Barista

Cobra Coffee - Starbucks Franchisee; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Unlimited coffee & tea on shift

Staff discounts on drinks

30% bottled beverage discount

Food item per shift

Off-shift discount

Starbucks Global Academy

Career progression

Life insurance

Discounts with partner stores

Comprehensive training

Green apron discount

Job summary

Cobra Coffee - Starbucks Franchisee invites you to join as a barista in Yeovil, delivering crafted beverages and warm customer experiences. You will be part of a team that values community, training, and opportunities for internal progression.

The role emphasizes creating genuine connections with customers, maintaining quality standards, and contributing to a welcoming store atmosphere with flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; passion for customer service.

Responsibilities

• Providing quality beverages, whole bean, and food products consistently for all customers in line with our recipe and presentation standards
• Supporting store procedures including opening or closing the store, cash handling, and safety and security
• Supporting fellow partners during periods of high volume to keep the store operating
• Anticipating and delivering on customer and store needs by getting to know the store environment and customers
• Delivering legendary customer service by putting the customer first and creating genuine connections
• Maintaining a clean and organised workspace for customers and partners

Job description

Take your place at the heart of our community, where your voice matters and your passion for customer service is brewed into everything we do. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a barista, where you’ll get involved in creating the Starbucks experience by providing our customers with high quality service, beverages, and products.

You’ll not only join the Starbucks family but the Cobra Coffee family. Cobra Coffee is proud to be a Starbucks UK franchised partner. We’re a company that cares about how we do business, it is important to us that our colleagues have a great work life balance with opportunities to develop their skills and experience.

What we offer

• 28 days holiday a year (including Bank Holidays)
• Unlimited brewed coffee & English breakfast tea on shift
• Discounts on hand crafted beverages and food items during your shift
• 30% discount on bottled beverages and impulse items during your shift
• One £1.50 food item per shift on selected products
• Whilst not working you're able to receive a 30% discount on all food, beverages, merchandise & gifts
• 30% green apron discount across wider participating Starbucks stores
• Third party discounts including 20% in Southern Co-op food stores
• Life insurance
• Comprehensive training including coffee knowledge and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
• Career progression because here we actively promote internally

What to expect

You don’t need previous experience to join us as a barista, all we ask is you bring a passion for bringing joy to our customers. Working in a Starbucks store is different from any other job. You’re creating genuine moments of connection with our customers and making a difference to their day, through creating handcraft delicious beverages and building relationships with our customers by getting to know their favourite drink.

The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same, and working as a barista could include:

• Providing quality beverages, whole bean, and food products consistently for all customers in line with our recipe and presentation standards
• Supporting with store procedures including, opening, or closing the store, cash handling, and safety and security
• Supporting your fellow partners during periods of high volume to keep the store operating
• Anticipating and delivering on your customer and store needs by getting to know your store environment and customers
• Delivering legendary customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and creating genuine connectionsMaintaining a clean and organised workspace for your customers and partners

Given the nature of our stores, our working hours could include early mornings, evenings, and weekends

So, if you’re looking for a new opportunity, with us you’ll be welcomed, you’ll be challenged, you’ll be inspired. Here you’ll be heard. Because here, you’re a part of it all. Here you belong.

What is our process?

Application > CV review > Telephone Interview > Provide right to work documentation > Interview and in store experience > Offer and onboarding