Barista

Kihei Caffe; Kihei (HI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A local coffee shop in Kihei is looking for a Barista to prepare a variety of coffee and beverage options and provide excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have some barista experience, excellent cash handling abilities, and a positive attitude. Responsibilities include preparing hot and cold beverages, maintaining store cleanliness, and ensuring a welcoming environment for customers.

Qualifications

• 3 months or more of Barista experience or completion of a Barista Training Program.
• Must have current Hawaii Food Handler's Certificate.
• Must have Maui County Liquor Card.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold beverages.
• Accurately handle cash and reconcile change.
• Maintain cleanliness in every area of the store.

Skills

Customer service

Barista training

Stress handling

Technical equipment use

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY Prepare of a variety of coffee beverages. Prepare and re-sell various hot and cold beverages, including bottled and canned drinks. Sell retail prepared foods including, but not limited to, muffins, biscotti, bagels, and various snacks. 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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold beverages
• Services beverage and coffee bean counters
• Prepares foods for re-sale
• Accurately handles cash and reconciles change due to customers
• Opens and/or closes the coffeehouse as scheduled
• Maintains cleanliness in every area of the store at all times
• Delivers quality customer service at all times
• Presents a positive attitude towards the job

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED graduate preferred
• 3 months or more of Barista experience, or proof of completion of a Barista Training Program
• 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
• Must have current Hawaii Food Handler's Certificate
• Must have Maui County Liquor Card

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.