Barista

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Barista to join our team at Brookshire Grocery Company. As a Barista, you will be responsible for preparing, brewing, and serving coffee and other related products to our customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhere to quality control and food safety standards by stocking and rotating coffee and related goods.
• Prepare, brew, and serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, and teas, by following recipes and preparation techniques.
• Promote product sales through the use of suggestive selling initiatives.
• Stack pallets and sort product into correct locations according to Company efficiency standards and expectations.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
• Provide a friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and taking orders by phone and in person.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and/or calibrated scales.
• Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment such as an espresso machine, coffee grinder, commercial ovens, etc.
• Ability to learn new systems, methods, or processes.
• Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools.
• Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and partners in written and verbal form.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Six or more months of related experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education required.
• Food Handler certification required.
• Typically involves on-the-job training.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception, or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to use hands for reaching, touching, or handling.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
• Occasionally required to bend, kneel, or squat.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context and Environment

• Work is generally performed in a retail store.
• Frequently exposed to hot surfaces.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat conditions (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery, or damp conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
• Quiet to moderate noise level.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Brookshire Grocery Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or military status and any other trait protected by law.