Cafe Server

Porter Hospitality; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days PTO

8 Paid holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401k + Employer Match

Wellness App with reimbursement up to

Job summary

Porter Hospitality in Downtown Seattle is hiring a Barista to craft and serve outstanding coffee, educate customers about Onyx Coffee profiles, and deliver memorable guest experiences.

You will be the face of our café, responsible for accurate orders, payments, and maintaining a welcoming environment while upholding sustainability and sourcing practices. Training will cover beverage preparation and customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with internal departments, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
• Self-motivated and able to make decisions with minimal guidance.
• Experience with POS systems such as Toast, Square, Shopify or similar is a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn in-house programs.
• Ability to follow safe food handling procedures and sanitation practices.
• Good memory to manage multiple orders and recall regular customers.
• Ability to serve customers quickly, efficiently, and kindly.
• Flexibility to work nights and holidays as required by business needs.
• Must be 21 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves hot and cold beverages and customizes orders as requested.
• Describes product details to customers in partnership with Onyx coffee.
• Receives and processes customer payments.
• Serves baked goods and maintains stocked service areas.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment, utensils, and work areas.
• Maintains proper temperatures and sanitation of equipment.
• Stock inventory and may order products as directed.
• Handle POS transactions efficiently in a fast-paced setting.
• Maintain friendly, engaging customer interactions.
• Occasionally work events with higher hourly rates.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Self-motivated

Ability to multitask

Team player

21+ age requirement

Education

CA Food Handler’s Permit

Tools

Toast POS

Square POS

Shopify POS

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are Porter, a progressive venture from the One Workplace family headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We’re here to create thoughtful human-centered spaces that foster meaningful relationships through collaborative design so that employees can work their best. We’ve worked with leading global and local companies to transform and design spaces to promote productivity and creativity. We are driven by radical hospitality, the act of going beyond what is required to add sincerity and integrity to all our work.

Porter is committed to the development of empathetic leaders, diversification of talent and increased representation at every level of our business. We believe in cultivating a culture of inclusion and are dedicated to building and retaining teams through removing unnecessary barriers to employment and providing opportunities for career growth. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

Compensation range: $22.00 - $24.00 hourly + Tips

Benefits

• 15 days of PTO
• 8 Paid holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k + Employer Match
• Wellness App with reimbursement of up to $500/year
• Profit Sharing

Location

Downtown Seattle, WA

Position Overview

As a Barista for Porter Hospitality, you'll prepare and serve outstanding coffee beverages while educating customers about Onyx Coffee's distinctive flavor profiles and sustainable sourcing practices. You'll be the face of our café, creating memorable experiences for each customer.

Essential Functions

• Prepares and serves hot and cold beverages, such as coffee, blended coffee, and tea, to patrons; correctly customizes orders as requested.
• Describes product details to customers in partnership with Onyx coffee.
• Receives and processes customer payments.
• Serves prepared baked goods including pastries.
• Ensures customer service stations are properly stocked with paper products or beverage preparation items.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment, utensils, dishes, and work areas.
• Cleans and sanitizes service and seating areas.
• Ensures proper functioning of freezers, refrigerators, and heating by routinely checking temperatures in that equipment.
• Stocks supplies or retail products; may inventory, order, or receive products as directed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Accurately handle POS transactions and orders, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in a high-paced setting.
• Maintain a friendly and engaging attitude while interacting with customers and fellow team members.
• Occasionally, you may be asked to work an event, in which your hourly rate may increase.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a team with internal departments, external vendors, suppliers, and customers.
• Self-motivated and able to make decisions and exercise prudent judgement with minimal guidance.
• Experience with POS systems such as Toast, Square, Shopify or similar a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs with ability to learn in house programs.
• Ability to follow all safe food handling procedures and sanitation practices.
• Good memory to manage multiple orders simultaneously and recall faces, names, and preferences of frequent patrons.
• Ability to serve customers quickly, efficiently, and kindly.
• Flexibility to work nights and holidays as required by business needs.
• You must be 21 years of age

Education/Experience

• Must successfully complete training in food preparation, food service skills, and customer service procedures.
• 1-2 years of experience in a customer-facing role, preferably within hospitality or food service.
• CA Food Handler’s Permit required.
• Experience working in both counter-service and full-service settings is a plus.
• Previous barista training or willingness to learn espresso and coffee preparation is preferred.

Personal Competencies

Self-Development

Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.

Relationship management and Teamwork

The ability to leverage interpersonal skills to establish rapport and develop relationships as part of a multifunctional team in a fast-paced, collaborative and deadline driven environment.

Time Management

Ability to multi-task to meet goals, good time management skills and ability to take ownership for project deliverables.

Communications & Problem Solving

Ability to remain optimistic and enthusiastic while creatively solving problems. Convey information to all key stakeholders in both written and verbal formats. Determine and utilize the appropriate communication channels.

Empathy, Involvement & Support

Listen and respond with empathy. Ability to understand issues and different perspectives of others. Ability to ask for help and encourage others.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Regularly works with others face to face, over the phone and email in an office environment with moderate noise. Nature of work may require time spent out of the office; reliable transportation required. Periodically works outside and may work around moving objects, dust, and dirt.