BARISTA (TEMP)

Cashier/Barista

Hours: Monday to Friday. Wage: $18 per hour

As a Food for Thought Cashier/Barista, you will greet customers, take their orders, and use excellent time management and organizational skills to prepare and serve coffee, blended coffee, cold drinks, teas, espresso, pastries, cookies and other sweets and drinks.

You will process cash payments as well as operate a Point of Sale (POS) system for transactions, balancing cash drawers and ensuring accuracy. You will be knowledgeable of FFT products and policies to resolve customer concerns and answer their questions.

Preparing and serving beverages such as drip coffee, espresso-based drinks, tea, and other specialty drinks per company recipe guidelines.

Working on special events and taking on special projects.

Stock and refill inventory such as coffee cups, straws, napkins, and utensils; supervise inventory levels and communicate when necessary to ensure inventory is not low or out.

Maintaining food service facilities and equipment by complying with the highest standards of safety and sanitation procedures.

Customer service excellence.

Strong coffee knowledge, such as how to prepare common coffee beverages.

Cash handling and Point of Sale system.

Must provide valid Food Handler Certificate and Food Allergen Certification.

Outgoing personality and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction.

Excellent training

Employee Referral bonuses

Flexible scheduling

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Includes Spouse and Domestic Partner Coverage (Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental Health, Relationship Conflicts, Child and Eldercare, Substance Abuse, Grief and Loss
• Unlimited phone access
• 401K Retirement Plan
• FFT University - Over 70 courses designed to enhance your skills in life and on the job to help your career growth.
• Employee Discounts (Pet Insurance, Entertainment, Travel, Company Discounts, and much more).

A Net Positive Organization

at Food For Thought, instruction, advice, and assistance are always readily available, which is why our average tenure is 5 years. S. average is 4.3 years, while the Hospitality industry average is only 2 years!

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Food For Thought provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

Food For Thought participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS.

Food For Thought - Chicago