Barista

Union-Joints; Clarkston (MI); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Supplemental insurance

On-demand pay

Referral bonus

401(k)

PTO

Job summary

Union-Joints on Main Street in Clarkston, MI is hiring a friendly barista to craft hot and cold beverages and sell pastries and breakfast sandwiches. This role demands excellent customer service and accurate cash handling in a fast-paced environment. Competitive pay plus medical insurance, on-demand pay, referral bonus, 401(k) and PTO are offered.

Responsibilities include opening/closing the coffeehouse, maintaining cleanliness, and learning the menu and POS system to serve guests efficiently.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED preferred.
• Barista experience of 3 months or more required.
• Ability to provide friendly, attentive customer service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold beverages and sell pastries and breakfast items.
• Handle cash and reconcile change accurately.
• Open or close the coffeehouse as scheduled and maintain cleanliness.
• Deliver high-quality service and know menu offerings.

Skills

Barista experience

Customer service

Cash handling

Food preparation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Espresso machine

POS system

Job description

Our kitchen takes something from one culinary continent and smashes it into another: Latin food that speaks with an Asian accent. Conceived at the markets and landing here on Main Street. Running out of a old mechanic’s station, combining two separately functioning garages to create our restaurant and Coffeehouse. Business bustles inside and out along the downtown Clarkston strip. Patrons can pop in for house-roasted and brewed pour-over coffee, pastries and juices while others saddle up to the bar for full kitchen service, drinks and margarita sloshies. The main restaurant dining room offers table, booth or counter seating for full lunch and dinner service or to grab a taco and a sack of homemade donuts hot out of the fryer.

Competitive pay and benefits including medical and supplemental insurance, on-demand pay, referral bonus, 401(k) and PTO!

POSITION SUMMARY

Prepare of a variety of coffee beverages. Prepare and re-sell various hot and cold beverages, including bottled and canned drinks. Sell prepared foods including, but not limited to, pastries, oats and breakfast sandwiches. This position requires heavy customer contact and excellent customer service skills. A positive attitude is required at all times in order to ensure the return of our customers who are the reason for our business.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Prepare hot and cold beverages
• Prepares foods for sale
• Accurately handles cash and reconciles change due to customers
• Opens and/or closes the coffeehouse as scheduled
• Maintains cleanliness in coffeehouse and service areas at all times
• Delivers quality customer service at all times
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of coffeehouse products as well as restaurant menu and general restaurant information (hours of service, specials, procedures, etc.)
• High School Diploma or GED graduate preferred
• 3 months or more of Barista experience
• Ability to handle stress under pressure
• Ability to provide quality customer service
• Ability to learn and use technical equipment (e.g. espresso machine)
• Ability to accurately exchange currency with the customers
• Ability to reconcile all cash and currency
• Willingness to maintain a clean, healthy, and safe working environment
• Ability to learn and use company computer to input data
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Tasting and smelling abilities are required occasionally to distinguish with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and hot liquids. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.