Senior Barista - FT

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.; Woodland Park (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

EAP

Sick Pay

Paid Time Off including paid Maternity

Parental Leave

Company Paid Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical

Dental and Vision)

Healthcare Spending Account

Dependent Care Spending Accounts

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Transit

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. is seeking a Senior Barista to join our café team in Woodland Park. You will greet customers, master barista routines, and help create a welcoming, knowledgeable experience across the café and store.

You will train others, manage fast service, maintain the bake case, and support merchandising while adhering to store policies and safety standards. The role requires adaptability across shifts and a passion for books and beverages.

Qualifications

• Be cheerful, help customers consistently.
• Support colleagues and show kindness.
• Punctual attendance and flexible shifts including weekends/holidays.
• Willingness to learn new skills and advance in café/bookselling.

Responsibilities

• Create a hospitable space for customers to enjoy café offerings.
• Run the register efficiently and take orders.
• Maintain the bake case and keep the café tidy and visually appealing.
• Support the bookfloor team when needed and assist with merchandising.
• Follow loss prevention procedures and de-escalate issues when necessary.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Punctuality

Flexibility

Ambition

Job description

NJ - Woodland Park - Woodland Park - 1977

Classification

Full-Time

Job Summary

A Barnes & Noble bookstore is a gathering place for readers and the community. As a Senior Barista, you are an integral member of the team at the heart of our Cafés. In this role, you have mastered the key barista behaviors and skills, genuinely welcoming our customers to discover and taste our curated offerings. You create a hospitable place for customers to relax and enjoy our bookstores. You create a sense of community for our customers, helping new Baristas learn so they can provide a knowledgeable and great experience for our customers.

You’ll make a great Senior Barista if you have what we term to be good “behaviors.”

These behaviors collectively demonstrate that you:

• Are always cheerful with customers, consistently going out of your way to help them.
• Are supportive and considerate of colleagues, going out of your way to help others on the team and showing them kindness.
• Are positive and willing in your approach to work, performing assigned tasks with purpose and energy, working hard and reliably.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge in the store.
• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when you are able, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the store — we are open from early mornings to late evenings every day, including weekends and most holidays.
• Are curious, want to continuously learn, and demonstrate ambition and initiative to develop a café or bookselling career.
• Act as a resource for baristas, addressing concerns and issues by raising these timely to leadership.
• Above all, you show that you enjoy being a barista!

As a Senior Barista, you are part of a busy team and will be required to master the operational competencies of a Barnes & Noble barista.

You will be trained and expected to be proficient in:

• Using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently while also troubleshooting routine issues.
• Maintaining the counter and floor retail fixtures through effective merchandising and visual understanding, keeping the Café neat and tidy, equally.
• Utilizing strong merchandising skill, attending to and maintaining a full and vibrant bake case.
• Running an efficient and quick register while taking orders competently to serve customers quickly and reliably while helping other baristas to do the same.
• Supporting the receiving and unpacking of deliveries, following First in First Out (FIFO) practices.
• Making suggestions on food and beverage products and pairings to enhance a customer’s experience.
• Mastering drink making and food preparation, using and following approved recipes and spec sheets.
• Keeping Café clean and tidy through excellent execution of daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
• Supporting the bookfloor team willingly and effectively when needed.
• Understanding loss prevention procedures and using de-escalation techniques, identifying theft, spotting and seeking support for problematic behavior and issues in the store.

All this work requires physical activity which includes prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting and a lot of walking. You may work in other stores if you are able and this is needed, collaboratively supporting the wider Cluster.

As you gain experience, you should expect your barista knowledge and skills to develop.

You will:

• Use café knowledge of varied items (beverages, bakery and savory) and products to create an enjoyable dining experience for customers.
• Maintain visual presentation using knowledge of various café retail offerings (Harney Tea, Starbucks Coffee, Grab-n-Go, Drinkware, etc.) to offer options to our customers.
• Maintain the bake case and present offerings and products in an attractive manner. Use knowledge to educate baristas on making beverages properly to satisfy the customer.
• Understand and use café training tools appropriately.
• Know and speak comfortably about key sales objectives and company supported initiatives (new LTO, café promotions, Membership, etc.), with confidence, sharing this knowledge comfortably with customers and colleagues.
• Make effective food and beverage customizations/recommendations to customers.
• Use your knowledge to maintain all backstock effectively, and to help support proper ordering.
• Use knowledge about café safety, hygiene, sanitation guidelines and procedures to maintain all standards appropriately.

As already said, above all we expect you to enjoy being a barista at Barnes & Noble. As you develop and demonstrate mastery of the skills outlined in this role, you are expected to advance in the career path where you will take on new challenges and gain further opportunities for growth.

You will, of course, comply with all company policies and procedures.

Benefits for those who are scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week include Employee Discount, EAP and Sick Pay. For those scheduled to work between 20 and 29.99 benefits include Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay and Paid Time Off including paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Company Paid Holidays, Transit and 401(k) with Company Match. For those scheduled to work 30 hours or more benefits include Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay and Paid Time Off including paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Company Paid Holidays, 401(k) with Company Match, Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision), Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts, Healthcare Spending Account, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Transit, and Tuition Reimbursement. All benefits provided are in accordance with the terms of the current plan and may be subject to future change. Benefit may vary depending on location/state regulations. More information can be received by the recruiter or Human Resources.

Notes

An employee in this position can expect an hourly rate starting at $19.00, depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law.