Caribou Clerk (Barista)

Caribou Clerk (Barista)

Join our Festival Foods team as a Caribou Clerk (Barista)! At Festival Foods, we're passionate about delivering a warm and welcoming cafe experience where every guest feels appreciated. As a Caribou Clerk, you'll have the opportunity to create delicious coffee beverages and contribute to a positive, fun atmosphere in our grocery store coffee shop. If you enjoy working in food service and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this may be a great role for you!

Providing excellent guest service is at the heart of what we do. Whether it's a friendly greeting, answering questions or addressing guest concerns, you'll handle each interaction with professionalism and care. Your willingness to help guests with what they need will make a positive impact every day.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide Exceptional Service: Greet every guest and offer personalized recommendations to ensure they have the best cafe experience.
• Barista Expertise: Prepare coffee and other beverages quickly, consistently, and with care, following recipes.
• Customer Satisfaction: Take guest orders and payments efficiently, while solving any questions or concerns they may have.
• Maintain Cleanliness: Keep supplies stocked, floors clean, and the coffee shop organized for a smooth operation.
• Support the Team: Prepare products for other shifts and assist in stocking and organizing supplies.
• Food Safety: Conduct temperature checks and complete food safety logs to maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Honor Commitments: Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
• Support the Team: Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For: To succeed as a Festival Foods Caribou Clerk, you should have:

• Customer-Focused Mindset: A passion for delivering excellent service in a coffee shop setting, ensuring every guest leaves satisfied.
• Barista & Food Service Skills: Experience working as a barista or in a similar food service or cashier role is a plus, but not requiredwe'll provide training!
• Attention to Detail: Ability to follow recipes, manage orders, and maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Team Player: Willing to jump in and help wherever needed to keep the cafe running smoothly.
• Work Ethic: Dependable and eager to contribute in a fast-paced, guest-centered environment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Constant walking, bending, kneeling
• Able to reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Equipment operation (intercom, telephone, scanner, register, scale, blender, coffee maker, espresso machine, coffee grinder)

Work Schedule: The Caribou Clerk is a full-time or part-time position. The work schedule may include early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Become a part of our Festival Foods cafe team, where your love for coffee and people will shine every day while growing your skills in the coffee shop and food service industry!

Benefits Overview

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE:

• Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!
• Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
• Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
• Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
• Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
• Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we're proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals.