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Starbucks Barista

Job Overview

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Retirement Plan
Training and Development

Job Description

Our company is a well-established retail organization dedicated to providing exceptional customer experiences in a clean and safe environment. We focus on fair and ethical treatment of both customers and employees, promoting an inclusive and welcoming work atmosphere. Our commitment to community responsibility is evident through our adherence to core values such as respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. We strive to offer the right products at the right time with accurate and fair pricing, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty. Our team-oriented culture encourages collaboration among associates, aiming to achieve the highest standards of service and operational excellence.

We are currently seeking a motivated and customer-focused team member to join our coffee shop department. This role is essential in creating an inviting environment where customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated. The position entails preparing beverage selections according to recipes and customer requests using proper equipment, managing inventory, maintaining product quality and freshness, and delivering outstanding customer service. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about the products sold within the department and capable of responding to customer inquiries and making appropriate product suggestions. Additionally, teamwork and cooperation with fellow associates are vital to meet store goals and uphold our company's commitment to safety and quality standards.

This role demands the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, managing stressful situations with professionalism and respect. The successful candidate will demonstrate integrity in handling customer and business information, adhere to safety and food regulations, and participate in preventive maintenance of equipment. Responsibilities also include product labeling, inventory management, and communication of discrepancies to management to ensure smooth operations. We value employees who can act responsibly, manage conflicts calmly, and provide support when interacting with diverse customer groups, including minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.

Overall, this position offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic retail environment that prioritizes customer satisfaction, employee well-being, and community values. It's an ideal role for individuals who enjoy working collaboratively in a customer service setting and who are committed to delivering quality products and services consistently. We invite you to bring your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication to our team and contribute to our ongoing success.

Job Requirements

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • any previous comparable experience
  • must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Qualifications

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • any previous comparable experience
  • ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
  • ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
  • ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
  • ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
  • provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults

Job Duties

  • Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store
  • gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products
  • collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company store goals
  • prepare beverage selections to recipe and standards and to customer's requests using proper equipment
  • tender transactions using company best practices
  • offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products for which they inquire about
  • inform customers of coffee shop specials
  • provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size or as close as possible to the amount ordered to prevent shrink
  • recommend coffee shop items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need
  • use all equipment in coffee shop such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines
  • prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise
  • check product quality to ensure freshness
  • review sell by dates and take appropriate action
  • properly use kitchen equipment, espresso machine, blender, computerized scale and steamer
  • label, stock and inventory department merchandise
  • report product ordering shipping discrepancies to the department manager
  • stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
  • reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
  • adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines
  • practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair
  • notify management of customer or employee accidents
  • report all safety risks, issues or illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud to store management
  • ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
  • ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
  • ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
  • ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
  • provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
  • must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Criteria

Experience

No experience required


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