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Job Summary: Create the Starbucks experience for Food City shoppers by providing prompt service, quality beverages and products, and maintaining a clean and comfortable environment.
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensure efficient and courteous customer service at all times in support of the company mission to “Run the Best Store in Town!”
- Take customer orders, ensure orders are completed in a timely manner, and to the customers’ satisfaction.
- Prepare, bag, pour, and stock Starbucks products, rotating items to ensure product quality and safety.
- Maintain a positive and friendly attitude towards customers and fellow associates.
- Engage with customers, offering product information, using suggestive selling techniques, and sampling products.
- Process cash register transactions using POS system.
- Provide quality beverages, whole bean, and food products consistently for all customers by adhering to all recipe and presentation standards.
- Act with integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote the culture, values, and the mission of both Food City and Starbucks.
- Operate tools and equipment following all routine and safety procedures.
- Follow company food safety and food-handling procedures.
- Attend on-site work during scheduled shifts to adhere to company time and attendance policies.
Qualifications:
- Must be 16 years of age or older.
- Food Service/Coffee experience is a plus but not required.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to learn how to mix a wide variety of coffee and tea products.
- Learn the ingredients that go into various products.
- Work with various Starbucks ingredients including coffees, teas, spices, nuts, flavorings, sauces, and oils.
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and/or written instructions, perform routine and repetitive tasks, and interact with individuals at all levels.
- Ability to attend on-site work during scheduled shifts to adhere to company policies.
Benefits of working for Food City include: 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, weekly paychecks, company-paid life and disability insurance, medical, dental plans, paid holidays and vacations, and more.
About Food City: A family-owned company committed to community involvement and employee ownership, offering flexible schedules and diverse career opportunities.