Barista/Cashier

Eat’n Park Restaurants; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned culinary team where your passion for food and hospitality can shine! This role focuses on serving quality food and beverages in a friendly manner, ensuring guests have a delightful experience. With opportunities for growth and development, you will be part of a dynamic environment that values locally sourced ingredients and culinary excellence. Enjoy benefits like free meals during shifts and discounts at various dining concepts. If you love what you do and want to grow in your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Free meal during shift

20% discount on food purchases

Paid time off

Management career advancement opportunities

Access to continuous development

Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental, and medical plans

Qualifications

• Ability to serve food and beverages in a friendly manner.
• Familiarity with cash handling procedures and customer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Serve quality food and beverages according to standards.
• Brew coffee and make specialty drinks to order.
• Interact with guests in a friendly, professional manner.

Skills

Customer Service

Coffee Brewing

Cash Handling

Communication Skills

Job description

The hourly wage range for this position is $15 - $19 / hour, based on applicable experience.

Parkhurst Dining is a family-owned and operated company that provides culinary, dining and catering services to over 80 organizations and universities. We believe that food is best when made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients, prepared with heart, & served with a smile. This culinary experience is uniquely and authentically Parkhurst. If you’ve been searching for a place where you can do what you love, love what you do and have room to grow, consider joining our team! Parkhurst Dining is part of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, a regional portfolio of foodservice concepts serving 50 million guests annually in its restaurants, on college and corporate campuses and in every state through our online store.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for serving quality food and beverages to our guests in a friendly and helpful manner in accordance with Parkhurst standards and procedures under strict sanitary conditions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Brew Barista coffee along with flavor of the day coffee.
2. Make specialty drinks to order, following all Parkhurst recipes.
3. Price and stock all grab and go items.
4. Adhere to all cash handling procedures.
5. Stock coffee bean bins and keep them full at all times.
6. Interact with our guests in a friendly, professional manner.
7. Merchandise area using Barista signage and other approved materials.
8. Follow cleaning schedule as provided by management, using “clean as you go” techniques.
9. Maintain an open line of communication with management, informing them of products and supplies needed.
10. Follow the uniform dress code and maintain proper personal hygiene.
11. Follow all Parkhurst Hospitality Gold Standards. Uses Smile Plus hospitality imperatives.
12. Assist fellow team members at every opportunity.
13. Perform any other duties as assigned by management.

(NOTE: The Cashier job description should also be distributed to all Baristas.)

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

§ Standing and/or walking - 50% of time.

§ Occasionally lifting up to 25 lbs.

§ Frequently lifting up to 10 lbs.

BENEFITS

• FREE meal during your shift
• 20% discount on any food purchase at Eat’n Park, Hello Bistro, The Porch, and Parkhurst Dining.
• Paid time off
• Management career advancement opportunities
• Access to continuous development with Smile Universe
• Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental and medical plans

Eat’n Park Hospitality Group provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Full-time benefits include up to 160 hours of PTO, up to 4 days of Rest & Relaxation time, 3 paid holidays, health/dental/vision/disability/life/FSA insurance eligibility after 60 days, 401k plan with match, EAP, free meal while working, access to national discounts/perks platform. Part-time benefits include up to 160 hours of PTO, 401k plan with match, EAP, free meal while working, access to national discounts/perks platform. Benefits package may differ if covered under a collective bargaining agreement. This position may be eligible for overtime, differentials or bonuses.