Barista Job Description
Barista
provides world-class customer service by delivering the four core service principles of the: provide timely and friendly coffee bar service, suggestive selling, maintaining product presentation standards, and maintaining coffee bar cleanliness.
Barista Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Efficiently prepare a range of non-alcoholic beverages including coffee, tea, juice ensuring a consistently high quality of beverage
Bus tables as necessary cleaning the Lobby area
Collects the proper money and beverage items
Greet guests with professionalism
Follows standards for merchandising, stocking, rotating, and storing all products
Demonstrate exemplary menu & product knowledge
Data entry of inventory items purchased from suppliers
Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the kitchen/station on a daily basis
Barista Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Barista
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: SAFE, SERV, BARISTA, LC, TIPS, RASP, WAV, TABC, AED, CPR
Education for Barista
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the barista job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Collage Degree in Education, General Education, Tourism, Hospitality, Oral Communication, Management, Computer, Technical, Health Care, Communications
Skills for Barista
Desired skills for barista include:
Menu items and recipes to effectively service the customer
Cold beverage
Drip coffee
Espresso bar
Pastry stations
Guest service fundamentals and experience supporting a guest first culture across the store
Running a cash register
Credit card machine transactions
Starbuck's products and procedures
Procedures
Desired experience for barista includes:
Able to work in continuously-standing position for five or more hours
Full AM Availability (Hours vary between 5am-2pm)
Must have the ability to manage multiple tasks
Delivers outstanding customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and connecting with the customer
Educates customers by presenting and explaining the coffee drink menu
Sells coffees and coffee grinding and brewing equipment by explaining differences in coffee beans and coffee preparation machines
Barista Examples
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Barista Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of barista. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for barista
- Maintain the cleanliness of all displays, counters and seating areas, ensuring Health and Safety hazards, issues, near misses and accidents are reported using the appropriate reporting procedures at the earliest opportunity
- To take responsibility of all monies whilst on shift ensuring all Profit Protection Procedures and relevant paperwork is adhered too at all times, reporting any issues to your line manager
- To observe and comply with all company and unit profit protection procedures
- Prepares beverages for guests and ensures they are consistent with standards
- Familiarize self with menu and prices
- Assist in set-up and maintaining service areas and dining rooms in a clean, neat, and orderly manner
- Act as an ambassador of the Nestle Nespresso brand in the Boutique and Bar
- Other duties as directed inclusive of but not limited to serving, clearing and resetting tables as needed, dishwashing
- Opportunities to fine tune skills and craft
- Serve food and beverages, including, but not limited to, meals, condiments and accompaniments
Qualifications for barista
- Maintains inventories by replenishing coffee bean supply
- Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes
- Enhances coffee shop reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests
- Experience with Aloha or a similar POS system
- Knowledgeable of coffee program
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, weekends and holidays
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of barista. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for barista
- Maintain coffee knowledge on current roasters and confidently and accurately communicate product information
- Providing general waiting duties and proactive table service in both Restaurant and Omni Bar floors ¡V Get Closer to our guests
- Make and serve a selection of hot drinks including a selection of teas, coffees and hot chocolates according to Pullman standards
- Giving a warm welcome to all guests coming into the Restaurant & Bar and help to create a memorable experience
- Assist in laying up tables and help with mise en place
- Display professional and positive sales techniques and up-sell at all times
- Display a thorough knowledge of all beverages served in particular with types of tea and coffee and to have a good understanding of the all the menus
- Have a great attention to detail, who will go the extra mile for our guests
- Have a “can do” attitude and positive energy and chat to our guests
- Have previous experience in a similar 4 star environment
Qualifications for barista
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time
- Work with Starbucks ingredients including various coffees, teas, spices, nuts, flavorings, sauces and oils
- Able to be alert in a high-risk environment
- Cooperative, discreet, and courteous
- 6+ months of experience in food service preferred
- Ability to work shifts inclusive of days, nights, weekends, and holidays
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of barista. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for barista
- Able to provide in a perfectly poured and timely manner all coffee, tea, alcoholic, and non-alcoholic beverages on the F&B menu
- The Barista is responsible for greeting our guests, providing excellent customer service for our guests as defined by outlet standards, taking orders, making quality beverage items to order, handling cash transactions, completing side work, unloading and storing warehouse deliveries
- Knowledgeable and practices food safety codes and governing standards
- Checks food temperatures frequently throughout shift
- Monitors temperature of freezers, refrigeration, and heating units throughout shift
- Inspects items for integrity
- Portions and packages cold food items
- Makes coffee, juice and smoothies
- Maintains a clean and sanitary work area, the coffee serving and seating areas, equipment, storage, counter tops and cupboards, tile, microwaves, tables, chairs and tray return
- Follows proper cleaning techniques
Qualifications for barista
- Knowledge of wine varieties and coffee blends preferred
- Ability to maintain a pleasant disposition and sense of urgency
- Demonstrate a passion for coffee or customer service
- Flexible, with the ability to multi-task in a highly demanding environment
- Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on the quality of services
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of barista. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for barista
- Actively participate in all health and safety procedures for Pronto and the entire hotel
- Make and serve specialty coffee and tea beverages
- Speak and interact with both new and regular customers
- Follow health and safety guidelines
- Adhere to recipes and presentations for food and beverage items
- Greet customers and provide exceptional face to face customer service
- Take customer food orders, prepare food, and stock vending machine
- Assist customers with cafe purchase needs and inquires
- Accept/process customer payments for cafe purchases
- To ensure all displays, counters and seating areas comply with company and statutory health and hygiene requirements, including but not limited to Food Information Regulations and Reference Intake labelling
Qualifications for barista
- Available to work varying shifts during the hours of operation (between 7 a.m
- Self starter, reliable and have the ability to work independently
- Prolong standing able to stand during entire shift
- An early riser ¡V providing a memorable experience for hotel guests each morning
- Be flexible to work across a 7 day/week roster, including afternoon/evening shifts when required
- Be passionate about quality and providing an outstanding & genuine service
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Our company is hiring for a barista. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for barista
- To serve food according to the style and type of operation as defined by Autograph procedures
- Complete all Food Safety and Health & Safety paperwork correctly when required
- Undertake compulsory training as detailed in the training matrix, ensuring all training is recorded in the training record card
- Production of high quality hand crafted beverages
- Calibration of grind & bean and maintenance of espresso coffee machine incl
- To work official and unofficial functions as detailed by your Line Manager
- The following statements are intended as general illustrations of the work in this job class and are not all inclusive for specific positions.)
- Greet, prepare, service, and take guest's orders for beverages and/or food in a friendly, courteous, professional and timely manner to ensure total guest satisfaction
- Prepare coffee, tea, and other beverages
- Clean coffee machines and work area
Qualifications for barista
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks at any given time
- Capacity to work well under pressure and as part of a team
- Previous experience in a barista role, preferred
- Clean equipment and entire coffee bar area
- Maintain a calm demeanor during high volume periods
- Order all products needed for coffee bar