Starbucks Barista

As a Barista at Fred Meyer, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment. You will treat customers and employees with fairness and respect, promoting an inclusive work environment and being a responsible member of the community.

• Create a welcoming environment for customers by answering questions about products and services.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products and services to respond to customer inquiries.
• Collaborate with associates to achieve company goals and promote teamwork.
• Prepare beverage selections to recipe and standards, and tender transactions using company best practices.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Provide customers with fresh products and the correct portion size to prevent shrink.
• Recommend products to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use equipment according to company guidelines and prepare, package, label, and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness and review "sell by" dates.
• 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 identifying unsafe conditions.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying the department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents and report all safety risks, issues, or illegal activity.

• Excellent customer service skills.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit.