Starbucks Barista - Part Time

Job Title

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Welcomes guests by determining their coffee interests and needs.
• Educates guests by presenting and explaining the coffee drink menu, answering questions.
• Sells coffee and coffee grinding and brewing equipment by explaining differences in coffee beans and coffee preparation machines; demonstrating how brewing equipment operates.
• Prepares and sells coffee drinks by following prescribed recipes and preparation techniques for coffee drinks, such as, espresso lungo, caffe latte, and cappuccino.
• Maintains inventories by replenishing coffee bean supply; stocking coffee brewing equipment; maintaining supplies, pastries, and cookies for coffee bar.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following organization standards and sanitation regulations.
• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes; maintaining and improving the appearance of the store and coffee bar.
• Enhances coffee shop reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Operates the POS (Point of Sale) for half of shift, 4 hours minimally.
• Performs daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning tasks.
• Assist with monthly breakdown of store for deep cleaning
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently exhibits courteous, respectful, and appropriate communications and presents information in a concise and understandable format.
• Contributes to a positive work environment, fosters collaboration and provides a tangible contribution.
• Meet requirements of regular attendance to effectively complete job responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Ability of simple reading, writing, math, and task completion skills are required.
• Must have the following skills: compiling, coordination, following instructions, memorization, problem solving, independent judgment, and decision making.
• Flexible working all shifts including holidays, nights, and weekend hours as business needs dictate.
• Must be a minimum of 16 years of age.

Education and/or Experience

Previous barista experience preferred or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is constantly standing, frequently walking, reaching overhead, bending over, crouching, kneeling and balancing during the duration of their shift. Must be able to push/pull up to 50lbs occasionally. The team members will frequently have repetitive use of both hands and occasional light and firm/strong grasping motions as well as finger dexterity. Constant use of vision abilities is required including distance, depth perception, field of vision, and color vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Work performed indoors alone and frequently with and around others. Team Member will perform work face-to-face including verbal contact with others on extended shifts around computer equipment and other mechanical devices. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Team Member may be exposed to slippery surfaces, fumes/odor and secondhand smoke. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.