Coffee Specialist

city bean; Los Angeles (CA); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 28.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

City Bean Roasters seeks a unique coffee talent and human being to assume a new, public-facing role. This is a foot-in-the-door position for a skilled barista to begin the transition from behind the machine to roasting company.

Our West Adams wholesale production roastery has a retail shop in front with beans, tea, and merch only; no drinks. As a sales associate, you will be the face of City Bean's retail shop where we sell coffee beans direct-to-consumer and guide customers to learn about City

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years of retail coffee experience.
• Comprehensive coffee knowledge, including wet vs natural processes and brewing methods (AeroPress, Chemex).
• Advanced or specialized barista skills, including latte art.
• Familiarity with point-of-sale systems.
• Reliable transportation.
• Helpful, friendly, patient attitude.
• Experience leading or delivering coffee/espressot raining.
• Social media savvy.

Aufgaben

• Be the face of City Bean's retail shop and guide customers to learn about City Bean and its products.
• Answer phones and address inquiries from wholesale and retail customers or direct to the appropriate staff.
• Perform other side tasks as needed to keep the roastery and shop running smoothly.

Kenntnisse

Retail coffee experience

Latte art

Point-of-sale systems

Coffee knowledge

Customer service

Coffee training delivery

Social media savvy

Jobbeschreibung

Over 35 years ago, City Bean Roasters launched in Los Angeles. Through the years, we have stood fast to our values by sourcing and roasting high-quality coffee at fair prices, within a progressive culture that fosters transparency, sustainability, and kindness. In addition to 2 vintage roasters, a 1926 Probat UG15 and a 1963 Probat G75, there is also a bean shop at the roastery where this position will be focused at the front of the house. We operate in an employee-centered environment with horizontal hierarchy, democratic hiring, kindness, and a 20% after-tax profit sharing program. Learn more about City Bean Roasters at https://www.citybeanroasters.com/who-we-are

Job Description

City Bean Roasters seeks a unique coffee talent and human being to assume this new, public-facing role. This is a foot-in-the-door position for a skilled barista to begin the transition from behind the machine to roasting company.
Our West Adams wholesale production roastery has a retail shop in front (beans, tea, and merch only; no drinks). This part-time retail shop position (to start) has an apprenticeship attachment in the areas of teaching coffee classes and wholesale account services (no sales).

As a sales associate, you will be the face of City Bean's retail shop where we sell coffee beans direct-to-consumer. You'll be the smiling face each person sees as they walk through the door, and ready to guide them to learn more about City Bean and our products. You will also be responsible for answering phones and addressing inquiries from our wholesale and retail customers or directing calls and messages to the appropriate staff member. You will also be given other side work as needed during your shift to help the roastery keep running smoothly.

You will learn about and drink delicious high-quality coffee in an employee-centered environment with a tight-knight passionate team. Hopefully, you can teach us something, too! Everyone at City Bean is passionate about coffee and you should be too.

This is a dynamic position with the opportunity to learn and grow your skills in many facets of the roasting business. City Bean favors promoting from within. We look forward to hearing from you!

Qualifications

Must-haves

• 2+ years of retail coffee experience
• Comprehensive coffee knowledge. You can explain wet process vs. natural process, properly describe what extraction is and know different brew methodssuch as AeroPress and Chemex
• Advanced or specialized barista skills, including latte art
• Familiarity with point-of-sale systems
• Reliable transportation
• A helpful, friendly, patient attitude
• Experience leading or delivering coffee/espressotraining
• Social media savvy

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.