Experienced Barista – Full-Time

Upper Beaconsfield General Store; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Upper Beaconsfield General Store is seeking an experienced barista for a genuine full-time role across our Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook cafés. You’ll confidently operate the coffee machine through busy service, maintain speed and quality, and support the wider team when needed.

Enjoy regular rostered hours, variety across venues and potential supervisor opportunities for the right person. Minimum 2 years’ hands-on barista experience is required, with the ability to dial in grinders

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ recent hands-on barista experience in a busy café.
• Able to dial in grinders and maintain espresso quality throughout service.
• Strong milk texturing skills and consistently well-presented coffee.

Responsibilities

• Produce great coffee and look after customers.
• Support service across multiple venues and keep cafés running smoothly.
• Roster may include Across Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook locations.

Skills

Barista experience

Dialing grinders

Milk texturing

Espresso quality

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

Careers at UB General Store & Over the Road

Build your future in the Hills.

We’re a growing local family business with cafés, kitchens, retail,rural supplies and deliveries across Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald andGembrook.

Across the Upper Beaconsfield General Store and our Over the Roadcafés, our team makes coffee, cooks food, serves customers, handlesstock, works in the Barnyard and delivers firewood, gas and water.

Some people work with us around school or university. Others grow intobarista, kitchen, supervisor, driver, retail or leadership roles.

Baristas, café all-rounders, front of house, customer service andsupervisors.

Kitchen hands, cooks and chefs.

General Store & Retail

Serving customers, handling stock, merchandising and helping runthe store day to day.

Garden products, pet and stockfeed, LPG, firewood, loading andpractical customer help.

Deliveries & Operations

Truck driving, water cartage, local deliveries, equipment handlingand operational support.

Why work with us?

A local team where people know your name.

You’re not just a number

We’re a family-run business. Good work gets noticed and people knowwho they’re working with.

Plenty of variety

There are opportunities across cafés, kitchens, retail, theBarnyard, deliveries and operations.

Learn on the job

Our managers, supervisors, chefs and experienced team members helppeople build confidence and learn.

Local work that matters

We serve the same towns and communities our team members live in.

Experienced Barista – Full-Time

Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook

We’re looking for an experienced barista for a genuine full-time role across our Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook cafés. You’ll be confident running the coffee machine independently through busy service, maintaining speed and quality, and helping the wider team when needed. Enjoy regular rostered hours, variety across our venues and potential supervisor opportunities for the right person.

Availability required

Full-time availability for regular rostered hours, including at least one weekend day. You must be comfortable working across our cafés in Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook as part of your normal roster.

Experience required

Minimum 2 years’ recent hands-on commercial barista experience in a busy café environment. You must be confident dialling in grinders, texturing milk consistently, maintaining coffee quality and working independently through busy service. For supervisor consideration, previous experience opening or closing a venue, directing a small team and managing service flow is required.

We’re looking for an experienced barista to join our hospitality team in a genuine full-time role across Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook.

This is a coffee-focused role with regular rostered hours, variety across our venues and the opportunity to grow with a local family business. We need someone who can confidently run the machine during busy service while being a helpful part of the wider café team.

This is not a trainee barista role. You’ll need to step onto the machine, work independently and maintain quality, speed and consistency.

What we’re looking for

• At least 2 years’ recent hands-on commercial barista experience in a busy café
• Confidence dialling in grinders and monitoring espresso quality throughout the day
• Strong milk texturing skills and consistently well-presented coffee
• The ability to work calmly and efficiently through high-volume service
• A friendly, reliable and team-focused attitude
• Full‑time availability, including at least one weekend day
• Willingness to work across our Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald and Gembrook locations
• A practical attitude towards helping with front‑of‑house and general café tasks when needed

About the role

You’ll be an important member of our hospitality team, producing great coffee, looking after customers, supporting service and helping keep our cafés running smoothly. Your roster may take you to different venues across the Hills, rather than the same location every day.

Supervisor and career opportunities

If you have previous supervisory or senior café experience, there may also be opportunities to take on supervisor shifts. Experience opening or closing a venue, directing a small team, managing service flow and supporting other team members would be valued.

Supervisor responsibilities apply only when formally appointed to that level. We’re equally interested in experienced baristas who want to focus on great coffee and being a strong team member.

We’re a locally owned hospitality and retail business with an established team, loyal regular customers and cafés across the Hills. This is a genuine full-time position offering regular rostered hours, a supportive team, variety and room to develop as the business grows.

It’s normal to feel nervous about approaching an employer for thefirst time.

We don’t expect young applicants to have heaps of experience. Wedo look for confidence, initiative, reliability and a willingnessto learn.

What matters here

Skills can be taught. A positive attitude shows from day one.

Positive and friendly

We want people who bring good energy and help make the workplaceenjoyable for customers and the rest of the team.

Be comfortable speaking with customers, asking questions and keeping your teammates in the loop.

Shows initiative

Notice what needs doing, offer to help and don’t always wait to be asked.

Reliable

Be someone the team can count on to turn up and do what you havecommitted to.

Willing to learn

Listen, ask questions, have a go and be open to learning newskills.

Enjoys being part of a team

Help each other, share the workload and play your part in makingthe day run well.

Where a job with us can lead