Barista

Sweetwater; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Sweetwater, the nation's #1 online retailer of pro audio gear and musical equipment, seeks a motivated, friendly part-time barista for Crescendo Café in our Crescendo Café location. The ideal candidate brings barista experience and a passion for crafting great drinks and pastries while delivering outstanding customer service.

The team value is shown by WOWs the customer, great work ethic, attention to detail, and continuous improvement; relocation to our Fort Wayne, IN campus is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent hospitality skills required.
• Strong team communication and positive demeanor.
• Flexibility with scheduling is essential.
• Multitasking capabilities and ability to work at a fast pace.
• High standards for organization and cleanliness, especially during down times.
• Prepare and set up for service using established procedures and recipes.

Responsibilities

• Provide an excellent customer experience for employees and outside guests.
• Execute top-notch drinks and ice cream treats.
• Clean, sanitize and organize café workspace throughout the day.
• Assist the team as needed with stock put-away.
• Restock the café, including baked goods, cold beverages, dairy, coffee, disposables, etc.
• Ensure daily side work task sheets are completed.
• Participate in daily special updates and artwork for the chalk board.
• Gain knowledge of all products being served.
• Participate in creation of monthly specials and barista picks.

Skills

Excellent hospitality

Team communication

Scheduling flexibility

Multitasking speed

Organization and cleanliness

Follow recipes and procedures

Job description

Job Requirements

Sweetwater, the nation's #1 online retailer of pro audio gear and musical equipment, is seeking a motivated and friendly, customer-facing part-time barista for the team in our Crescendo Café. Our café plays a significant role in exemplifying Sweetwater’s values - providing excellent service, and professional customer service to both internal and external customers. The ideal candidate would bring previous barista experience and a deep desire to prepare top notch drinks, serve pastries, ice cream treats and deliver a fantastic customer experience.

Shift

This is a PART-TIME position. The schedule is Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00am-1:00pm, Tuesday 2:00pm-7:00pm as well as required weekend flexibility depending on scheduling needs.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide an excellent customer experience for employees and outside guests
• Execute top-notch drinks and ice cream treats
• Clean, sanitize and organize café workspace throughout the day
• Assists the team as needed with stock put-away
• Restocks the café, including baked goods, cold beverages, dairy, coffee, disposables, etc.
• Ensures that daily side work task sheets are completed.
• Participates in daily special updates and artwork for the communication chalk board.
• Gain knowledge and have a good understanding of all products being served
• Participate in creation of monthly specials and barista picks.

Qualifications

• Excellent hospitality skills
• Strong team communication and positive demeanor
• Flexibility with scheduling
• Multitasking capabilities and a fast pace
• High standards for organization and cleanliness, especially during down times
• Prepare and set up for service using established procedures, standards and recipes

Sweetwater "Ideal" Team-Player

• WOWs The Customer - Deep passion and desire for creating amazing customer & colleague experiences
• Gets Things Done - Great work ethic and moves with a sense of urgency
• Obsesses over the Details - committed to paying attention to the details
• Drives Continuous Improvement - Always focusing on effective and efficient work and ways to get better
• Develops the Future - committed to the pursuit of growing personally & professionally and has a focus on bringing your colleagues along with you on that journey
• We function best as a unified team, so relocation to our state-of-the-art campus in Fort Wayne, IN is required.
• Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we welcome you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.
• We look forward to exploring your #FullTimeDream with Sweetwater!