Barista - Silver Falls

guestservices; Oregon; On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services, Inc. is seeking a Barista to greet guests, take beverage orders, and prepare drinks with care. You will handle cash and provide accurate receipts while maintaining a clean work area and assisting coworkers as needed.

The position requires basic math, strong customer service, and English reading/writing abilities. Light lifting and standing for long periods are expected in this fast-paced unit.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• Strong sanitation habits are required.
• Solid math skills for handling cash and totals.
• Excellent customer service abilities and willingness to help others.
• Ability to identify issues and communicate them to management.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests professionally and take beverage orders; identify items and costs.
• Prepare requested drinks and deliver to customers.
• Process receipts, refunds, and change accurately.
• Maintain cash register and reconcile at shift end.
• Keep a clean, orderly work area and stock supplies.
• Answer questions and provide information on policies.
• Serve other items per unit guidelines.
• Maintain safety awareness and report issues to management.
• Stand and move around for long periods and handle lifting up to 50 lbs.

Skills

Customer service

Math skills

Sanitation habits

Communication with management

English reading/writing

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent

Job description

15.55 USD Hourly

The Barista brews coffee, tea, and other specialty drinks while providing excellent customer care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Greet guests in a polite, positive manner; and take beverage orders. Identify items and corresponding cost of items and tabulate bills using cash register, calculator, or other price equipment.
• Prepare requested drink and deliver to customer.
• Issue receipts, refunds, credit, or change due to customers accurately.
• Maintain cash register and contents within.
• Turn in cash drawer and sales reconciliation at shifts' end.
• Smile and greet customers entering unit; answer customers’ questions, and provide information on company policies. Thank each customer.
• Maintain clean and orderly work area; stock and maintain area with various supplies.
• Serve other items as per unit guidelines.
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

• Partial High School education; High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent preferred.
• Strong sanitation habits.
• Mathematic skills.
• Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.
• Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
• Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to stand for the entire work day.
• Climbing steps regularly.
• Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas.
• Reading and writing work-related documents in English.
• Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.
• Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced environment.
• Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.

EQUIPMENT USED

• Coffee equipment- grinders, brewers, espresso machines, etc.
• Touch-screen computer or register/POS system.
• Credit card machine.

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.