Barista - PT

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.; Great Falls Crossing (VA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a part-time café associate, where you'll engage with customers, deliver exceptional service, and maintain a welcoming environment. You'll be responsible for creating tailored beverage experiences while ensuring operational excellence in the café.

Qualifications

• Passionate about café products and engaging with customers.
• Well-organized and able to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Deliver beverages that exceed customer expectations.
• Maintain a clean and welcoming café environment.
• Execute operational standards in a timely manner.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Communication

Multi-tasking

Job description

VA - Reston - The Spectrum at Reston Town Center - 3432

Classification

Part-Time

Job Summary

What You Do

• Work on the café floor, which requires physical activity (e.g., prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, climbing, operating espresso machines) and on the sales floor when needed.
• Deliver the perfect beverage that exceeds customer expectations with your ability to engage, build rapport, listen, and provide friendly, fast service as you go through a tailored order-creating approach.
• Make relevant beverage and food recommendations, ensuring an engaging experience that connects customers with the right products to meet their needs.
• Ensure that the Café is welcoming to all customers by maintaining a stocked bake case and neatly displayed merchandise.
• Take pride in the Café by ensuring a clean and tidy environment, knowing that cleanliness encompasses all aspects of the customer experience.
• Execute all operational standards correctly, in a timely manner, and in accordance with café standards, safety, and health codes.
• Protect company assets by adhering to all processes and working efficiently to control waste and shrink.
• Recognize and offer to help both customers and employees with urgency and care.

Knowledge & Experience

• Passionate about the products we serve.
• Positive and can-do attitude.
• Enjoy working with people.
• Listen to people and enjoy solving problems.
• Make correct recommendations for handcrafted beverages and food items that satisfy the customer.
• Well-organized, efficient, and able to multi-task.
• Can clearly and respectfully communicate and express oneself.

Expected Behaviors

• Treat customers as the first priority at all times.
• Take initiative and continuously grow and expand café knowledge.
• Enjoy making recommendations and engaging with others.
• Exhibit and demonstrate initiative.
• Support company goals and initiatives and be a team player.
• Show respect and kindness to fellow employees and customers.
• Accept responsibility and execute all assignments correctly and with care.
• Accept coaching and feedback from others openly.
• Be flexible and adaptable to an ever-changing environment.