Bakery and Café' Sales Associate

1 day ago

Pasadena, California, United States Sarkis Pastry Full time

Overview

A family-owned bakery and café serving our community for over 40 years. We specialize in fresh baklava, Middle Eastern pastries, cookies, croissants, cakes, and specialty desserts.

We're looking for a friendly and reliable Sales & Barista Associate to join our team and help deliver the warm, welcoming experience our customers have loved for decades. This role is primarily customer-facing, with hands-on café drink preparation and some support in the kitchen when the front is slower.

Responsibilities

  • Greet and assist customers with a positive, customer-focused attitude
  • Provide product knowledge and recommendations to help customers choose baked goods, pastries, and café beverages
  • Operate the POS system to process orders and payments accurately
  • Prepare and package pastries, cookies, and cakes for takeout or display
  • Maintain a clean and organized front counter and display cases
  • Restock bakery cases and café supplies as needed
  • Prepare a variety of café beverages, including lattes, cappuccinos, espressos, iced drinks, and other basic coffee/tea items using appropriate machines
  • Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met at all times
  • When needed, assist in the kitchen with simple baking and prep tasks (e.g., portioning dough, filling and tray-ing pastries, basic prep, labeling and packaging baked goods)

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in food service, retail, or hospitality preferred, but not required
  • Strong customer service and communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail
  • Reliable, punctual, and team-oriented
  • Basic math skills for handling transactions
  • Comfortable learning and operating a commercial espresso machine; willing to be cross-trained in both front-of-house and back-of-house prep
  • Preferred: Previous barista or bakery experience, especially with espresso-based drinks
  • Preferred: Able to speak Armenian and/or Arabic in addition to English to better serve our community

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $18.04 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

  • Are you able to work weekends?

Language:

  • English (Required)
  • Armenian (Preferred)
  • Arabic (Preferred)

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (Preferred)
  • Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

  • Pasadena, CA Required)

Work Location: In person

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