Barista

7 Brew Coffee; Rochester (MN); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

7 Brew Coffee in Rochester, MN is seeking friendly Brewistas to join our team. You will greet customers, take orders, prepare drinks, and ensure accurate cash handling in a fast-paced drive-thru and cafe setting.

This role requires strong communication, physical stamina, and the ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings and late nights. Safety, hygiene, and customer service come first as you help us deliver smiles with every cup.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain genuine, uplifting interactions with customers.
• Comfort working with hot water, dairy products, and glass bottles.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for hours.
• Willingness to work in varying weather and flexible shifts.
• Adherence to safety, hygiene and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Converse with customers to confirm drink orders and input them into POS accurately.
• Collect payments, provide correct change, and balance the till.
• Prepare drinks and premixes according to standards.
• Maintain pace and help teammates during busy periods.
• Build personal connections with customers through friendly service.
• Know the menu well to recommend items and upsell when appropriate.
• Follow shift checklists, and participate in daily duties and clean-up.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Problem solving

Hygiene

Job description

At 7 Brew, we call our baristas "Brewistas" because they're cultivating kindness and brewing smiles one cup at a time! And Brewista is just the beginning - you can work all the way up to head honcho if you love to rise and grind!

JOB EXPECTATIONS

Bring your best everyday and this will be your favorite job of all time!

What Your Daily Grind Looks Like

• Converse with customers to confirm their drink orders, and correctly key in orders to our point of sale system.
• Collect payments for orders and correctly count back any change to the customer.
• Prepare all drinks and premixes.
• Move with a sense of urgency
• Stay productive and proactive throughout the entire shift, even when business is slow, pitch in and help the team out!
• Make personal connections with customers every day through genuine interactions, warm smiles, and open and positive body language.
• Drink recipe ninja! Know our menu and drink offerings inside and out; notice if a customer may not be ordering what they truly want and will be able to help the customer identify and correctly order their desired drink, offering suggestions and recommendations when appropriate.
• Bring your best self to work every day (good hygiene, plenty of sleep, clean clothes, kept hair/makeup). Dress appropriately for their assigned position.
• Familiar with our shift change duties, checklists, and weekly chores so that you stay on task and execute any of them when needed.
• Always clocked in and ready to work at their assigned position when your shift time begins.
• Treat teammates and customers with respect and kindness.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following organizational standards and sanitation regulations.

Skills and Qualifications (Safety first!)

• Can create and maintain genuine, uplifting interactions
• Can work carefully and quickly with hot water and coffee, glass bottles, and dairy products
• Can work outside for prolonged periods, regardless of weather conditions.
• Can lift up to 50lbs
• Can work on their feet for hours at a time
• Can climb a ladder and use a stepladder
• Can stand, sit, bend, kneel, twist, and squat as necessary to stock and clean in the stand
• Can safely walk in between and around cars in the drive thru line
• Can safely use a utility knife
• Can quickly and cleanly operate any position in the stand during peak hours
• Can maintain awareness of the shift’s operations while working a position
• Can assertively and graciously confront their team to address operational, procedural, or cultural issues
• Can adapt to problems and implement solutions during stressful situations
• Works a flexible schedule, which can include early mornings (5 a.m.) and late nights (11:30 p.m.).
• Follows company procedure for communicating time off requests.
• Regularly work weekends and is available to work holidays, if necessary.