Barista - (Addison)

Ascension Coffee Concepts LLC; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension Coffee Concepts LLC is seeking a Barista to join our café team. You will craft specialty coffee, tea, and liquor beverages while upholding Ascension Coffee's standards and delivering outstanding guest service.

You should be comfortable standing for long shifts, lifting up to 50 lbs, and working nights and weekends. We value a coachable, approachable team member who is eager to deepen knowledge of our coffee and hospitality culture.

Qualifications

• Specialty coffee experience required.
• Strong organizational skills and problem solving ability.
• Self-management with initiative; willing to take direction.
• Open availability; nights and weekends required.
• Ability to stand for extended periods (~8 hours per day).
• Ability to lift 50 lbs or more and perform repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

• Craft specialty coffee, tea, and liquor beverages.
• Ensure beverages meet Ascension standards.
• Provide hospitality and guest service at the highest level.
• Maintain knowledge of coffee equipment and troubleshoot basic issues.
• Expand knowledge in specialty coffee, tea, alcohol program and hospitality.
• Be coachable and receptive to feedback.
• Be approachable and build connections with team and customers.
• Contribute to an inclusive, quality-focused culture.

Skills

Specialty coffee experience

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Self-management

Initiative

Customer service

Job description

About the role

The Barista , as an essential member of the café team, is responsible for fostering a culture of excellence. They are expected to demonstrate and uphold Ascension Coffee's standards during all shifts through sharing their knowledge and experience.

What you'll do

• Expertly crafting specialty coffee, tea, and liquor beverages.
• Ensures all beverages served meet Ascension standards.
• Hospitality - demonstrates and upholds the highest level of guest service.
• Maintenance - has working knowledge of all coffee related equipment. Active troubleshooting of basic equipment issues
• Seek to continually expand knowledge in specialty coffee, tea, alcohol program and hospitality.
• Coachable - able to receive and implement feedback quickly.
• Approachable - able to forge strong interpersonal connections with folks of all skill levels.
• Culture - Participate in an inclusive and quality focused culture, utilizing thoughtful communication as guidepost for fellow team members, customers, and consumers.

Qualifications

• Specialty coffee experience required.
• Good organizational skills, problem solving ability, and intuitive resourcefulness.
• Strong initiative and self-management skills, willing to take direction.
• Open availability, nights and weekends required.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, ~8 hours each workday.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. or more and perform repetitive, range-of-motion activities.

About Ascension Coffee

At Ascension Coffee, we believe that we all have a basic human need for community, now more than ever. Coffee is perfect forum for this. To that end, we continually strive to feature the best coffees from the best farms in the world. In this pursuit, we partner strategically with farmers who are experts in their craft and buy impactfully to ensure they are rewarded for their work. We are proud to showcase our coffees from farm to cup.