FOH Café Assistant | PART-TIME | Columbus Coffee New Lynn

Mitre 10; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Columbus Coffee in New Lynn, Auckland, is seeking a Front of House Café Assistant / Barista on a permanent part-time basis, approximately 10-15 hours per week. You’ll welcome customers, take orders, and craft drinks in a fast-paced, friendly environment.

Join a well-loved café brand inside Mitre 10 stores, with training and opportunities to develop barista skills, weekend shifts required, and a supportive team committed to great coffee and excellent service.

Qualifications

• Essential café or front-of-house experience.
• Barista experience or confidence using a coffee machine preferred.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Available to work weekends and flexible rostering.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, efficient customer service.
• Prepare and serve cabinet food and beverages.
• Make coffee and assist with food presentation.
• Keep the café clean, tidy, and well-stocked.
• Support the team during busy service periods.
• Follow food safety and health & safety procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Barista skills

Busy environment adaptation

Tools

Coffee machine

Job description

At Columbus Coffee, we're all about great food,expertly crafted coffee, and creating a welcoming café experience for our localcommunities. As one of New Zealand's most recognised café brands, we servepremium coffee and fresh, delicious meals inside Mitre 10 and Mitre 10 MEGAstores nationwide.

Our New Lynn café is a popular destination for locals,shoppers, and tradies looking to relax, refuel, and catch up. We prideourselves on friendly service, genuine connection, and consistently greatcoffee, served with a smile.

Joining Columbus Coffee means becoming part of awell-loved café brand, backed by strong national support, training, andopportunities to develop your skills.

We're looking for an experienced Front of HouseCafé Assistant / Barista to join our New Lynn team on a permanent part-timebasis, working approximately 10-15 hours per week.

You'll be right at the heart of the café, welcomingcustomers, preparing and serving food and drinks, clearing tables, and helpingkeep service flowing smoothly during busy periods.

This is a fast-paced role, so you'll need to stay calmunder pressure, work efficiently, and bring positive energy to every shift.

Responsibilities include.

• Providing friendly,efficient customer service
• Preparing andserving cabinet food and beverages
• Making coffee andassisting with food presentation
• Keeping the caféclean, tidy, and well-stocked
• Supporting the teamduring busy service periods
• Following foodsafety and health & safety procedures
• Weekendavailability is required, along with flexibility to work additional shifts whenneeded.

WhoYou Are.

• Previous café orfront-of-house experience (essential)
• Barista experience or confidence using a coffee machine (preferred)
• Comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Friendly, reliable, and naturally great with customers
• Available to work weekends and flexible with rostering requirements
• Able to commute reliably to New Lynn

Why Join Us?

• Supportive andwelcoming team environment
• Ongoing training anddevelopment opportunities
• Be part of a caféthat's genuinely connected to its local community

What's Next?

If you've got café experience and enjoy providinggreat customer service, we'd love to hear from you.