Bar-ista - The Cafe at Mission Pacific (Part Time/Seasonal)

At Hyatt, we believe our guests select Hyatt because of our caring and attentive associates who are focused on providing efficient service and meaningful experiences.

The Café is the signature all-day dining outlet of Mission Pacific Beach Resort, a Hyatt property on the Oceanside waterfront. We serve from sunrise to sunset - serious food, craft coffee, and a full bar program - in a space that is equal parts neighborhood café and elevated hospitality experience. Our team moves fast, cares deeply, and takes real pride in what they put in front of people.

The Bar-ista at The Café is not a single-lane position. You are the first person most of our hotel guests encounter on property, the anchor of our Equator Coffee program, and a full beverage operator from espresso to cocktail. You own the counter experience from greeting through check close - taking orders, applying Hyatt Globalist and AMEX breakfast benefits, processing payments, and staging the bar and coffee station to opening and closing standard every shift.

If you love craft coffee, thrive in a high-energy environment, and want to work in a setting where the standard is genuinely high - this is the role.

This is a part time/seasonal position, expected to end around Labor Day 2026. The hourly rate for this position is $18.00/hr

The Café at Hyatt is excited to welcome you with the following:

• Unlimited colleague and friends & family discounted room rates at Hyatt hotels world-wide

• Complimentary employee meals

• Participation in the FOH tip pool via Evention

• A team that takes hospitality seriously and takes care of each other

• The chance to work in one of Oceanside's most visible and celebrated hotel properties

• And so much more!

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Execute the full Coffee program with precision: drip, espresso, cortado, flat white, cappuccino, latte, chai latte, and cold brew

• Steam all milks to correct temperature and texture; prepare all alternative milk options to the same craft standard

• Prepare full cocktail, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverage program across all dayparts

• Greet every guest warmly before they have to initiate; confirm dine-in or to-go on every order

• Apply Hyatt Globalist and AMEX breakfast benefits accurately in Toast POS; process cash, card, and room charges

• Maintain the counter and bar station to opening and closing standard every shift: pull sheet, garnish prep, juice and syrup par, FIFO, Level P1 storage

• Communicate allergen information proactively and accurately; flag any allergy alert to the kitchen before the order is placed

• Uphold RBS standards on every alcoholic beverage order; card any guest who appears under 50

• Support the floor team as part of a one-team model - if it needs doing and you can do it, you do it

This list is not all-encompassing and that daily work tasks may and can be altered to meet business needs.

• Minimum 3 years of barista experience; specialty coffee experience strongly preferred

• Experience in a full-service or hotel food and beverage environment preferred

• Genuine craft in espresso: calibration, extraction, milk texture, and consistency under volume

• Ability to stand for a minimum 8-hour shift in a high-traffic counter environment

• Ability to lift, carry, and move at least 50 pounds

• Strong multitasking ability - you manage the queue, the register, the espresso machine, and the guest simultaneously

• Warm, confident, and professional under pressure - speed and warmth are not opposites

• Punctuality and reliability - the counter depends on you being ready before doors open

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.