
Team Member - Starbucks Barista $1.50 Shift Differential (Grover Cleveland Travel Plaza)
Job Overview
Employment Type
Part-time
Compensation
Hourly
Exact $16.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Day Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
flexible schedules
401(k) with Company Match
Earned wage access
Employee Referral Bonus
Meal Discount
Pet insurance
Job Description
Applegreen USA is a leading operator of travel plazas offering convenience, comfort, retail, and diverse food selections across the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States. With over 80 locations, Applegreen USA serves millions of travelers annually, providing a welcoming environment and a variety of well-known food brands such as Auntie Anne's, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Panda Express, Panera, Popeyes, Pret, Shake Shack, and Starbucks. This prominent company emphasizes exceptional service and commitment to quality, making it a favorite destination for travelers seeking both familiar and diverse dining and shopping experiences on their journeys.
Applegreen is driven by a strong set of core values that guide their business and culture. These values focus on placing customers and communities at the heart of everything they do, valuing and developing their people, and embracing pace, passion, and performance. They foster an environment where employees are motivated to seek new opportunities and adapt to change. This dedication to both customer satisfaction and employee growth defines the company’s unique workplace culture.
The role of a Team Member at Applegreen is a part-time position designed for energetic and customer-focused individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment. As a Team Member, you will play a vital role in ensuring that travelers receive the best possible experience during their stop at the plaza. This includes delivering friendly and attentive customer service, maintaining cleanliness, and following food safety protocols strictly. The role also involves operating point-of-sale systems, handling cash transactions accurately, and assisting with food preparation and service. Cross-selling and up-selling products to enhance sales are also important responsibilities in this role.
Team Members at Applegreen are expected to maintain a thorough knowledge of the products and services available within the travel plaza, keeping the workstation organized and sanitized, and adhering to all company policies and brand standards. This dynamic role requires flexibility, reliability, and a passion for serving people, where every day presents new opportunities to make a positive impact on travelers’ journeys.
The position offers flexible schedules which can accommodate various availability, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. This flexibility, combined with employee benefits such as 401(k) with company match, earned wage access, employee referral bonuses, meal discounts, and pet insurance, makes this role not only rewarding but also supportive of employees' personal and financial well-being. If you enjoy engaging with people, working in a dynamic environment, and contributing to a team that values growth and excellence, the Team Member position at Applegreen is an excellent opportunity to enhance your career in the customer service and food retail industry.
Applegreen is driven by a strong set of core values that guide their business and culture. These values focus on placing customers and communities at the heart of everything they do, valuing and developing their people, and embracing pace, passion, and performance. They foster an environment where employees are motivated to seek new opportunities and adapt to change. This dedication to both customer satisfaction and employee growth defines the company’s unique workplace culture.
The role of a Team Member at Applegreen is a part-time position designed for energetic and customer-focused individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment. As a Team Member, you will play a vital role in ensuring that travelers receive the best possible experience during their stop at the plaza. This includes delivering friendly and attentive customer service, maintaining cleanliness, and following food safety protocols strictly. The role also involves operating point-of-sale systems, handling cash transactions accurately, and assisting with food preparation and service. Cross-selling and up-selling products to enhance sales are also important responsibilities in this role.
Team Members at Applegreen are expected to maintain a thorough knowledge of the products and services available within the travel plaza, keeping the workstation organized and sanitized, and adhering to all company policies and brand standards. This dynamic role requires flexibility, reliability, and a passion for serving people, where every day presents new opportunities to make a positive impact on travelers’ journeys.
The position offers flexible schedules which can accommodate various availability, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. This flexibility, combined with employee benefits such as 401(k) with company match, earned wage access, employee referral bonuses, meal discounts, and pet insurance, makes this role not only rewarding but also supportive of employees' personal and financial well-being. If you enjoy engaging with people, working in a dynamic environment, and contributing to a team that values growth and excellence, the Team Member position at Applegreen is an excellent opportunity to enhance your career in the customer service and food retail industry.
Job Requirements
- Able to stand and walk for an extended period of time
- Frequently bend, twist, lift and carry at least 40 pounds
- Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
- Available to work a flexible schedule including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
- Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation
Job Qualifications
- Demonstrates the ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic, and outgoing manner
- Cash handling and customer service experience preferred
Job Duties
- Consistently provide friendly customer service by engaging in positive, helpful interactions with customers (travelers)
- Operate point-of-sale (POS) system, accurately process and receive payment from customers, and follow all customer service and cash handling policies and procedures
- Ensure proper food handling procedures are followed including wrapping, labelling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating, and checking temperature of products
- Complete a variety of kitchen-related tasks including prepping, thawing, cooking, packaging, wrapping, and cleaning
- Stock, clean, and sanitize workstation and equipment
- Actively cross-sell and up-sell products
- Maintain a solid knowledge of products and services available in the plaza
- Follow required brand standards, food safety requirements, as well as all company policies and procedures
- Execute a variety of other tasks as assigned
Job Criteria
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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