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STARBUCKS/LEAD BARISTA

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Exact $26.61
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
associate discounts

Job Description

King Soopers, based in Colorado and part of The Kroger Company since 1983, is a leading grocery retailer proudly serving communities across Colorado and Wyoming with over 115 stores. As a key member of the Kroger family, King Soopers is dedicated to bringing together diverse teams who share a passion for food and people, unified by one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a strong heritage of innovation and community involvement, King Soopers continuously strives to create amazing experiences for its customers, communities, and associates alike, placing food at the heart of everything it does.

King Soopers values its associates and recognizes that people matter. The company is committed to helping its team members succeed both professionally and personally by providing the right ingredients for success at work and in life. Through comprehensive benefit offerings, including healthcare, education support, and flexible scheduling, King Soopers fosters an environment where associates can thrive and grow. Whether seeking part-time opportunities or new career paths, King Soopers offers a welcoming and supportive workplace that encourages development and values diversity, inclusion, integrity, and safety.

The Coffee Bar Supervisor role at King Soopers is vital in ensuring that service standards are consistently met or surpassed. This position focuses on delivering excellent customer experiences by providing prompt, quality coffee selections, purchases, and preparation. The supervisor oversees the overall conditions of the coffee department, ensuring standards are maintained, and supports associates in achieving these goals. Demonstrating the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety is essential in this role.

As a Coffee Bar Supervisor, you will manage and assist department personnel, delegate job assignments, maintain inventory, and ensure food safety practices such as proper product rotation and monitoring of code dates. You will also engage in customer interaction by assisting in the selection and purchase of specialty coffee beverages, maintaining a clean and appealing service area, and preparing a variety of coffee drinks including espresso options and daily specials. Adherence to company programs and policies, including Starbucks partner programs, is crucial for operational success.

Moreover, this role demands effective communication skills, the ability to remain calm and courteous in stressful situations, and professional presentation in all interactions with customers and team members. You will be responsible for writing schedules, supporting conflict management, addressing customer and business concerns with integrity, and promoting a safe and inclusive work environment. This position requires flexibility to work weekends and holidays as needed and the capacity to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

King Soopers offers career growth opportunities through industry-leading training programs and an abundance of diverse career pathways. Comprehensive benefits support associate well-being, including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, paid time off, financial counseling, tuition reimbursement up to $21,000, and valuable discounts. Joining King Soopers means becoming part of a community dedicated to making a difference in the lives of customers and associates alike, fostering a culture where your potential is unlimited and your contributions truly matter.

Job Requirements

  • Willing and available to work weekends and holidays as needed
  • effective written and oral communication skills
  • able to calmly, courteously, and tactfully handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers
  • must be a trained and certified barista

Job Qualifications

  • Must be a trained and certified barista
  • effective written and oral communication skills
  • ability to calmly, courteously, and tactfully handle stressful situations
  • past work record reflects dependability and integrity
  • prior food handling experience
  • supervisory skills

Job Duties

  • Increase sales through effective marketing and merchandising of products in the department
  • assist in supervision and direction of department personnel to ensure quality customer service
  • delegate job assignments and responsibilities to associates in accordance with duty rosters
  • order and maintain stock and supplies, monitors conditions and appearance of same throughout the department
  • monitor code dates and product rotation, removes out of code product
  • holds personnel in department accountable for their job assignments and responsibilities
  • writes department schedules, coordinating requests and bids and business needs
  • assist customers in the selection and purchase of specialty coffee beverages and whole bean sales
  • maintain customer service area and equipment in a clean and appealing manner
  • demonstrate Customer 1st Behavior when taking care of customer needs
  • prepare a variety of customer beverage orders such as espresso drinks and Coffee of the Day
  • must execute and adhere to all Starbucks programs, policies and promotions
  • follow store policies and procedures for operational flow at each station
  • perform cleaning tasks in accordance with cleaning standards and work as a store team player
  • present one’s self professionally and demonstrate clear communication with all customer and partner interactions
  • perform equipment maintenance in accordance with preventative maintenance checklist
  • follow cash handling and register policies
  • follow inventory stocking and recording guidelines
  • able to effectively communicate with customers and associates
  • be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions
  • adhere to company policies and procedures, particularly in the areas of dress code, grooming, sanitation, and maintenance of a work environment free of unlawful harassment or discrimination
  • perform any and all duties as assigned
  • 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 functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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