Details
Posted: 06-Jun-22
Location: Marcala, Honduras
Type: Volunteer Globally
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Food Chemistry
Food Engineering
Product Development & Ingredient Innovations
Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) and INGO NCBA CLUSA are partnering on a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer grant. The main objective of the program is to generate sustainable and broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector worldwide. The program is based on a regional strategy for coffee, horticulture and the strengthening of cooperatives and rural enterprises.
Description
A Coffee Cooperative in Honduras is interested in utilizing their leftover coffee inventory that does not meet the international markets' standards and is looking for an expert to guide them on how to develop soluble coffee with their leftover coffee inventory and identify the required machinery and infrastructure needed.
General Tasks:
- Conduct an initial assessment of the leftover coffee and infrastructure to create soluble coffee onsite
- Guide the cooperative to develop a prototype for soluble coffee.
- Work along the cooperative to define the process flow to produce soluble coffee.
- Identify the type of equipment, machinery, and infrastructure needed to produce soluble coffee.
Qualifications
The candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in an agriculture-related engineering discipline, preferably in Product Development, Food and Science Engineering or Processing Engineering. Other preferred qualifications include:
- Degree in Engineering with emphasis in Industrial Design, and/or Food and Science Engineering
- Experience on developing prototypes of products
- Knowledge and experience in the development of coffee products (soluble coffee if possible)
- Knowledge of the development of a product process flow.
- Experience with group facilitation and adult training.
- English language skills are preferable.
Additional Information
This assignment will require volunteers to travel to the field for 2-3 weeks while reviewing the cooperatives processing and beginning write the report with remote based volunteer. All travel cost will be covered along with a per diem provided. If interested please email Julia Slusarz at Julia.slusarz@ewb-usa.org with your resume and title of assignment in subject line.
