Barista Lead & Morning-Shift Coach

Padel39; Texas; On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical enrollment (approx. 50% of the

Two hours PTO per 40 hours worked

Job summary

Padel39 is hiring a Barista Lead for East 5th Coffee in East Austin. You will open the cafe, lead the morning shift, train baristas, and ensure a welcoming guest experience. This role emphasizes people leadership and hospitality rather than technical coffee expertise.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in hospitality leadership, a warm guest approach, and experience with training hourly staff. Union POS and 7shifts familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Two or more years in a hospitality leadership role (coffee, cafe, or restaurant).
• Genuine warmth with guests and a service instinct that doesn’t require prompting.
• Experience in training and developing hourly staff, with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• On-shift leadership of the East 5th Coffee barista team.
• Training and development of new and existing baristas.
• Shift documentation and communication to management through the 7shifts logbook.
• Labor flow and real-time coverage decisions in coordination with the AGM.
• Open and close procedures completed correctly every shift.
• Product monitoring and ordering communication to the AGM.
• Inventory support and invoice recording in MarginEdge.

Skills

Hospitality Leadership

Guest Service Focus

Staff Training

Espresso Knowledge

POS & Scheduling

Tools

Union POS

7shifts

Job description

Padel39 is hiring a Barista Lead for East 5th Coffee in East Austin. You will open the cafe, lead the morning shift, train baristas, and ensure a welcoming guest experience. This role emphasizes people leadership and hospitality rather than technical coffee expertise.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in hospitality leadership, a warm guest approach, and experience with training hourly staff. Union POS and 7shifts familiarity is a plus.