to a positive, respectful work environment
Benefits
We love coffee! Staff have access to delicious beverages from our Tasting Room prepared by our awesome Baristas. Everyone on the team also gets to choose a package of coffee, tea, dried fruit, or cane sugar to enjoy at home weekly.
We reward staff for hiking, biking, or busing to work. Level Ground saves on parking costs, the team reaps the health benefits, and the earth is a happier place with one less car on the road. For making this effort, Level Ground will pay staff a subsidy dependent on their mode of transportation.
Additional Benefits Include:
Casual dress
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
Applications
If you feel like this is the position for you, please submit an application. We will be accepting applications until the end of the day on November 18, 2026.
We thank you for your time and interest in applying for this position; however, only candidates being considered for an interview will be contacted.
If you require any accommodation in the recruitment process due to a disability, please reach out to daniel@engagedhr.com. We will happily work with you to find a reasonable accessibility solution.